Taxing the Floating World

An easy source of income is lying under Japan’s nose

Cut

A fascinating film provokes a dual reaction

2011 Small Print

The year in bite-sized pieces

Hard Romanticker

Hard-boiled gangland thriller ends on a low

December 7, 2011

This week's required reading

November 23, 2011

This week's required reading

The Lake

Yoshimoto's latest work lies more in the margins than the center

Children of Bodom

Death metal band with some unlikely covers

Crowning Moment

A modern clinic in Aoyama offers affordable dental care for those pearly whites

November 9, 2011

This week's required reading

Filmex

Unearthing the other side of cinema

November 2, 2011

This week's required reading