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16 octobre 2007

Love hotels in Japan

Love hotels in Japan
No-tell love hotels cash in catering to the carnal Pay-by-the-hour trysts add up to ¥3 trillion industry engaged in legal pandering By KANAKO TAKAHARA Staff writer In any town bigger than a hamlet, you are sure to find a patch of gaudy hotels styled after...
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2 mars 2008

Tokyo bureaucrats clamp down hard on nipples, other racy photo spreads

Tokyo bureaucrats clamp down hard on nipples, other racy photo spreads
Japan's racier weekly magazines -- and the careers of the sexy pin-ups queens who pose for them -- are in a bitter fight for survival, thanks to a new prudish regime in charge at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Sports (2/26) says. From next month,...
12 septembre 2007

Pornographie, les censeurs censurés

Pornographie, les censeurs censurés
le 12/9/2007 à 14h49 par Jean-Paul Porret (Aujourd'hui le Japon) Le Japon semble être un pays assez libre en matière de sexualité. On ne compte pas le nombre de revues érotiques, ni les films pornographiques. Cependant, si tous les fantasmes sont permis,...
15 mai 2008

Naughty schoolgirls serve up 'espressos' to go at 'encounter cafes'

Naughty schoolgirls serve up 'espressos' to go at 'encounter cafes'
"Encounter cafes," manga shops where men and women -- or more likely, girls, can meet and satisfy their mutual needs are rapidly increasing across Japan, according to AERA (5/19). The women's weekly visits a Nagoya "deai kissa," literally an "encounter...
11 juillet 2008

iPhones fly off shelves as Softbank launches sales in Japan

iPhones fly off shelves as Softbank launches sales in Japan
Buyers snapped up Apple Inc.'s iPhone after it went on sale at Softbank Mobile Corp.'s flagship store in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Friday, with some 800 people -- some who'd been camping out since Tuesday -- lining up to make their purchase. Softbank...
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13 février 2007

Ryuhyou basic information

Ryuhyou basic information
Located on a similar geographical latitude as Portland (Oregon) and Venice (Italy), the Sea of Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido is the northern hemisphere's southernmost region to see drifting sea ice. The sea ice typically reaches the coast around Abashiri...
13 mai 2008

Pair of melons fetch record price of 2.5 million yen

Pair of melons fetch record price of 2.5 million yen
SAPPORO -- Two prized local melons fetched a record price of 2.5 million yen for the pair during the season's first auction at a wholesale market on Tuesday. "I had expected Yubari melons would fetch a high price, but I didn't expect the figure to be...
1 juillet 2008

Bullet train service suspended over graffiti attack on carriage

Bullet train service suspended over graffiti attack on carriage
Graffiti found on a Shinkansen bullet train carriage parked at a depot in Tokyo led to the suspension of the train's planned operation, affecting hundreds of passengers, railway officials said. Police began investigating the case on suspicion of destruction...
1 juillet 2008

Gas prices surge past 180 yen per liter in Tokyo

Gas prices surge past 180 yen per liter in Tokyo
Gas stations started boosting petrol prices on Tuesday after petroleum distributors increased wholesale prices for July, increasing the cost of regular gas to over 180 yen per liter at some stations in Tokyo.The increase, sparked by surging crude oil...
27 janvier 2008

Tabloid Tidbits: Schoolgirl sex sellers use codes for carnality

Tabloid Tidbits: Schoolgirl sex sellers use codes for carnality
"IkebLURV1700Yukichi2JC1" At first glance, the above looks like nothing more than gobbledygook, but Nikkan Gendai (1/23) says it's actually an elaborate code used by a schoolgirl prostitute ring cops broke up this week. Saitama Prefectural Police have...
5 décembre 2007

Noël de la démesure au Japon

Noël de la démesure au Japon
le 5/12/2007 à 10h19 par Jean-Paul Porret (Aujourd'hui le Japon) Il y a quelques années encore, Noël était une fête inconnue des japonais. Mais les commerçants ont flairé l'aubaine commerciale. L’offre de cadeaux et de décoration explose désormais......
9 mai 2008

Akihabara fait la chasse au Cosplay

Akihabara fait la chasse au Cosplay
le 9/5/2008 à 17h29 par Aujourd'hui le Japon Akiba est le paradis des otaku, la Mecque des amateurs de mangas et d’animés. Mais Akihabara est avant tout la « ville électronique». Les commerçants se joignent à la police pour mettre fin aux spectacles de...
1 mars 2008

Akihabara on the Run

Akihabara on the Run
Thanks to otaku culture, Akihabara is the symbol of “Cool Japan.” But with developers moving in, will the geeks be left behind? By Patrick W. Galbraith The saying goes that in Akihabara, you can find whatever you desire. Tokyo’s Electric Town is a place...
13 juin 2008

New subway line connecting Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya districts ready to roll

New subway line connecting Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya districts ready to roll
A new subway line connecting the Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya districts of Tokyo is to begin operations on Saturday. The 20.2-kilometer Fukutoshin (Subcenter) Line comprises of the newly constructed 8.9-kilometer section between Shibuya and Ikebukuro...
20 mai 2008

Heavy rains, strong winds cause chaos for commuters in Tokyo

Heavy rains, strong winds cause chaos for commuters in Tokyo
Torrential rains and strong winds wreaked havoc on transportation services in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Tuesday morning, affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters. The Meteorological Agency said the amount of rainfall over the past 24 hours until...
22 avril 2008

New clutch of Tokyo panty flashing bars offer the best view in the house

New clutch of Tokyo panty flashing bars offer the best view in the house
Friday (4/25) "Chirasshaimase!" Enter just about any Japanese business establishment and you'll almost invariably be greeted by an employee with a call of "irrashaimase," or welcome. But "chirasshaimase," a combination of the welcome and "chirarism",...
8 août 2008

Young woman commits suicide by walking in front of train at Ikebukuro Station

Young woman commits suicide by walking in front of train at Ikebukuro Station
A female college student apparently committed suicide by walking in front of a train at JR Ikebukuro Station early Friday morning, police said. According to police, the 22-year-old woman walked onto the outbound train tracks at the station at around 4:50...
8 novembre 2007

Petites culottes et internet

Petites culottes et internet
le 8/11/2007 à 6h47 par Jean-Paul Porret (Aujourd'hui le Japon) En matière de déviances sexuelles, les Japonais n’ont rien n’à envier au reste du monde. Bien au contraire. La vente de culottes usagées fait partie de celles-ci. Mais le business traditionnel...
21 mai 2009

Face à la grippe, "les Japonais restent calmes"

Face à la grippe, "les Japonais restent calmes"
Le Monde.fr / 20 mai 2009 Les internautes du Monde.fr qui résident au Japon témoignent des mesures mises en place par les autorités pour faire face à l'augmentation du nombre de cas de grippe H1N1. La plupart tient néanmoins à signaler qu'aucune psychose...
7 juillet 2007

Sécurité routière au Japon

Sécurité routière au Japon
Le nombre 交通事故 ( KôTsû JiKo ) “d’accidents” de la circulation au Japon est en baisse constante depuis 6 ans. En 2006, il y a eu 6352 morts sur la route. Les personnes âgées de plus de 65 ans représentent à elles seules 44% des cas. C’est le taux le plus...
7 mars 2007

Cherry Blossom Forecast 2007

Cherry Blossom Forecast 2007
Full bloom is approaching or has already been reached in several cities across Japan. The trees are a few days ahead of their average schedule due to an unusually warm winter (1-3 degree above average in most parts of Japan). Below are the forecast/actual...
12 mai 2008

3 Japanese found dead in car; police suspect lethal gas made from detergent

TOKYO (AP) -- Three Japanese men were found dead in a car Monday in what police suspect is the latest in a string of suicides using lethal gas made from household detergent. The three, in their 20s and 30s, were found by a passer-by in Tomioka north of...
7 juillet 2009

Man arrested over deadly Osaka fire 'wanted to kill anyone'

OSAKA -- A man turned himself in to police Monday, claiming responsibility for a blaze at a pachinko parlor in Osaka that killed four people and telling police he wanted to kill "anyone." The man, Sunao Takami, 41, turned himself in at Iwakuni Police...
10 février 2009

Take countermeasures to limit risks to deadly new flu

Some of you may be feeling that there's something different about the flu this year. In January, there was an influenza outbreak at a hospital in Machida, Tokyo, where the virus claimed the lives of three elderly patients. It was also found that a strain...
31 août 2008

Digging up the causes of overtime work in Japan

Work is a way to earn a living and add meaning to one's life. But too much work is unhealthy for the body and soul and is a factor in many problems, including that of the declining birthrate, and achieving a good balance between work and life is a giant...
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