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How far do those room-service masseuses go?

You’re away from home on a business trip. It’s too early to sleep, so out of a mixture of boredom, curiosity,... 

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Menopausal moms see sex as formula for rejuvenation

From April 1994, pixieish child actress Yumi Adachi played the role of homeless child Suzu Aizawa in the Nihon TV drama series... 

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Discovery of female ‘corpse’ reveals lonely man’s plight

On September 1, the Oohito police station in Shizuoka prefecture received a call reporting an abandoned female corpse had... 

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Furry femme finds abundant bush no impediment to shagging

In its “Shukujo no Zasshi Kara” column that excerpts from women’s magazines, Shukan Bunshun (Sep. 25) introduces... 

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Even solo sex can kill you, medics warn

Last June, Shukan Asahi Geino (June 19) reported from the 7th Masturbate-A-Thon in San Francisco, where Japan’s Masanobu... 



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‘Green’ film fest to feature four world premieres, close with ‘Wall-E’

TOKYO - The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival, which kicks off on October 18th, will feature four world premieres in... 

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Comedy film festival holds preliminary events in Ueno

TOKYO - Stand-up comedy and film events were held in Tokyo’s Ueno district on Sunday in preparation for the upcoming... 

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa comes home with ‘Tokyo Sonata’

TOKYO - With a reputation garnered over the past decade as the “Godfather” of the horror genre, director Kiyoshi... 

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Box office bust: ‘The Dark Knight’ dives in Japan

TOKYO - Not even the Joker can manage a grin: Japanese audiences have been underwhelmed by Warner Bros.’ worldwide... 

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NHK to launch 24-hour English programming

TOKYO - Public broadcaster NHK today announced the launch of Japan International Broadcasting Inc. (JIBtv), a company that... 


Other International Headlines

Shanghai’s Bund Traders

SHANGHAI - Not one tourist is spared. “Rolex?” questions a young, slender man in his thirties, tobacco-stained front teeth... 

October 4, 2008 | Read the story »

Museum Tour: The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

PHNOM PENH - It is estimated that during the Cambodian Genocide (1975-1979) 1.7 million people lost their lives at the hands of the... 

October 4, 2008 | Read the story »

The Alotau Canoe Festival

ALOTAU - As John Kaniku tells it, the appropriate beginning to canoe construction is simple enough: you have to choose a tree of quality... 

July 18, 2008 | Read the story »

The Bomana War Cemetery

PORT MORESBY - Local birds on spindly legs dash between the marble headstones set within the manicured green lawn of the Bomana War... 

July 18, 2008 | Read the story »

John Swope: A letter from Japan

LOS ANGELES - John Swope (1908-79) probably had quite a story to tell Jimmy Stewart and his other celebrity buddies after returning... 

July 17, 2008 | Read the story »

Vanuatu beef for the organic market

PORT VILA - Lunch break is over. The first head of cattle enters the steel chamber. The stun-gun operator attempts to position the... 

July 10, 2008 | Read the story »

Vanuatu’s disappearing coconut crabs

PORT VILA - The covered central market in Port Vila is the obvious choice for picking up a few coconuts or a bundle of bananas or any... 

July 10, 2008 | Read the story »

It’s a gas: Las Vegas preserves neon

LAS VEGAS - A framed blueprint hangs behind the desk of Melanie Coffee, media coordinator at The Neon Museum in Las Vegas. The blue... 

July 10, 2008 | Read the story »

Other News Reports

Adult video broadcaster holds 24-hour AIDS telethon

TOKYO - It is a recent Sunday afternoon inside the offices of adult video broadcaster Paradise TV. Two enthusiastic female voices can... 

September 3, 2008 | Read the story »

Site of notorious gangster playpen in Roppongi now vacant

TOKYO - Given Tokyo’s well-earned reputation as a metropolis of concrete, vacant lots typically do not stay empty for long. But the... 

August 24, 2008 | Read the story »

High brow trumps ‘High Touch’ in Roppongi

TOKYO - The date is March 6, 1989. The Yomiuri Giants are gearing up for what will be a championship season, the Nikkei index is holding... 

August 20, 2008 | Read the story »

The pachinko player

YOKOHAMA - His slender and tall frame quickly slips down one alleyway after another just outside the West Exit of Yokohama Station.... 

August 5, 2008 | Read the story »

Jinsei Yokocho in Ikebukuro to close

TOKYO - The historic Jinsei Yokocho entertainment area, a block of restaurants and bars located outside the East Exit of Ikebukuro... 

August 3, 2008 | Read the story »

Drumming up team spirit with Amanojaku

TOKYO - One hundred years of cross-cultural relations coming together in less than ten minutes. That is “Kizuna” (Bond),... 

July 24, 2008 | Read the story »

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