By • June 14, 2008
The crew is the night-shift janitorial team at a Shibuya love hotel – one of the 17,000 often funky, gaudy lodges scattered near train stations and expressways in Japan that are designed for short-term amorous encounters.
By • June 14, 2008
Yoshimitsu Banno, director of 1971′s “Gojira tai Hedorah”
By • June 11, 2008
With the deadline of 1997′s Kyoto Protocol approaching, Japan’s overall carbon emission figures don’t look promising. At the conclusion of fiscal 2006, Japan discharged the equivalent of 1.36 billion tons of carbon dioxide — 7.8 percent over 1990’s levels — which is a staggering number considering the goal is a reduction of 6 percent. Small upstart industries, however, are attempting to make a difference.
By • June 11, 2008
From the Okinawan islands in the country’s subtropical south to Hokkaido in the wind-buffeted north, more than 1,300 tower-mounted wind turbines dot Japan’s landscape. Yet for the world’s second-biggest economy, the combined effect of these rotating blades is a drop in the bucket.
Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
