Naomi Kawase: Government not supporting film industry
By • July 31, 2008
TOKYO – The red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival could be graced by more Japanese if the government and the film industry were …
July 2008
Coming soon: A digital theater near you
By • July 31, 2008
TOKYO – Even as Tokyo electronics stores seemingly unveil flashy new flat-panel HDTV models on a weekly basis, conventional multiplexes are not preparing to …
Stake house: Telcos place their bets
By • July 31, 2008
TOKYO – The pot has been raised in Japan’s telecommunications poker game.
Very recently, Japan’s largest mobile phone company, NTT DoCoMo, took a 3% stake …
The hypnotic underworld of Ghost
By • July 31, 2008
Though missing a chance to share a stage with the former Velvet Underground drummer and member of Country Joe & the Fish, Ghost’s fast and furious set showed fans of psychedelic rock that they were more than exotic hippies from the east, something previously not completely apparent upon giving a listen to the varied acoustic rock and chants contained in their first few releases to that point.
‘The Sky Crawlers’ to compete at Venice
By • July 31, 2008
TOKYO – Japanese animation studio Production I.G announced this week that its animated feature “The Sky Crawlers” will compete for the Golden Lion Award …
Latest issue of Takarajima chock full of chicks
By • July 27, 2008
Issue dedicated to foul gals on the prowl
Drumming up team spirit with Amanojaku
By • July 24, 2008
One hundred years of cross-cultural relations coming together in less than ten minutes. That is “Kizuna” (Bond), a song by Tokyo-based taiko drum group Amanojaku that was inspired by the first Japanese immigrants that moved to Brazil a century ago.
Left-wing group announces Yasukuni Shrine demonstration
By • July 23, 2008
TOKYO (TR) – The Anti-War Joint Action Committee will lead a one-hour protest near the grounds of the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the morning …
Weekly Taishu titillates readers with 3-D photos
By • July 20, 2008
The weekly then proceeds to raise Japan’s ambient temperature, with a steamy “summer heat-up special issue” that includes nude photos of 20 Korean cuties, a tale about nurses who secretly engage in prostitution while on hospital premises, and a nostalgic look back at two decades of extramarital affairs by female TV announcers.
Three premieres, sci-fi classics to mark Tokyo festival
By • July 18, 2008
TOKYO – Three world premieres, including Yu Nakai’s “Bloody Snake Under the Sun” and “Dangerous Parking” by Peter Howitt, will highlight the competition lineup …
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Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
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Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
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Younger set discover the forbidden delights of virtual enjo kosai via cybersex
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Osaka association offering gangster research services busted for fraud
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Fukuyama tragedy spurs fire safety hints for hot-sheet hotels
