October 2008

Spotting a bigamist no easy task

By Mieko Shimizu • October 31, 2008

Capt. Spaulding (Groucho Marx): [to Mrs. Rittenhouse and Mrs. Whitehead] “Let’s get married.”
Mrs. Whitehead: “All of us?”
Capt. Spaulding: “All of us.”
Mrs. Whitehead: “Why, …

Kabukicho ‘girl’s bar’ busted in sofa snafu

By CJ • October 28, 2008

TOKYO – A female employee at a specialty hostess club was arrested over the weekend for sitting next to a customer.
The infraction occurred …

Swindlers extend ‘send money’ flimflams to the sex business

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • October 26, 2008

It’s not only foreigners who are engaging in outrageous ripoffs. Men who let down their guards are also being taken to the cleaners by native-born swindlers using a variation on the notorious “it’s me, send money” scheme.

Once lost Okamoto masterpiece to be displayed at Shibuya station

By CJ • October 20, 2008

TOKYO – A once lost mural by one of Japan’s foremost contemporary artists is being prepped for display inside Shibuya station next month.
Early …

Cops bust Osaka gay theater owner, male strippers

By CJ • October 16, 2008

“Been there, done that” is a handy way of expressing that one has already experienced the topic under discussion.
Not too many individuals are …

Lassies in Lhasa dispense sudsy romps just like those back home

By CJ • October 13, 2008

Tibet offers a Japanese-style soapland.

Tokyo festival pursues comedy revival

By CJ • October 13, 2008

Tokyo’s Asakusa district was once vaudeville and Moulin Rouge rolled into one. After theaters in Tokyo’s fashionable quarters of Roppongi and Shibuya host the 21st Tokyo Intl. Film Festival this month, a lower-profile area that includes Asakusa will emphasize its cultural and comedic roots with an upcoming TIFF-affiliated gathering of its own.