October 2010

Gal’s tea time talk about a foreign tongue treat

By Winnie Waniguchi • October 31, 2010

“I was having a cup of tea with my friend, when she abruptly asked me, ‘Say, have you ever had sex with a foreigner?’”

Dead spin: Panasonic discontinues Technics analog turntables

By CJ • October 28, 2010

End of the line for the Technics SL-1200 turntable

TIFF opens with ‘The Social Network,’ offers peek at ‘Tron: Legacy’

By CJ • October 24, 2010

An estimated 3,200 film fans gathered on Saturday in the Roppongi entertainment district of Tokyo for the opening night of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, which will feature 15 films in its main competition.

AV production president arrested for employing teenage porn actress

By Kenji Nakano • October 18, 2010

Arrest of an AV president sending shock waves through Japan’s porn industry

Assassin of Inejiro Asanuma remembered by right-wing groups on 50-year anniversary

By CJ • October 14, 2010

Murderer Otoya Yamaguchi honored a half century after the gruesome event

Jezebel in Osaka joint uses feminine guile to turn tables on her captor

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • October 12, 2010

Sometimes form follows art. Some time ago there was a famous V-Cinema film about monkey business behind bars titled “Female prisoner scorpion.” This time, reports Shukan Jitsuwa (Oct. 21), something occurred in an Osaka detention facility that was remarkably similar to the plot of the film.

On the record: Japan’s last vinyl factory administers proficiency exam

By CJ • October 10, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness for this niche format, this weekend vinyl junkies will be asked to put their styluses aside and pick up pencils. Toyo Kasei, the owner of Japan’s last fully functioning pressing plant, will hold a proficiency exam dedicated solely to stacks of wax.