November 2010

Marriage counselor advises concerned parents to help their sonny boy get laid

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • November 30, 2010

A seminar, on the theme of “The Current Marriage Situation in Japan,” was held at an auditorium on the campus of a national university. The attendees were several dozen male and female participants ranging in age from their 40s to their 60s.

Tokyo Filmex wraps, ‘Love Addiction’ wins Grand Prize

By CJ • November 29, 2010

The 11th Tokyo Filmex concluded on Sunday with its Grand Prize being awarded to the drama “Love Addition,” the third feature from helmer Nobuteru Uchida.

Sion Sono’s ‘Cold Fish’ nets Japan premiere at Tokyo Filmex

By CJ • November 28, 2010

Getting its Japan premiere at Tokyo Filmex on Saturday was art-house helmer Sion Sono’s latest pic, the gore fest “Tsumetai Nettaigyo” (Cold Fish), which he said goes in a completely different direction from his last pic, “Love Exposure.”

Shibuya underground: Tokyu to link Fukutoshin and Toyoko lines in 2012

By CJ • November 26, 2010

Tokyu offers a glimpse at the ongoing underground construction project in Shibuya

Absence makes the heart seek marathon sex

By Winnie Waniguchi • November 25, 2010

“I’m a beautician, and my guy works in his company’s sales department. We’re both damn busy and it’s hard to coordinate our days off, which is why we hadn’t had a chance to meet for the past several months.”

Buddhist priest busted for hiring junior high hooker

By Amy Takahashi • November 24, 2010

Should a Buddhist priest dabble in the pleasures of the flesh it is hardly news, well, unless it involves the body of a teenage girl, reports weekly tabloid Shukan Jitsuwa (Dec. 2).

Japan being overrun by sexually oriented senior citizens

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • November 23, 2010

On Nov. 19, Chiba police arrested 75-year-old Morimitsu Iha on the charge of groping a 46-year-old woman aboard the JR Sobu Line.

Tokyo Filmex opens with ‘Uncle Boonmee’

By CJ • November 21, 2010

Billing itself as a festival that seeks out the endless creativity and possibilities of cinema, the week-long Tokyo Filmex opened on Saturday in Chuo Ward.

Carnival ‘snake lady’ at Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku

By CJ • November 21, 2010

The traveling show at the Tori no Ichi festival in Shinjuku

Tokyo drifter: Yoichi Higashi goes ‘Wandering Home’

By CJ • November 18, 2010

Veteran helmer Yoichi Higashi tackles the difficult subject of a family being torn apart by alcoholism in his latest film, the drama “Wandering Home.”