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Contractors in Japan begin to shovel aside yakuza groups

Contractors in Japan begin to shovel aside yakuza groups

Industry might now be seeing criminal organizations as something other than a necessary evil…

God’s gangster: Former yakuza Tatsuya Shindo preaches the gospel

God’s gangster: Former yakuza Tatsuya Shindo preaches the gospel

Former gangster presides over an independent church inside a converted bar in Saitama…

Risk of HIV infection stalks Tokyo’s 2-chome gay enclave

Risk of HIV infection stalks Tokyo’s 2-chome gay enclave

An organization is working in the area to reduce the spread of HIV…

Reporn: Ueno Okura Theater raises new ‘pink’ curtain

Reporn: Ueno Okura Theater raises new ‘pink’ curtain

The all-night Ueno Okura Theater takes on a new look…

Tour of Asakusa

Tour of Asakusa

Asakusa retains certain cultural elements of life back in the Edo Period…

Pairity for charity: Tokyo porn channel raises funds for AIDS

Pairity for charity: Tokyo porn channel raises funds for AIDS

Porn channel raises funds for AIDS charities…

Porn again: Historic Tokyo ‘pink’ theater upgrades, seeks female audience

Porn again: Historic Tokyo ‘pink’ theater upgrades, seeks female audience

Legendary theater has been entertaining fans of erotic cinema for nearly five decades…

Tarawa: At world’s edge

Tarawa: At world’s edge

Shaped like a fishhook with a turquoise-blue lagoon in its center, Tarawa is a curved strip that extends for over 50 kilometers…

The celestial journey of Shoko Tendo

The celestial journey of Shoko Tendo

Daughter of gangster releases her follow-up book to 'Yakuza Moon' …

Back to basics with Nobel Prize winner Masatoshi Koshiba

Back to basics with Nobel Prize winner Masatoshi Koshiba

Nobel Prize winner aims to get Japanese young people more acquainted with the fundamentals of science…