Ginza
By Amy Takahashi • October 16, 2009
Following last month’s revelations in the Mainichi Shimbun that offices of Democratic Party of Japan members spent large sums in adult entertainment clubs, weekly tabloid Flash (Oct. 20) reports on whether the establishments were suitable meeting locations, as was later claimed by the politicians.
By CJ • June 24, 2009
A 35-year-old designer attempts to make the subway experience more pleasant
By CJ • March 21, 2009
Bars catering to both sexes seeking to exploit the adult-entertainment law
By CJ • July 18, 2008
Japan’s construction industry is renowned for its proclivity for paving over anything that does not stand still. But in terms of magnitude, today’s concrete pourers were certainly rivaled by the work of their predecessors, who cut and filled what is now Ginza into a network of canals and bridges before transforming the area into the asphalt slab it is today.
By CJ • June 27, 2008
TOKYO – A steady hum and an occasional small shake or two rolls through the second floor office of Masaki Negishi, chairman of Tokyo …