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Tour of Asakusa

By CJ • August 29, 2010

Tokyo can be crudely described as a metropolis of soaring and undulating concrete collectively illuminated by a glow of garish neon. Yet bordering the Sumida River in the east is the Asakusa district, which adheres to many of those characteristics but also retains certain cultural elements of life back in the Edo Period (1615 – 1868).

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

By CJ • August 2, 2010

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

Curtain falling on cinema in Kabukicho

By CJ • February 15, 2010

Tokyo’s Kabukicho entertainment area, once one of Japan’s most vibrant cinema districts, is experiencing a rapid shuttering of its theaters as their aging buildings lose audiences to modern theaters nearby.

Shochiku adds animation

By CJ • August 5, 2008

TOKYO – Readying more robots for battle.
Japanese film giants Toei and Toho probably cast nervous looks over their backs in September, when film-distribution and …