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Wakaba Oto

Writer and editor based between Tokyo and New York City, reporting on culture, subculture and the outdoors. She’s flown to Morocco for a first date with a stranger, worked undercover as a hostess in Tokyo’s red-light district and trekked Salkantay to Machu Picchu entirely untrained — all in the name of a good story. Find her on Instagram @wakabss or reach her at [email protected]

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The Sales Kings Have Fallen: Kabukicho’s Host Billboards Get Censored

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Sanseito, Explained: The Alarming Rise of Japan's Far-Right Movement

20-Minute Time Limit Sign at Ramen Jiro Sparks Outrage

Tokyo’s Lost Showa-Era Nightlife Club Scene

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Yami Baito: Japan's Dark Part-Time Jobs Tied to the Criminal Underworld

The Dos and Don’ts of What to Wear in Japan in the Summer

Two Japanese Elementary Teachers Arrested for Sharing Indecent Images of Students

A Young Man Took a Part-Time Job That Cost His Grandparents Their Welfare

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Drunk American Tourist Damages Kyoto Temple Tied to Samurai Legend

Russian National Arrested for Pickpocketing After 20 Entries Into Japan

'What Do You Mean It’s Not Free?' The Otoshi Trap Confusing Tokyo’s Tourists

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Ex-Idol Toshihiko Tahara Faces Backlash After Harassing Reporter Mid-Broadcast