Culture

A new book on Kamikaze points out controversy, heartbreak

by Henry Scott Stokes How can I reach my ageing mother Who waits for me…

Alarm at violence in Japanese schools a bit dated, flicks prove

by James Bailey Kids today! Fourth graders directing obscene taunts at their teachers, sixth graders…

More wonderful myths

by Robert J. Collins I’m sure you’ve wondered why it’s hotter than hell during these…

Tokyo returns to its roots as an artistic mecca

by Henry Scott Stokes Tokyo is coming back. It is turning into a city where,…

Mr. Crusoe, I Presume?

by Miranda Kenrick Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece Robinson Crusoe comes out in 1719 and has never…

Foreign jazz musicians who make their home in Japan

by Corky Alexander Long way from The Apple, Hermosa Beach, Basin Street or New Orleans,…

“Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?”

by Miranda Kenrick The Land Rover bounces at 10 kph through the bush of southern…

The ‘Blonding’ of Japan

by Boye Lafayette De Mente One of the most remarkable things about young Japanese today…

I Saw Santa Kneeling…at the Manger

by Ev. Kenny Joseph Going to a Thanksgiving dinner, walking past the Tokyo Ginza Church.…

Welcome to Japan

by Robert J. Collins For those who have just moved to this country, we bid…

Let’s blow things up

by  Robert J. Collins  Guys like to blow things up. It’s a genetic thing. (Scientists…

The flashy, fashionable, flamboyant femmes of Tokyo’s wild side…

by Henry Scott Stokes Every now and again someone writes a piece from Tokyo that…

Mamoru Mohri talks about space and his new museum

Story by Jim Merk Photos by Dov Friedmann Almost nine years ago—on Sept. 12, 1992,…

Ropes, Lights and Nude Shows

by Miranda Kenrick My cousin in England writes that her 24-year-old daughter goes on holiday…

Dad’s Day or Sad Day?

by Ev. Kenny Joseph A little boy overheard two fathers talking. One said, “I’ve been…