New Animated serie starts on NHK WORLD-JAPAN “Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san”
NHK WORLD-JAPAN programNew Animated Series – Starting Thu. 25 February 2021 (12 episodes) Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san based on the original manga by Koyama AikoKiyo […]
Month: February 2021
No.83 [HARUYO’S RECIPE] NAGAIMO NO BUTANIKUMAKI (Pork rolls with taro)
BUTANIKUMAKI (Pork rolls with taro) RECIPE 1 – Peel the taro and cut into batons. 2 – Cut the leeks to the same length as […]
No.83 IN THE EYE OF ERIC RECHSTEINER
© Eric Rechsteiner Sai Shrine, Ikijima, Nagasaki Prefecture More than any other country in the world, Japan needs places like this shrine dedicated to fertility […]
No.83 [FOCUS] Eternal spirit of pleasure
The erotic album of the Comical Cuckoo Clock or Sex Adoration of the Women of the Night (Ehon hakai yobuko-dori). Detail from the 9th print. […]
No.83 [TREND] Sex, did you say sex ?
From the early 1990s, some men began to turn their back on flesh and blood women. Over the past three decades, Japanese sexual habits have […]
No.83 [ECONOMY] Business is business
The sex industry represents a huge market. Benefitting from loopholes in the law, there are countless specialised establishments generating an incredible turnover. Japan has the […]
No.83 [EVOLUTION] Soapland, an odd bath
Nikita, 28, takes a break between shifts at Soapland Paradise, in Kawasaki. Despite being banned, prostitution continues to thrive with the existence of particular establishments. […]
No.83 [IN SITU] I’m Riri, a soapland employee
Aged 29, this university graduate has chosen to work in one of these establishments popular with men. It’s 11:00 on an unusually warm day in […]
No.83 [CINEMA] Nothing to get excited about
Made in 2014 by director HIROKI Ryuichi who began his career in pinku eiga (pink film), Kabukicho love hotel (Sayonara Kabukicho) takes place in a […]
No.83 [STORY] STORYHASEGAWA Chisa, pink film princess
In 2019, HASEGAWA Chisa appeared in 6 pinku eiga. “Pink films” are one of the pillars of Japanese film production. One of its actresses tells […]
No.83 [TRICKS] Recipes for a powerful boost
Eels, like the loach, were on the menu for those who wanted to flex their muscles. To keep healthy, the Japanese have set their sight […]
No.83 [TRAVEL] Love nests in Tokyo
In Shibuya district, Tokyo, a couple search for a love hotel. In Dogenzaka district alone there are some 300 love hotels. A unique Japanese feature […]
Trip to Japan with travel program “Storied Soil – Natural and Cultural Wonders of Tohoku”
Explore Tohoku’s beautiful nature and unique history and culture In 1689 Japan’s most famous haiku poet, Matsuo Basho, began a five-month pilgrimage around the country […]
NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Art is trash without social impact
NHK WORLD-JAPAN program Art is trash without social impact “I don’t have talent like Picasso,” says Tomokazu Matsuyama. Yet, he’s acquired quite a following since […]
[ARCHITECTURE] In the centre of a perpetual building site
No other city in the world has undergone so many changes in its appearance as Japan’s capital city. In 1998, for the first time in […]