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Tokyo Adult Entertainment: Can You Survive the Dangers of Yakuza 4?

iarryflint — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:24:36 +0000

Set in a fully realized, authentic recreation of Tokyo’s “Sin-City District” the deep and interweaving crime drama of Yakuza 4 unfolds through the eyes of four unique and dangerous characters. Playing as the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, the loan shark Akiyama, escaped convict Saejima or detective Tanimura, players will need to survive the dangers and temptations of the Japanese underworld.
Visit Hostess clubs, try karaoke, or experience the pachinko parlors and other adult entertainment, only found in Tokyo. Each character will take on different missions, allowing the player to interact with the city from their unique viewpoints and experience every taboo in the underground world of Tokyo. And, for the first time in the series, you can explore the spectacular backdrop of the city’s skyline in addition to the city’s intricate underground system and its rich and realistic backstreets.

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Tokyo Adult Entertainment: This Japanese leader shuns military shrine that honors Tojo, apologizes for WWII

iarryflint — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:24:33 +0000

View full sizeAssociated PressYoshiaki Kamagata, 86, a veteran of the Imperial Japanese army, wipes away sweat from his face, at Yasukuni Shrine during a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Japan’s new liberal prime minister shunned a visit to the shrine that has outraged Asian neighbors for honoring war criminals, setting his Cabinet apart from his predecessors, and instead apologized Sunday for the suffering World War II caused people of the region.
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Last week, he apologized to South Korea for Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. Imperialist Japan committed atrocities in Asia, including forcing Koreans to fight as front-line soldiers, work in slave-labor conditions and serve as prostitutes in military-run brothels.
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View full sizeAssociated Press, FileIn this Sunday, Sept. 2, 1945 picture, Japanese Foreign Minister Namoru Shigemitsu, center in top hat, leads the Japanese delegation aboard the USS Missouri battleship in Tokyo Bay for the signing ceremony for Japanese surrender in World War II.

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Tokyo Adult Entertainment: Asia Stops To Remember End Of World War II

iarryflint — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:36:28 +0000

Enlarge Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers his remarks during a ceremony for war dead at Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers his remarks during a ceremony for war dead at Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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In Tokyo, at a ceremony for the war dead, Prime Minister Naoto Kan reiterated his apology to South Korea for wartime atrocities, and this time offered his regret to all of Asia.
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Many older Koreans still harbor resentment against Japan over the colonization. Hundreds of thousands of Koreans were forced to fight as front-line soldiers, work in slave-labor conditions or serve as prostitutes called “comfort women” in brothels operated by the military.

See the full article from “NPR”

Tokyo Adult Entertainment: Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan: REVIEW

iarryflint — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:00:23 +0000

Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan: REVIEW
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Following the exploits of the Yakuza (the Japanese mafia), Adelstein explores an underworld of murders, prostitution and human trafficking – a Japan that few people realise exists. Both fascinating and disturbing in parts, we learn how entwined organised crime is in Japan, how the Yakuza are viewed by the public (there are Yakuza fan magazines), and how they operate as legal entities – with registered offices and some members even having business cards.
By getting so close to his subjects and regularly meeting high ranking Tokyo police officers, sex workers and various members of the Yakuza, the author treads a dangerous path. By the end of his stay, the threat to his life was so great that he had to employ a bodyguard – who was of course, a heavily tattooed former Yakuza member.
Overall, Tokyo Vice is a truly fascinating read for anyone interested in Japan, the mafia or crime. But beware; you’ll never see the Land of the Rising Sun in the same light again.

See the full article from “Skyscanner News”

Tokyo Adult Entertainment: 5 heartland neighborhoods for a taste of real Singapore

iarryflint — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:00:33 +0000

Translated to mean ‘cooking pot bay’ in Malay due to its cooking pot-esque perimeter of the neighborhood, Telok Blangah is situated at the south of Singapore. If you are looking to get away from the hustle and bustle from the city, and to breathe the freshest air the country has to offer, Telok Blangah is the perfect location. One of the must-visit places would be Mount Faber, where it offers a panoramic view of the skyscrapers and other buildings in downtown and other nearby areas. And if you’d just like to have a quiet time alone with Mother Nature, head over to Labrador Park. The peacefulness of the park and mere sounds of water splashing against the rocks on the beach will certainly revitalize and nourish your soul. Also, expect to find many historical relics left behind by the British forces from World War II.
Geylang is known for its authentic local food, fresh durians and the notorious (but legal) red light district. The streets, typically numbered from 1 to 42, are named lorong or lor, which is a direct translation in Malay.

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Tokyo Strip Clubs: Phillyist Reviews: Passion Pit with Tokyo Police Club at the Mann

nikki — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:36:26 +0000

From the first song to the last, the level of performance from Passion Pit was bar none. Their set was so electric they were being tipped from the pit! And not small bills, no, no. One concert-goer slipped lead singer Michael Angelakos a twenty dollar bill while the band worked out a technical issue. As the show went on Michael would periodically try to give the bill back, each time being refused, until finally some other audience members threw a few singles on stage. Aren’t bras and underwear the more traditional thing to fling? Hey, these boys aren’t strippers, but they sure are stars.

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Tokyo Escorts: Suspected Chinese prostitution club operator, 22 employees arrested

client-9 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:36:55 +0000

CHIBA, Japan, June 28 KYODO
Police have arrested a 39-year-old Chinese national who allegedly operated prostitution clubs in banned areas in Chiba Prefecture and 22 male and female employees of the clubs, police officials said Monday.
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Tokyo Escorts: Travel guide to Tokyo

client-9 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:25:08 +0000

Travel guide to Tokyo
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A favourite of Tokyo lovebirds, the New York Grill (3-7-1-2, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, 5322 1234, www.park.hyatt.com) is on the top floor of the Park Hyatt and delivers knockout views. If you fancy somewhere even more exclusive, try the Tokyo headquarters of luxury labels such as Armani Ginza Tower (5-5-4, Ginza Chuo-ku, 6274 7000, www.armaniginzatower.com) and Chanel (3-5-3, Ginza, Chuo-ku, 5159 5555, www.chanel-ginza.com), which operate serious — and seriously good — restaurants on the top floors of their fashion temples. Australian chef Matthew Crabbe, who trained under Tetsuya Wakuda, opened the sleek Two Rooms (5F AO Building, 3-11-7, Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, 3498 0002, www.tworooms.jp) about 18 months ago and it quickly established itself as part of the capital’s cool set.
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For the equivalent of about $12, buy a prepaid PASMO card, which allows use of the Tokyo subway by simply swiping the card over a special reader located on the ticket gates. The card can be bought at ticket-dispensing machines and station ticket offices.
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See the full article from “Sydney Morning Herald”

Tokyo Massage Parlors: Tokyo Vice extract: Behind the Lucie Blackman story

massagegirl — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:25:15 +0000

Tokyo Vice extract: Behind the Lucie Blackman story
Lucie Blackman, a former British Airways stewardess, was working in a hostess bar in Japan when she went missing. Jake Adelstein, an American reporter on the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, was assigned to investigate.
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The tapes were in part-chronological order, but no tapes had been made around the period when Lucie had vanished. At the end of October the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office officially indicted Obara on the first of many charges. But he was still not talking. No one should have been surprised. He had graduated from the law department of Keio University. He knew the law, and how the police worked. Not only did he initially refuse to admit knowing Lucie at all, he also claimed that all the victims had been paid prostitutes who had consented to having sex with him.
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This is an edited extract from ‘Tokyo Vice’ by Jake Adelstein (Corsair, £8.99). To order a copy for £7.99 plus 99p p&p, call 0844-871 1515
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/7832817/Tokyo-Vice-extract-Behind-the-Lucie-Blackman-story.html

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Tokyo Escorts: Japan accused of offering bribes in whale wars

client-9 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:12:50 +0000

According to the story published in today’s The results of the investigation come as Japan is working to end ” the 24-year moratorium on commercial whaling,” according to the Times. The story said the fate of thousands of whales, including endangered species, will be decided later this month at an International Whaling Commission in Morocco. Japan denies buying the votes of IWC members. However, accordin gto the story, The Sunday Times filmed officials from pro-whaling governments admitting: – They voted with the whalers because of the large amounts of aid from Japan; They receive cash payments in envelopes at IWC meetings from Japanese officials who also pay their travel and hotel bills; amd call girls were offered when fisheries ministers and civil servants visited Japan for meetings.During the investigation reporters posed as representatives of a billionaire conservationist and approached officials from pro-whaling countries, offering them an aid package to change their vote.”The governments of St Kitts and Nevis, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Grenada, Republic of Guinea an …

See the full article from “Cape Cod Times”