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The Boyfriend Experience: A Look at Japan's Relationship Replacement Services

The Boyfriend Experience: A Look at Japan’s Relationship Replacement Services

February 8, 2019
by Ashleigh Cockburn
Features, Japan Yarns

It’s a Monday night and I’m standing in a bar bedecked with crushed crimson velvet, staring at a phallic mound of vibrating silicone. I’m in…

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Drugged and Kidnapped in Tokyo

Drugged and Kidnapped in Tokyo

January 11, 2019
by Rebecca Stacy
Japan Yarns, Yarns

When I asked my brother what advice he had for me for my trip to Japan I expected him to suggest an ornate shrine, a…

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An Ode to Fleeting Meetings

An Ode to Fleeting Meetings

January 2, 2019
by Eliza Lyon
Japan Yarns, Yarns

She beams at me expectantly. I look back confused and unsure of what she is saying. Damn I wish I spoke Japanese. I step onto…

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Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

October 29, 2018
by Luke McConaghey
Features, Japan Yarns, Yarns

Cover by Takahiro Taguchi Dotombori, 10 pm. The street was neon-drenched and the soundtrack was synthetic saccharine J-pop. I stepped into a bar. “Irashaimase!”, shouted…

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What's the Go With Japan's Bootleg T-Shirts?

What’s the Go With Japan’s Bootleg T-Shirts?

September 4, 2018
by Ellen Cooke
Features, Japan Yarns

I was in the Tokyo suburb of Shibuya when I first laid eyes on one. Nothing about my bright and hectic surroundings felt familiar to…

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Free Cat Hugs With a Side of Fleas

Free Cat Hugs With a Side of Fleas

August 24, 2018
by Angela Kasprowicz
Features, Japan Yarns

The trainee clerk at 7/11 gives me a nervous smile as she fumbles my items through the scanner. I wait for her to see the…

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Right Down to Your Birthday Suit

Right Down to Your Birthday Suit

August 2, 2018
by Antonina Heymanson
Features, Japan Yarns

Wet necks stretch gracefully; curled tendrils trace cheekbones as heads balance above the steaming water. A wave ripples out as breasts, followed by hips and…

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Tokyo: Tattoo-Friendly Sento and Onsen

Tokyo: Tattoo-Friendly Sento and Onsen

July 12, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Tokyo Do

As tame as your ‘Live Laugh Love’ tattoo may be at home, in the Land of the Rising Sun, skin ink has traditionally been associated…

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Tokyo: Visit Senso-ji, the City's Oldest Temple

Tokyo: Visit Senso-ji, the City’s Oldest Temple

July 12, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Tokyo Do

Get There: 3-1 Asakusa 2-chome, Taito-ku. Majestic, colourful Senso-ji is swarming with tourists every day of the week. In fact, its main temple, Kannon-do, is…

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Tokyo: Go Back in Time at Yanaka Ginza

Tokyo: Go Back in Time at Yanaka Ginza

July 11, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Tokyo Do

Get There: 3 Chome-13-1 Yanaka, Taitō. Nippori is the closest JR station, but you can also get there easily from Sendagi station. Central Tokyo is great,…

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Tokyo: Animal Cafés

Tokyo: Animal Cafés

July 11, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Tokyo Don't

It’s an unfortunate reality that most animal interactions you dreamed of as a child – from swimming with dolphins to posing for selfies with a…

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Tokyo: Swim in the Ome River

Tokyo: Swim in the Ome River

July 11, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Tokyo Do

Get There: Train to Ikuabata, Sawai or Mitake Station At the peak of summer, being in Tokyo is much akin to being inside a giant,…

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