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This blade slices, it dices: Top chefs adore them, Rachael Ray sells them, so what's the big fuss about Japanese knives?; By Harris Salat Feb 1, 2008
Riding the XX Express: Mexico City introduces female-only buses in response to growing complaints of groping.; Carol Lloyd Jan 24, 2008
"After Dark": In Haruki Murakami's cinematic new novel, night owls wander the streets of Tokyo, unaware of the web of coincidences that connects them.; By Laura Miller May 30, 2007
Illusory passions: The demon temptress in me was hard to kill, but in the end the bad outweighed the good and I had to say goodbye. Last in a series.; By Cynthia Gralla Jul 3, 2001
Flirting with danger: Hostesses are offered huge sums for sex, but I know of only one girl who actually went through with it. Sixth in a series.; By Cynthia Gralla Jul 2, 2001
Special arrangements: One customer invited me to spend the night in the house he shared with his wife. Fifth in a series.; By Cynthia Gralla Jun 27, 2001
Believing in fairy tales: I was trained in the art of poignant, unrequited desire. Fourth in a series.; By Cynthia Gralla Jun 22, 2001
Fictional devotion: The art of making men come back for more is a delicate one that mama-sans nurture in young hostesses. Third in a series.; By Cynthia Gralla Jun 20, 2001
"Shopping" by Gavin Kramer: A doomed East-West romance set in a Tokyo of brand-name whores and green-tea-flavored condoms.; By Matthew DeBord May 9, 2000
Way to go: My Japanese cooking teacher drills "the way" into my head. But on the night of a "chef battle," I surrender it to some pathetic pickles.; By Rahsaan Maxwell May 4, 2000
Soaplands and love hotels: Weaving kitsch, honesty and lather, sex in Japan is as complex as the country itself.; By Roland Kelts Jan 8, 2000
Flush of the future: Tokyo's Toto makes toilets that do everything -- whether you want them to or not.; By Mary Roach Oct 22, 1999
Clueless in Tokyo: Avatar chat, porn and microwave cooking -- if the Net in Japan isn't good for much else, no wonder it's not a hit.; By David Lazarus Jun 28, 1999
Tales of a Tokyo stripper: Tired of teaching English? Try taking your clothes off instead.; By Bob Blanchard May 28, 1999
Tokyo sex wars: Part 2: By Karl Taro Greenfeld Nov 10, 1998
Tokyo sex wars: Karl Taro Greenfeld paints an epic portrait of drug demons and sex junkies in Japan's new demimonde.; By Karl Taro Greenfeld Oct 30, 1998
Sex and the salaryman: Letter from Tokyo: Dave McCombs reports that Japan's changing fortunes have reached as far as the sex industry, altering the long-standing relationship between commercial sex and the salaryman.; By Dave McCombs May 8, 1998
Apres moi, de luge: In the second of his daily dispatches from the Olympic Games at Nagano, Gary Kamiya experiences the madness of the luge.; By Gary Kamiya Feb 10, 1998
The expat's guide to Tokyo: Inside tips on pursuing business and pleasure in Tokyo without breaking the budget.; By Mary Beth Maslowski Dec 15, 1997
Crooning the expat blues: You move abroad, and suddenly you're making more money and dating sexier women than you ever could in the states. So why aren't you happy?; By Karl Taro Greenfeld Sep 30, 1997
"Planet Star Trek": part 1: Why the Japanese love Star Trek; By Jeff Greenwald Feb 6, 1997

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