http://dir.salon.com/topics/tokyo/?source=rss&aim=tokyo en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST By Harris Salat Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/02/01/japanese_knives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/02/01/japanese_knives/index.html?source=rss Top chefs adore them, Rachael Ray sells them, so what's the big fuss about Japanese knives? Carol Lloyd Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/24/women_only_buses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/24/women_only_buses/index.html?source=rss Mexico City introduces female-only buses in response to growing complaints of groping. By Laura Miller Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/05/30/after_dark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/05/30/after_dark/index.html?source=rss In Haruki Murakami's cinematic new novel, night owls wander the streets of Tokyo, unaware of the web of coincidences that connects them. By Cynthia Gralla Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/07/03/hostess_7/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/07/03/hostess_7/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/07/02/hostess_6/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/07/02/hostess_6/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/06/27/hostess_5/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/06/27/hostess_5/index.html?source=rss One customer invited me to spend the night in the house he shared with his wife. Fifth in a series. By Cynthia Gralla Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/06/22/hostess_4/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/06/22/hostess_4/index.html?source=rss I was trained in the art of poignant, unrequited desire. Fourth in a series. By Cynthia Gralla Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/06/20/hostess_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/06/20/hostess_3/index.html?source=rss 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 Matthew DeBord Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/05/09/kramer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/05/09/kramer/index.html?source=rss A doomed East-West romance set in a Tokyo of brand-name whores and green-tea-flavored condoms. By Rahsaan Maxwell Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/05/04/japan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/05/04/japan/index.html?source=rss 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 Roland Kelts Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/01/08/lovehotel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/01/08/lovehotel/index.html?source=rss Weaving kitsch, honesty and lather, sex in Japan is as complex as the country itself. By Mary Roach Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/1999/10/22/toilet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/1999/10/22/toilet/index.html?source=rss Tokyo's Toto makes toilets that do everything -- whether you want them to or not. By David Lazarus Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/06/28/japan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/06/28/japan/index.html?source=rss 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 Bob Blanchard Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/05/28/stripper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/05/28/stripper/index.html?source=rss Tired of teaching English? Try taking your clothes off instead. By Karl Taro Greenfeld Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/11/10/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/11/10/feature/index.html?source=rss By Karl Taro Greenfeld Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/30/feature1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/30/feature1/index.html?source=rss Karl Taro Greenfeld paints an epic portrait of drug demons and sex junkies in Japan's new demimonde. By Dave McCombs Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/05/08/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/05/08/post/index.html?source=rss 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 Gary Kamiya Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/02/10/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/02/10/feature/index.html?source=rss In the second of his daily dispatches from the Olympic Games at Nagano, Gary Kamiya experiences the madness of the luge. By Mary Beth Maslowski Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/15/road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/15/road/index.html?source=rss Inside tips on pursuing business and pleasure in Tokyo without breaking the budget. By Karl Taro Greenfeld Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss 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 Jeff Greenwald Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/02/06/startrek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/02/06/startrek/index.html?source=rss Why the Japanese love Star Trek