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The very best of Tokyo's food, film and fun this month, plus
tabloid scandal, rainy season manga, helpful tips from
Mrs. Edo-san and big trouble for a sleazy pol named
Tosh. |
Charlie Whipple
Mock the Imperial Family? Announce that the war-dead
"died like dogs"? A close-up of the Tokyo weekly which
dares to be bold. |
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Oyako photograph by Bruce Osborn |
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The Conversation: Masao Miyamoto
by Chris Redl
A prominent ex-bureaucrat tells how the system
really works and how a loud
mouth, loud clothes and a loud car got him
tossed from the rarified heights of
officialdom.
Subway Mania
by Mark Robinson
Got your ticket? Come on in and mind the doors! Everything you
ever wanted to know about Tokyo's underground but were too squashed to ask.
The Naked City
by Abigail Haworth
Religious cult Aum spent years amassing weapons and lethal chemicals behind the
authorities' backs. The cult may have lost its war in Tokyo, but the vulnerability it exposed is
harrowing. |
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Art
Ralph Kiggell
Desert heat from a black South African, a
Japanese installationist and a
Chinese gunpowder artist.
Performing Arts
Gilles Kennedy
Director Tadashi Suzuki delivers one of our best theater
festivals, even if it is
far out of town.
Music
Mark Robinson
There's more to local foreign bands than cover-versions, but
original musicians tread a rocky road.
Film
Mark Schilling
Kamikaze comedians and other war films of this anniversary year.
Area Spotlight
It's a short hop to sacred Kamakura, where there's plenty more than
temples. |
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Food
John Kennerdell
Secrets of the city; three fine French restaurants in residential
neighborhoods.
Night Life
Helen Smith
Raving on. Helen hasn't slept in months, but you'd never ever know it.
Survival
Dan Papia
Travels with your tongue--where to find international delicacies right here and
right now.
Festivals
The "Rain-stopping Ritual" of downtown Omori-machi. |
For Kids
Whooa! One-stop-satisfaction for water slides, roller coasters and teeming
schools of fish.
Events
Slugging it out under the sun--the baseball season has some punch left in it
yet.
Books
Andrew Marshall
Does Kenzaburo Oe's Nobel prize open or close an era for Japanese literature?
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