Issue #243

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Issue #243: Spring 2002

yuho furusawa

	sakamoto ryoma the last samurai

	yuho furosawa dance me a tale of genji

	tokyo faces
tokyo faces struck off the map free gifts sake, sake, sake (and books)
politics an evil axis of another kind


josiah conder
	loose lips what the japanese are really saying cd reviews gomez, fatboy slim, pet shop boys, teenage fanclub & jad fair, tsugaru shamisen josiah conder the brit who changed the face of tokyo




	palace on wheels


palace on wheels living like a maharajah sky door gallery interview


japan’s poster monster
	portrait artist natsuko taniguchi japan’s poster monster sleeping with a cannibal




	sake



sake a guide to refined drinking events calendar where do you want to go today?. classifieds book review samurai sketches

a beautiful mind

film reviews
along came a spider, the shipping news,
we were soldiers, a beautiful mind

sundance film festival
digital film breaks through

hayao miyazaki
a golden bear in berlin




	sasagin




dining sasagin horrorscope predictions and predilections

Issue #244

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Issue #244: Summer 2002

tokyo faces

	katsu kaishu japan’s samurai savior

	tokyo faces the golden bowery

	now and zen
tatsumi orimoto the breadman cometh now and zen the sixth estate


konishiki
	free gifts t-shirts, cds, and flashing cellular phone straps konishiki the gentle giant




	outdoors


outdoors believing the brochures loose lips what the japanese are really saying


female wrestling
	female wrestling ringing in the changes thomas glover importer of the meiji revolution




	splitting hairs



splitting hairs tokyo’s comb & scissors brigade cd reviews oasis, venus fly trapp, etc. book review learning the truth


die ärzte
	die ärzte punky ramifications mtv japan franchising america’s teenage dream




	tokugawa trails




tokugawa trails the road less traveled g-art gallery gallery interview events calendar where do you want to go today?


burn the floor
	book review ryoma sakamoto burn the floor leave your matchstickes at home film reviews star wars – episode II, the time machine about a boy, monster’s ball horrorscope predictions and predilections

Issue #245

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Issue #245: Autumn 2002

the tokyo daibutsu



	the tokyo daibutsu
	tokyo’s best kept secret


	tomisaburo kuraba
	madame butterfly’s tragic son

	araki

politics my father, the mad airport bomber


araki not just a flash in japan


yoshida shoin


	free gift
	shrines and temples of kyoto – an english guide book

	yoshida shoin
	the archetype of japanese revolutionaries loose lips what the japanese are really saying




	geisha
tokyo faces sumidagawa – the black river

geisha peek-a-boo


hara museum
	hara museum interview with yoko nakamura

	cd reviews dj krush, morcheeba




	sin den


film reviews
angel eyes, city by the sea,
curse of the jade scorpion,
the last castle, the count of monte cristo, unfaithful sin den naughty but nice! classifieds


fuji rock fest

	events calendar
	where do you want to go today?

	fuji rock fest
	tj’s traditional review




	by the book


by the book
traveling kyoto and nikko

horrorscope predictions and predilections

Issue #246

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Issue #246: Spring 2003

politics – tokyo by sound truck

	Editorial without no fear nor fervor

	nhk museum tuning in to history
	politics tokyo by sound truck

	travel – hot spring luxury
travel hot spring luxury (bilingual)
jazz kicking and alive in tokyo free gifts art to view and art to wear


baseball – godzilla invades america
	samurai special takechi hanpeita — the tragic will to power loose lips what the japanese are saying baseball godzilla invades america




	tokyo faces – kabukicho


tokyo faces kabukicho araki not just a flash in japan (japanese)


tomio mohri – working with space
	tomio mohri working with space film reviews 007 die another day the two towers red dragon kissing jessica stein bowling for columbine 24 hour party people




	Events – Keiko Lee



film festivals tiff resfest filmex events calendar where do you want to go today? classifieds from schools to housing to services

whale watching – in tokyo (bilingual)

joe strummer
a tribute

whale watching
in tokyo (bilingual)

tj crossword puzzle
solve & win




	media wars




media wars all the news with fear and favor horrorscope predictions and predilections

Issue #247

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Issue #247: Summer 2003

kabuki versus hollywood

	Editorial the right thing

	samurai special takasugi shinsaku — “to think while on the run!”
	kabuki versus hollywood different demands

	kidney moneymakers

kidney moneymakers human organ farm
free gifts the greenpeace story; beating around the bush


japan’s first gaijin mp
	japan’s first gaijin mp coming in from the cold loose lips what the japanese are saying




	tokyo faces – yanagibashi


tokyo faces yanagibashi aids peace of mind in one or two weeks helicopter ride rising above it all


spiral/wacoal art center
	spiral/wacoal art center interview with tsutomu okada film reviews chicago all or nothing far from heaven 8 mile maid in manhattan about schmidt




	Events



events calendar where do you want to go today? music heads fuji rock festival and summer sonic cd reviews 555 recordings compilation — 555cd55 susumu yokota — overhead jairamji — kindred spirit book review (bilingual) bush in wonderland

modern tea ceremony (bilingual)

don’t lose this article
finding your way through tokyo’s “lost and found”

classifieds
from schools to housing to services

modern tea ceremony (bilingual)
green tea for the 21st century




	foundation stones




book reviews japanese movie posters secrets of the ninja cosplay girls foundation stones history in Meiji Mura horrorscope hand-crafted movie posters horrorscope predictions and predilections

Issue #248

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Issue #248: Autumn 2003

Carlos Ghosn CEO, Nissan

	Editorial movers and shakers

	samurai special of outrage, murder and unpredictable fate
	breaking the glass ceiling japan’s business leaders provide insight and advice

	horse racing

free gifts insects
horse racing a day at the races puzzle for the hardcore tokyoite


hiking
	loose lips what the japanese are saying
	onely planet born under a wandering star hiking spotlight: iwate prefecture




	tokyo faces – imperial belvedere




tokyo faces imperial belvedere marriott exclusive ambiente


mori art museum
	mori art museum high ambitions for a high-rise art project film reviews confessions of a dangerous mind adaptation, basic phone booth secretary




	Events



events calendar where do you want to go today? cd reviews Quante Musica, Sky Dancing 3 greater tokyo classifieds from housing to services music initiative jump into the music biz


tokyo time warp
	book review the world of insects tokyo time warp take a trip through the edo period




	edo’s lost adventures




edo’s lost adventurers samurai in old england jurassic park a journey back in time street art hand-crafted movie posters horrorscope predictions and predilections

Issue #269

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Issue #269: Winter 2009


	Snow Monkeys in Yudanaka

	Furoshiki
	Japan’s traditional eco-bag


	Tokyo Marathon
	70,000 feet above ground


	Indoor Climbing Conquer mountains in a gym near you Winter Wanderlust Gunma’s enclave for outdoor aficionados Service in Japan Robots wait your table Area Spotlight Shinbashi Salaryman’s town in search of Showa



The Yamabushi


WWOOFing in Japan

Restaurant Review
Shinjuku Sanchome Horumon Yaki





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	Japanese Movie Reviews
	Yomigaeri no chi, Masakiku Araba, Live Tape, Sayonara Itsuka Free Gifts It doesn’t get more free than this

Issue #268

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Issue #268: Autumn 2009



	Reconnecting with the Kimono The renaissance of a Japanese style icon







	Autumn Retreat
	Japanese gardens The Art of Glass Edo Furin summertime sound Festival / Tokyo ‘09 The new performing arts endeavor



Alps on the Ocean
Travelling in Yakushima


Schools of Thought
Expatriate children between worlds

Return to Tarawa WW II combat veteran fighting a different battle Gaijin — Birds of a Feather Don’t Flock Together To greet or not to greet, that is the question



	Tokyo’s Themed Restaurants “Hell’s pot” and test tubes à la carte!



	Tsukahara Bokuden and Kashima Shinto-ryu The Budo page


	Eclectic Sound Revolution: AKLO & Sora The new eclectic sound Royal college guitarist meets Brooklyn MC Senshusei Aikido elite in the making The Budo Page Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu









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Issue #267

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Issue #267: Summer 2009



	Editorial

	Going full cycle


	TJ Bike Catalog 2009
	Designer cycles for the affluent


	BIJ
	Bikes in Japan Trend Spotting Building a better bike



Japan’s True Brew (bilingual)
A look at designer beers


In the Realm of Reiki
Holistic healing or horrendous hoax?

Father of Sign Gene Another sound of silence The Case-by-Case Culture Where being “two-faced” is a good thing



	Prana Yoga Power

	Take a deep breath in Nikko

	Nagasaki Revisited City with a history


	Tsukahara Bokuden and Kashima Shinto-ryu The Budo page Tokyo Cat Guardian A home for cats Taiko Drumming in Japanese style







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Japanese movie reviews
Harimaya Bashi, MW, Kanikosen, Saitama no Rapper Free Gifts It doesn’t get more free than this

Issue #266

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Issue #266: Spring 2009



	Editorial

	Did Otzi gorge on eggs?


	All Wrapped Up
	The Japanese art of wrapping


	Kumano Kodo
	Pilgrimage into Japan’s spiritual heartland The Big Pitch Former Tokyo standout having a ball



Filming Abroad
Zainichi Korean is seriously tripping


Silent Comedy
Japanese mime duo takes country by storm

History of the Metacity Tokyo: A book review The Milk Run Illusionary velocity



	The Okinawa Effect

	Living healthy, living longer

	The Ikebana Rebel Freestyle flower arranging


	Confessions of a Fraudster Scamming the gullible Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu The cutting edge of swordmanship







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Japanese movie reviews
Yatterman, Rain Fall, Buy a Suit, Goemon Free Gifts It doesn’t get more free than this

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