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Poison and the Police
True tale of three cases of poisoning that made fools of the Japanese police.
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Shunga—From titillation to high art
A brief introduction to the Japanese erotic woodblock prints of the Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
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Sumo Wrestling - The Naked Truth
A light-hearted and not strictly politically correct look at the national sport of Japan.
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Roppongi
Everybody in Japan has heard of Roppongi, the legendary entertainment quarter sandwiched, like a juicy filling, between Akasaka in the north and Azabu in the south.
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Responding to indiscriminate violence and destruction
An account of a trip to northeast Japan to deliver supplies to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March 2011.
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