Issues #227
between a rock and a soft place – the culture of love hotels It’s Sunday morning, 10:43am, and you don’t have any particular plan for the day. So here is tj’s tip of the month: Get yourself a folding chair, place yourself comfortably across from the entrance of one of Japan’s 30,000 love hotels, […]
Issue #221
can of worms – how silk makes the man From Tokyo Journal October 1999 by Bella Katz photography by Christopher Kaltenbach On a rainy July afternoon we are gathered on a small hillside. About ten of us huddled under too few umbrellas, as Robert Whitehead, master craftsman in the making, hands us each a […]
Issues #219
japan on ¥425 a day – see the country in style From Tokyo Journal August 1999 (part 1 of a 2-part story) by David Duckett I’m back. I return to Japan for a mission, one which will not only allow me to see the entire country, but I will be paid for it. I […]
Issue #209
Issue #209: October 1998 Finance Daneeta Saft reveals the juice on risk Buzz Blow your hand, climb the highest mountains and enjoy safe sex Recommendations Know where to go and what to see this month Technology Tony L. kills the Tamagotchi for good Living in Style Regional New Around Asia Education Special […]
Issue #210
Issue #210: November 1998 Language SpecialAn Introduction Jenny HolzerA woman who doesn’t mince words Translation Pushing the envelope on translation Language Schools Who needs Japanese? Silent CommunicationThe language of the Deaf Free Gifts Finance technology travel From dawn to dusk – Little Tokyo in Bangkok News Around Asia s+m Ms. […]
Issue #211
Issue #211: December 1998 tokyo’s little angels christmas in 2018 harajuku shopping alternative gift ideas cybertrees & recipes electric christmas customs play the shopping game! technology travel the venice of borneo buzz light fashion junya watanabe comme des gardens education CityScope Performing Arts Art Music […]
Issue #212
Issue #212: January 1999 SEE THE WORLD Buzz Stayin’ Alive – Earthquake Survival Guide THROUGH departments TechnologyUNIX: sharing the pain Financetools of the trade Loose Lips Heard in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Bangkok Travel Laos: the nostalgic route Education fairs & fair trade Fashion kyoichi fujita – modern nature […]
Issue #213
Issue #213: February 1999 Buzz undie expectations and movie preferences among the sexes departments Technologyhow many languages can your computer handle? Tony Laszlo unlocks the mysteries of I18N and L10N Loose Lips heard in Hong Kong and Tokyo Travel in the second article of tj’s two-part series on Laos, Stephen Mansfield […]
Issue #214
Issue #214: March 1999 Buzz biodegradable urns, beethoven flowers, and the wheelchair squad departments Loose Lipsread between the lines Travel nightdiving in okinawa: swimming with the anemone Education back to school, textbook review,and the king of the concrete jungle Fashion the art of vandalism features ready, set, goobserve and […]
Issue #215
Issue #215: April 1999 Buzz in search of snakes and ninja departments TravelKing of Travel Agents: interview with Shorati Hadi Bali: masks and mystery in Ubud Karakoram: high road to nowhere Burma: Stephen Mansfield observes the toll a repressive regime has taken on a unique culture Education coming to terms with […]