Japan

Mako Nishimura- the only female member of the Yakuza -

Mako Nishimura: the only female member of Tokyo’s craziest underground crime gang

An incredible story.

Jun 28, 2026

The $200 blow-up sex doll Japan made into a wrestling champion

The $200 blow-up sex doll Japan made into a wrestling champion

“You know it’s all fake, right?”

Jun 26, 2026

Seppuku Pistols- the punk band playing traditional Japanese music

Seppuku Pistols: the punk band playing traditional Japanese music

Punk is a medium, not a genre.

Jun 20, 2026

Issei Sagawa- the necrophile cannibal who walked free in 1986

Issei Sagawa: The necrophile cannibal who walked free in 1986

Horrible.

Jun 16, 2026

The Japanese TV show that tried to build the Pyramids of Giza in 1978 - Dangerous Minds

The Japanese TV show that tried to build the Pyramids of Giza

A trip through history.

Jun 6, 2026

When Paul McCartney led a prison sing-along in Japan

The bizarre prison sing-along in Japan led by Paul McCartney in 1980

Not so hard time.

May 27, 2026

Irezumi is the tattoo culture of Japan really linked to the Yakuza

Irezumi: Is the tattoo culture of Japan really linked to the Yakuza?

Culture in the skin.

May 6, 2026

Japan's Kochi offering to pay singles 20,000 Yen to join Tinder -

Singles in Japan are getting paid to join Tinder in bid to stop declining population

That’s one way to do it.

Rachael Pimblett

Apr 23, 2026

The Hakamata Incident- How the world's longest serving death row inmate got acquitted

The Hakamata Incident: How the world’s longest-serving death row inmate got acquitted in 2024

Tragic…

Apr 20, 2026

'Grotesque'- The Japanese torture film that lives up to its title

‘Grotesque’: Japan’s most shocking torture movie

You might as well just re-title ‘Emilia Perez’ to ‘Bad’.

Mar 1, 2026