Photographs from a small group of islands
Tokyo has enough bars to cater for most people’s needs. Plus if one is prepared to venture into the seedier side of town, it can be upgraded to all people and all needs.
A good example being that on a recent stroll around Shinjuku’s sleazy kabukicho district, I came across the bar of my dreams.
To paraphrase Belinda Carlisle, heaven is indeed a place on earth.
In a crime that is baffling to say the least, a 34-year-old Tokyoite has been arrested for throwing acid at the buttocks of several women. The charge being an almost equally bizarre ‘willful destruction of property’.
Tsukasa Saito it seems acquired the acid from the metalworking company he’s employed by, and riding his mountain bike he would hurl it at the bottoms of denim wearing women. His victims luckily suffering no physical injuries, although their jeans had holes burned in them.
Saito-san has apparently admitted to the allegations, and explained his behaviour by saying, “It really turned me on to see a bottom in a pair of Jeans.†Although why this should prompt the aforementioned posterior to be doused in acid remains a mystery.
News of the acid flinging arse maniac’s arrest was greeted with joy amongst the capital’s denim wearing population. Prompting those who had fled to the countryside in fear of an attack to make plans for a speedy return.
When it comes to inventive underwear, Japanese manufacturers are certainly no slouches. This previously posted, ahem, racy little number being a prime example.
Panty purveyors Ado Group however have dispensed with such novelty, and opted straight for the no-nonsense approach. And even considering how hot it gets in the summer here, I’m guessing this design wasn’t produced as a means of ventilation.
Plus for those who prefer a slightly alternative route, the company has been equally accommodating.
Considering the job they do, one would presume that elementary school teachers are blessed with at least a modicum of intelligence. However an unnamed 41-year-old instructor from Okayama Prefecture has been suspended for sending text messages to two Junior high school girls he used to teach.
Whilst such behaviour is admittedly not a crime in itself, it probably is when the messages contain obscene words and focus on the size of the girls’ breasts. Especially when actual mammary measurements are requested.
*It goes without saying that the girls were more than a little shocked by these inappropriate inquiries, prompting them to ask the texting teacher to stop. A move that unfortunately had no effect whatsoever, and the messages continued — although what further tactless topics were broached hasn’t been disclosed. The refusal (and its subsequent disclosure) leading to the teacher’s eventual suspension as previously mentioned. The punishment being for the duration of six-months, although whether with or without pay is unknown.
Needless to say the culprit was full of remorse for his actions, saying, “I knew it was an act unworthy of a schoolteacher, but I did it anyhow. I deeply regret what I did.”
*A Tokyo Times unofficial (and totally uncorroborated) text message translation.
The Japanese birth rate continues to fall at an alarming rate, but the new sex education dolls pictured below could well make things worse. Potentially putting a whole generation off sex forever.
Or perhaps even more worrying; they could make the porn moustache fashionable again.
Having recently moved to Tokyo from nearby Ibaraki Prefecture, 22-year-old Shinpei Umezawa’s return to the region on Sunday evening may have seemed quite innocent. But rather than visiting family members or catching up with old friends, the young electrician was actually up to no good with a digital camera and a small mirror.
Securing himself a spot in one of the cubicles at a women’s train station toilet, Umezawa-san set about trying to take a few clandestine snap shots. However after only 25 minutes, his foray into furtive photography came to an abrupt and ignominious end.
Feeling there was something suspicious (or alternatively somebody was having an especially torrid time on the toilet), a commuter reported the long-locked lavatory. A decision that led to Umezawa’s capture, and eventual arrest — for trespassing of all things.