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Love, loss and surveillance

Helena Snider9 April 2018

Helena Snider finds the examination of the personal cost of political machinations in The Great Wave to be a powerful comment on the human spirit...

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Backstage of life: Japan’s love hotels

CN Lester15 September 2014

CN Lester praises Love Hotel, a documentary by Phil Cox and Hikaru Toda that beautifully explores the Japanese phenomenon without exploiting its protagonists ...

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The joys of sex

Sarah Jackson4 November 2013

At the British Museum's shunga exhibition, Sarah Jackson discovers that the fantasy world of Japanese erotic art has a more relatable sense of fun than modern pornography ...

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Puffyshoes are coming!

Joanna Tocher11 September 2011

It's all about lo fi! Joanna Tocher, The F-Word's music correspondent in Japan, introduces us to the delights of Puffyshoes who hail from Chiba ...

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They've sent some porn actresses to Kenya, and filmed them having sex with impoverished local Africans for their Naked Continent series. The production company, Natural High, has proudly proclaimed that the director made an $11,000 donation to a local charity, and will donate another $10 for the purchase of every DVD of that particular film. ...

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Love, loss and surveillance

Backstage of life: Japan’s love hotels

The joys of sex

Puffyshoes are coming!

Charity Porn