FCDO to sell off slice of Tokyo embassy compound

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed it is planning to sell of a section of the British Embassy compound in Tokyo to Japanese firm Mitsubishi Estate Group. It said the ... ( read original story ...)

The Niigata Geigi: Japan’s ‘other’ geishas

Monitoring Desk The dancer glides noiselessly across the tatami mat floor, a branch of reddening maple leaves in her right hand. The long sleeves of her kimono denote that she is a furisode, or ... ( read original story ...)