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Pandemic pours cold water on Japan's celebrated nightlife

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 4, 2020

Pandemic pours cold water on Japan's celebrated nightlife

by Mark Schreiber

Residents ponder whether or not it's safe to patronize their regular drinking spots.

A rare glimpse into the world of Japan's cozy snack bars

Food & Drink Jan 12, 2019

A rare glimpse into the world of Japan's cozy snack bars

by Alex K.T. Martin

Cigarette smoke wafts across rows of whisky and shōchū bottles with dedicated name tags draped around the necks as an elderly man, microphone in hand, belts out a Showa Era enka tune playing on the karaoke machine. Another local steps through the heavy door, saluting ...

Voices | OVERHEARD Dec 8, 2018

A leg to stand on

"Where are you right now? Let's meet for a drink at Flamingos!"

Tokyo to survey tourists' nightlife needs to perk up spending

National Jan 20, 2018

Tokyo to survey tourists' nightlife needs to perk up spending

With tourism up and spending down, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government intends to poll tourists on their nightlife needs and desires.

Unleash your inner fetishist at Tokyo's Shag

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURE Sep 30, 2014

Unleash your inner fetishist at Tokyo's Shag

by Angela Erika Kubo

While the naming of newly opened Shag in Omotesando might cause sniggers among anyone familiar with British innuendo, the name — inspired by Sex, a boutique run by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren in the 1970s — is fitting for a place that touts ...

Tokyo: How would you describe Roppongi in one word?

Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Sep 2, 2013

Tokyo: How would you describe Roppongi in one word?

by Mark Buckton

"Roadworks." When I was a lot younger I went there, and I don't have a great memory of that time because it was all roadworks, everywhere you look. And later, when a little older, when I went into bars I was just scared and ...

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