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Need a bird cage shaped like the U.S. Capitol? Try the Winter Show

As it has done every year for the past seven straight decades, the Winter Show, the venerable arts and antiquities fair that benefits the East Side Ho

Debt-ridden and driven into prostitution, the victims of Japan's "host clubs"

Antonio Hermosín Gandul and Yoko Kaneko Tokyo, Dec 12 (EFE).- Young women in vulnerable situations with unpayable debts and driven into prostitution: these are the victims of “host clubs,” legal businesses in Japan that are causing growing social alarm due to their methods of attracting clients and then exploiting them. Kabukicho, Tokyo’s red-light district, is …

The dark side of Japan's 'Host Clubs': A journey from debt trap to prostitution

By Antonio Hermosin Gandul and Yoko Kaneko Tokyo, Dec 12 (EFE).- Japan’s ‘Host Clubs’ are facing increased scrutiny for their exploitative practices, trapping vulnerable girls in a vicious cycle of accumulating unpayable debts under the guise of romantic affection, ultimately pushing them into prostitution. ‘Host Clubs’ in Japan’s red light district are legal entities where …

Smartphone photos may be able to predict rice

Rice provides 20% of the world’s food energy, with expected demand rising by 60% by 2050, but climate change, more extreme weather and evolving pathogens threaten farmers’ ability to produce enough of the crop. To help better predict crop yield and how interventions may improve yield an international research team has developed an approach that farmers may be able to implement using just a smartphone.

Contemporary Japanese art at the DAI