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Japan Subculture Research Center

A guide to the Japanese underworld, Japanese pop-culture, yakuza and everything dark under the sun.

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  • Cybercrime Fighting Heroes Held Hostage In Nigeria; Free Tigran and Nadeem

    Cybercrime Fighting Heroes Held Hostage In Nigeria; Free Tigran and Nadeem

    Tigran Gambaryan’s career is anchored by one constant: an unwavering dedication to justice He put child pornographers and crypto-criminals out of business. Now he’s being held hostage in Nigeria, a scapegoat in the country’s currency collapse. He and Nadeem must be set free


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    In Ichigatsuno Koeni Yorokobiwo Kizame (International title: Voice), a young woman named Reiko (Atsuko Maeda) professes to her boyfriend-for-hire that she had been sexually abused as a child. Reiko had been six years old when it happened and she still finds it hard to talk about the incident. “Because of what happened to me…I thought I could never…


  • The Evaporated: 神隠し(かみかくし)Gone with the Gods –On Air now

    The Evaporated: 神隠し(かみかくし)Gone with the Gods –On Air now

    People have a habit of vanishing in Japan—even hundreds of years ago, it happened often enough that myths were created to explain these sudden disappearances. 神隠し (kamikakushi)–to be hidden by the gods. Even now, every year over 80,000 people are reported missing. And that may be the tip of the iceberg–because only family members can…


  • You Don’t Truly Know Nagano Until You Visit These 5 Spots

    You Don’t Truly Know Nagano Until You Visit These 5 Spots

    Nature’s canvas, landscapes shaped by mountain breezes – these 5 spots in Nagano prefecture will steal your heart in no time!