Salaryman Takahisa Kobayashi, 33, places his head on the lap of kimono-clad Amane as she scrapes wax from his ears at the Yamamoto Mimikakiten (Yamamoto Earpick Shop), in Tokyo's bustling Akihabara ...

Perhaps the absence of any hot water should have given it away. Twelve years after hosting the World Cup with Korea, soccer is more popular than ever in Japan. It’s still very new – the “J-League” is ...

Though it’s not really a common topic of dinner conversation in the States — “Who’s been cleaning your ears at Yale, Son?” — the Japanese have a certain fondness for the act of ear cleaning. If Hello ...

When 30-year-old Japanese salaryman Takahisa Kobayashi places his head on the lap of an attractive young woman, he is thinking of his mother. The summer kimono covering her thighs brushes against his ...

Can we assume that 30 year old Kobayashi san needs less soy and more meat in his diet if he is thinking of his mother when he has his head on the lap of an attractive young lady? As if that wasn't a ...