Archive - Robert Whiting's Japan

Flags of Our Fathers: Iwo Jima eyewitness tells it in his own words

Jun 20 •

Statistics reveal dark underside of sex trade

(First published on April 17, 2022)

Jun 17 •

Lucie Blackman case shocked nation and caused an international media sensation

(First published on April 13, 2022)

Jun 14 •

Tourist visa hostesses cashed in at Tokyo clubs back in the day

(First published on April 11, 2022)

Jun 11 •

A vivacious Australian named Maggie once shook up Tokyo's club scene

(First published on April 8, 2022)

Jun 8 •

Sayonara Shigeo ... Yomiuri Giants legend Nagashima passes away at 89

TOKYO — I read with sadness of the passing of Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star who died June 3 at the age of 89.

Jun 3 •

Hostess club 'Apalon' catered to Japan's elite

(First published on April 4, 2022)

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Peter Tasker remembers Gwen Robinson

May 30 •

Remembering Gwen Robinson …

TOKYO — This is a tribute to Gwen Robinson, an old friend and journalist associate who passed away recently at the age of 65, after a long battle with…

May 28 •

Steve Parker, husband of Hollywood star, and con man extraordinaire in Japan

(First published on March 29, 2022)

May 25 •

Japan’s most infamous heists: ¥300 million robbery and other such crimes

(First published on June 29, 2022)

May 22 •

Tokyo's transformation has been phenomenal

(First published on February 22, 2022)

May 19 •

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