On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted Tokyo's state of emergency after the rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths slowed. The state of emergency, effectively a soft lockdown, ...
Down a flight of dusty steps lies the heart of Japantown's deepest dive of a karaoke bar — Dimples. Shut down for 45 days in 2014 for being a “hostess bar” (i.e. charging patrons exorbitant drink ...