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  • Rules of Hostessing
    October 28th, 2009By Roxy
    As a hostess (and the only foreigner) at one very highly respected club in Kitashinchi, Osaka’s hostess club hotspot in Umeda, I am fortunate to meet a lot of interesting people in my work. Some are nice and some are not but I have come to look at what I do as a chance to » Continue Reading
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  • Xenophobia in Japan
    October 27th, 2009By Roxy
    At my job, I get to meet a lot of people whom I would have never been able to meet otherwise. Guests who regularly go to high-end hostess clubs are often CEOs, VIPs, and other important people. Some of them are friendly to foreigners and others are not. I was surprised when I entered the » Continue Reading
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  • The Reincarnated Jesus Christ in Japan
    July 30th, 2009By Roxy
    “I hope you will come. The temple is such a wonderful place and there are so many nice people there. All your stress will go away if you visit there,” my friend Akiko said to me one day, as we were eating lunch together. Akiko was my language-exchange partner and we often studied together » Continue Reading
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  • A Mistaken Identity
    July 24th, 2009By Roxy
    “Are you excited?” my friend Hideki asked me, as we entered the crowded Tokyo horseracing track, trying to squeeze through the entrance in one long moving line of people, like a big, squiggling worm. “Yeah, I’ve never been to a horserace before,” I replied, wiping my sweaty forehead. The heat was intense, like being trapped in » Continue Reading
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  • Dead Bodies
    July 21st, 2009By Roxy
    “Hey!” I yelled out to my friend Yoshi*, who was walking up the shotengai. “Oh, there you are,” Yoshi said, approaching me, a worried look on his usual smiling face. “How’s it going?” I asked. “It’s been awhile.” “Yeah, I know. Things have been crazy recently. I got caught up in too many favors for » Continue Reading
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  • The Fine Art of Bribery
    April 30th, 2009By Roxy
    “There are certain rules when it comes to doing business in Japan,” he explained to me, taking a long sip of his schochu omizuwari. “I’ve been living here for over 20 years and doing business here for over 17. I started here as a dishwasher and worked hard. I kept my » Continue Reading
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  • 21 Questions
    March 30th, 2009By Roxy
    “Please sing a song,” he ordered, pushing the karaoke remote control song selector at me. “What English songs do you like?” I asked politely, already dreading the answer. “I like the Titanic theme song by Celine Dion. Please sing it. I’m very moving,” he replied, in broken English. » Continue Reading
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  • The Karaoke Sing Off
    February 23rd, 2009By Roxy
    photo credit: Commonorgarden With sweat glinting off his nearly bald head with a bad combover, he punched in his next selection, glaring at the other nearly bald man across the room, also with a bad combover. The other man was singing “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees. His strong voice filled » Continue Reading
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  • The Hostess with the Mostest
    February 4th, 2009By Roxy
    photo credit: jetalone “Wow, your face is really small,” he said, examining me from across the table, his face already red from a few sips of his shochu omizuwari. “Mmmm”, his boss murmured from beside him, his eyebrows furrowed as he concentrated on my face. » Continue Reading
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