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JAPAN WOMEN, WARNING ABOUT POTENTIAL RAPE & ASSAULT! TOKYO EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI AFTERSHOCKS, WOMEN-ONLY SHELTERS.
Thank you, everyone, for checking in on Tokyo Spookyville: my inbox and Twitter are flooded with your thoughts and prayers. I’m actually not in Japan yet (apologies if there was confusion about that). I’ve been in contact with most of my Tokyo friends, and it’s good news — everyone made it through the earthquake, unharmed. There are aftershocks, and nobody’s getting much sleep. But the tremors should subside soon, and the trains will be running again tomorrow.
Sebastiano Serafini was at Avex agency, surrounded by panicked models and idols. He made it home and just Facebooked, “Still shaking but still fine.”
Yukiro Dravarious writes: “I’m alright, it was scary though! The trains has completely stopped. I was without water and gas for several hours, and then it was almost tornado storms outside as a side effect.” Other friends are on their toes, but still in one piece (Adrien from Tokyo Decadance, Takuya Angel, Kenzo-A, DJ Chihiro and Dee Lee, Sophia from Blood Stain Child, the Cure Magazine staff, Jrockers like Miyavi and more).
However, Midnight Mess Maya has a very important rape warning to women stuck on the streets. There have been reports of men approaching single women, pretending to be police officers who will take them to a safe place. Some are knocking on doors and pretending to be from aid organizations. In fact, these men are potential rapists, trying to take advantage of women stranded during the earthquake crisis.
It’s not a myth; a friend of Maya even saved a girl in Nakano. A guy was grabbing her arm and trying to take her somewhere… Another Tokyo friend confirmed the rape warning: men in Shibuya followed her as she was walking, and pulled her arm. She RAN.
Please help keep these women safe by spreading this rape warning via Tweeting, Facebooking, blogging, etc. Women in Japan, please don’t go into toilets or anywhere with strangers alone. Stick together on the streets. There’s a women-only safety shelter in Shibuya: AJWRC, 211 Sakuraoka Cho, 14-10 Shibuya-ku Tokyo, tel: 0337805245
Let’s do our best to keep our friends in Japan safe. Everyone, PLEASE re-tweet and repost this important info, so that more women are not hurt. Here is the short-link: http://goo.gl/jVXi4
I’ll be Tweeting updates as much as I can. Love and hope… Please feel free to leave comments to share your thoughts.
Japanese Word of the Day: Jishin – Earthquake
Song of the Day: Kana – Anzen Pin
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TOKYO JAPAN SUBCULTURES PARTY: ABSINTHE, SPANKING & DEATH METAL BANDS! JAPANESE MISTRESS, PRIVATE PARTIES.
When Yukiro has a bottle of Dracula’s Blood in his hands… you know it’s about time to party!
We decided against the red liquor (blood is best consumed fresh, from the neck of young virgin emo boys). Instead, we picked from the large selection of absinthe.
Love Mistress Maya’s tights, marked with a Gothic decal.
First, we had sushi and sake at Hibari, the cheap conveyor sushi parlor in Kabuki-Cho. We’re always there in extreme outfits, chewing raw fish next to sleepy host boys (remember this and this post?)
Now, I must be a little vague about what came next. We congregated in someone’s hotel room — I can’t say who. But I can tell you that the absinthe flowed.
The spooky guests included Ako (designer of punk brand Blablahospital), Alex the magician, Maya the Midnight Mess mistress, and Luke of crunk-step Chaos Royale.
Per Heimly showed us his photos of black metal band Dimmur Borgir, and bloody naked girls.
But the most frightening image of all… is the floppy disk that Yukiro was forced to use for a school project!
Vogue, vogue.
More guests showed up, fresh from 2-choome (the Shinjuku gay club district). Things got progressively wilder. When Maya’s in a good mood, she begins to torture boys…
We can’t show you everything that happened, but trust me: this lad got some Discipline and Punishment!
Oh, the scandal that goes on behind closed doors… the secrets that never make it onto this blog!
In J-news…
♪ The Visual Kei band break-ups continue. UnsraW (above) has parted ways after vocalist Yuuki left the group. Danger Gang’s drummer Rei and bassist Thera have also announced they are leaving the band. Hopefully Danger Gang will keep going despite the departures.
♪ My friend Mai Sassy Girl has fab coverage of Asia Girl’s Explosion, the Tokyo Girls Collection fashion and music event featuring Yoshiki, Heath, Marilyn Manson and more.
♪ Yahoo recently published an article about X Japan, with a few errors. I learned Yoshiki goes grocery shopping in public!
Have you heard any exciting Jrock / J-fashion news lately? I welcome you to comment, sharing the information and your thoughts.
Japanese Word of the Day: Atomodori = Turning back
Song of the Day: UnsraW – In the Fact (RIP)
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