The state of doburoku today Opened in 2015, Tokyo’s Sake Hotaru was the first legal spot to offer doburoku in Japan’s capital ...

OK Monday, let's go. The answer to the October 28 (1227) Wordle is BAWDY. By submitting your information you agree to the ...

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The Japanese Canadian Heritage Committee has been endorsed by council to apply for two grants totalling $1.5 million for ...

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In research using laptop screens, cats quickly learned to associate sounds and animations. Image credit: Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock.

Shibari, or kinbaku, is the art of Japanese rope tying. It falls under the ‘B’ in BDSM — bondage. Kinbaku actually means ‘tight binding’ and shibari means ‘tying’.