In the palmy days before World War I, no red-light district in the world could boast the gilded wantonness of Tokyo’s Yoshiwara. There, along a garden lane redolent with flower blossoms, the powdered ...

It's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colourful but opaque-windowed "soapland" sex parlours in a historic Tokyo red-light district. Walking through the narrow streets, camera ...

Autumn paints Japan in red and gold - from Kyoto's glowing temples to Mount Fuji's lakes, this is the season when beauty ...