As the last trains leave the central hubs of Shinjuku and Shibuya for the suburbs, much of the city heads home. However, Tokyo never sleeps. Economics reporter Elizabeth Beattie comes on the show to discuss a story she wrote about the businesses that keep night-time Tokyo buzzing.  

 

Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

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Elizabeth Beattie: Articles | Twitter 

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After last train in Tokyo, a second city comes to life (Elizabeth Beattie, The Japan Times)

Queer clubbing moves beyond Ni-chome (Kim Kahan, The Japan Times)

‘Stakeout Diary’: A killer on the run, two postwar gumshoes — noir at its finest (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)

My annual pilgrimage to Okinawa (Lance Henderstein, The Japan Times)

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Photo: A young man exhales a cigarette in front of a Family Mart in Tokyo’s busy Shibuya Ward after last train. | JOHAN BROOKS