Kabukicho is the red-light district of Shinjuku Tokyo and back in the 1960s and '70s, photographer Watanabe Katsumi focused his lens on the nighttime inhabitants of this area. These subjects included prostitutes, transvestites and gang members, whom all agreed to pose for the photographer’s camera. He would then return the next evening and deliver prints to his subjects for a minimal amount of money.

moretransistorssmashed: “ Aunt Fran found the rum…and the Coca-Cola again. She’s gonna sing that damn song about the Yankee dollar all night now. ”

Sexist ads, news and products that you can’t (or can) believe exist in the 21st century.

Sexist ads, news and products that you can’t (or can) believe exist in the 21st century.

Remember the bad photos you got from Olan Mills and other photography studios back in the 1970s and '80s? What background would you use? The autumn leaves, the southern grove or the fake library with all the books, that was the worst!

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