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In this episode of 'Drunk Eats,' Ty and his friend Halloween explore the late-night drinking and dining scene around Toyko, Japan.

Exotocios, Lucha Libre's LGBTQ+ wresters, battle the traditional machismo inherent in Mexican wrestling.

Damian talks with Estrella Divina, an exótico wrestler and trans activist, about her road to self-acceptance and coming out in conservative Acapulco, Mexico.

Invisible wrestlers and blow-up dolls, the strange world of Japanese wrestling.

Danshoku Dino is known for portraying a gay character in Japan’s DDT. Some criticize Dino’s provocative style of wrestling for relying on stereotypes, but Dino sees his character as a comedic element in DDT’s pastiche of American pro-wrestling.

Hardcore wrestlers Jun Kasai and Danny Havoc discuss their biggest influences and inspirations in the no holds barred world of deathmatch wrestling.

In deathmatch, fighters use blades, razor wire, and glass to draw very real blood.

Damian heads to Tokyo to meet the world's best female wrestlers.

We hit up Family Romance, a company that specializes in “people for rent,” to help throw VICE’s Kumpei Kuwamoto a wild birthday party—or at least what looked like one online.

Shino Hashimoto is a 21-year-old rider from Tokyo, who is fighting to prove herself in Japan’s male-dominated motorbike competitions through one of her proudest skills: cutting calls.

Slutever’s Karley Sciortino pays a visit to Vibe Bar - Japan’s one-stop-shop for cocktails and sex toys.

VICE Japan met up with a handful of experts studying “super rats,” genetically-mutated rodents with a resistance to poison and a gift for outsmarting traps.