Tokyo Hot N0800 April 2012
April 2012 was a peak period for the "Second Idol Boom." Groups like AKB48 were at the height of their domestic power, with their theater in Akihabara serving as the epicenter of a new, accessible celebrity culture.
April is a great time to enjoy seasonal foods and drinks in Tokyo. Try some delicious spring vegetables, such as asparagus and bamboo shoots, at a traditional izakaya (Japanese gastropub). Wash it down with a refreshing spring-themed cocktail, featuring cherry blossom-infused sake or yuzu-flavored drinks. Tokyo Hot N0800 April 2012
The s that looks like an f is called a “long s.” There’s no logical explanation for it, but it was a quirk of manuscript and print for centuries. There long s isn’t crossed, so it is slightly different from an f (technically). But obviously it doesn’t look like a capital S either. One of the conventions was to use a small s at the end of a word, as you note. Eventually people just stopped doing it in the nineteenth century, probably realizing that it looks stupid.