That’s what the results of a survey would have us believe. It surveyed 3,616 men and women aged 20 to 49 around Japan on the theme of marriage and children online in early February. 30% of men in both their twenties and thirties answered that they had never had sex or been in a relationship….

You may have heard a lot about instant messaging app LINE over the last two years. It is meant to be the most rapidly rising and exciting social service in Japan and other parts of Asia. Well, it’s not just about chatting and sharing cute virtual stickers. When you have 100 million users, you can…

The upcoming AKB48 General Election is proving an odd event, with lots of surprising choices. Tomomi Itano, who has announced her graduation from AKB48, is nonetheless appearing in the election. Two other members who are pursuing solo projects and are very likely to graduate soon — e.g. Haruna Kojima, Minami Takahashi — are also taking…

Parks are not just for strolling around in. Unlike other cities, Tokyo’s parks are open all night. Photographer Kohei Yoshiyuki used to visit Chuo Park in the early Seventies and search for goings-on in the dark. At the time, it was common for couples to go the park to have sex. But that alone wasn’t…

A nineteen-year old university student was in the college library when he got a message from his mother. “Super Sonico hug pillow has just arrived” it read. The student was obviously very ashamed claimed he wasn’t sure if he should go home or rather fling himself into the nearest river. Japan’s embarrassed men buying ero…

A man has been arrested for running an online dating (deai-kei) scam that scammed 2,100 otaku out of 210 million yen over the years. Deai-kei websites are common portals in Japan, usually a ruse for informal prostitution or enjo kosai. In this case, the owner tricked members into thinking they would be able to exchange…

Toshiki Hanai, a twenty-eight-year-old assistant district court judge in Osaka, has perhaps not surprisingly lost his job. When you get caught filming up a girl’s skirt (panchira) on a train, you might reasonably expect there to be repercussions if you are supposed to be an upholder of the law! That’s what Hanai was apparently caught…

On April 7th the Kanamara Matsuri was held in Kawasaki, near to Tokyo, and one of the most popular of Japan’s phallic fertility festivals. The highlight of the festival is the parade of the giant cock through the streets as it is processed between two shrines. This is stroked and touched by the crowds as…

Any excuse to show some girls in skimpies. Ravijour, the Japanese equivalent of Victoria’s Secret (or Peach John) for gyaru, has launched a new range of sexy lingerie. Basically we saw the photos, thought they were super hot — and decided to blog about it just to indulge in the images! The models include Elli…

Another day, another celebrity lady bites the dust. Despite having split up with her boyfriend in January, popular fashion model Maki Nishiyama has announced that she is five months pregnant. After a few days of will-they-won’t-they, she and her actor ex-boyfriend Taichi Saotome have not only got back together, but are getting married. Perhaps she…