Sorry, we’re a bit late on the uptake with this but it seems that Japan’s least favorite idol group is not just a musical incarnation of Satan, though with a FEW hot girls thrown in (and some right stinkers like Tomomi Itano!) — it is also an illegal drug! We had a very big chuckle…

Remember how last year we blogged about Soine-ya, the awesome bed-sharing place in Akihabara? It’s a kind of logical mix of enjo kosai (compensated dating) and maid cafes, allowing you to snuggle up and “sleep” (but nothing more) with cute young girls. They have now opened a new second place in Shinjuku and also offer…

Good ol’ Osaka, ever the dirtier, less noble metropolis compared to Tokyo. Remember this is the city that gave Japan the cup of instant noodles AND no-panties cafes! Take the case of a certain Mr. Yamaoka, a simple 37-year old guy who just happens to have an addictive fetish for stealing women’s panties. Yes, what…

Worried what your family might find if you were to suddenly pop your clogs? Those intimate pictures of you and your ex you keep stashed under the book case? How about over 1,000 adult movie titles? Yes, this formidable collection was discussed in the possessions of a former elmentary school teacher, according to the accounts…

Kodansha, which had planned to put the latest issue of Young Magazine on sale tomorrow (January 12), has been forced to postpone the publishing date to January 21st. Why? Because it suddenly realised that an ad page announcing a new photo book for Tomomi Kasai, soon to leave AKB48 formally and concentrate on her solo…

After a brouhaha that erupted in the last days, including Young Magazine’s latest issue being shunted to the next week, the controversy over the Tomomi Kasai photo book continues. Now Kodansha, who also publish Young Magazine, has announced that the photo book won’t be going on sale as planned on February 4th. Presumably they will…

Hyogo prefecture police this month announced the arrest of three young boys aged between 14 and 17 on suspicion of forcing a girl to dress up as Santa and walk around town. The bizarre crime in Himeji City has already been acknowledged by the arrested trio. “Our jokes went too far,” they said. The four…

Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 held the award ceremony for the Japan Race Queen Award last Friday, celebrating the best in the sexy girls who promote cars at automobile events. One of the winners was Noa Mizutani, known for her Rei Ayanami cosplay. Noa was one of five girls chosen from over 400 for prizes, as…

Kanagawa prefecture education authorities announced this week that a male teacher aged fifty-five had been given a six-month suspension from his duties. The same teacher also resigned at the same time. The educator was responsible for music clubs at his school but he apparently went beyond his remit for handling extracurricular activities. Between August and…

Continuing on from the maelstrom that engulfed Tomomi Kasai’s much-hyped photo book release, publisher Kodansha has made a formal apology for the controversial image of a young foreign boy clasping the naked bust of a smiling Tomomi. “The cause was our checking system for publishing did not get to it,” they explained. Perhaps the big…