Shotacon or Shotaro complex (正太郎コンプレックス) is a tricky subject to get into and we have been hesitating for a while, since we know it might get a harsh response from some. On the surface it looks like a gay fantasy, describing an attraction to young boys and their wily charms. But nothing is quite so…

Be careful of online dating. That’s the lesson to be learnt here after police busted DEAiBBS, a Japanese dating site started in 2005 and which has been “creative” with its user profiles for years. Apparently it was helping 120,000 lonely Japanese singles hook up — but actually some 80% of the users weren’t even real,…

Aren’t the cops meant to be the good guys? Okay, I’m being a bit ironic there but still, this story is a bit much. After celebrating at the farewell party of a colleague, two officers from the Yamato, Kanagawa, precinct, Yoshinobu Mori (35) and Yoshikazu Arakawa (38), went on for a nijikai (round two!) with…

Police are now apparently investigating Kodansha and the producers of the controversial (or just ridiculous) Tomomi Kasai pseudo-child porn photo where a foreign kid stands behind her, peeking over her naked body while holding her breasts. Well, nothing’s sacred for long — and certainly not when Japan’s Netizens get their clutches on something. Tomomi Kasai’s…

Currently showing at Tokyo’s most reliable venue for erotica, Vanilla Gallery, until February 2nd, Yoshifumi Hayashi’s work is just plain awesome and the whole planet needs to know about it. From defecating ladies to octopus vaginas, Hayashi’s visionary world is both strange and beautiful. He was born in 1948 and went to Paris in 1976,…

Put your hand up of you’ve ever watched some Japanese porn — okay, we’re raising every part of our bodies! Well, then you will have probably at least one time seen this star. But unlike Maria Ozawa et al, she doesn’t have a name nor even the fame she deserves. But her role in driving…

Anan magazine, the ladies’ fashion monthly with a liking for nude or sexy shots of famous girls, has gone after another AKB48 member for its latest publicity-seeking cover feature. After rather lovely revealing shoots with Haruna Kojima and Yuko Oshima, it has now chosen Yuki Kashiwagi, the 21-year old AKB48 singer and model who has…

A long-established strip club in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho has been raided by police for letting Japanese porn stars perform and expose their vaginas. Police have arrested ten for public indecency, including the manager of the Kabukicho T S Music club and several strippers aged 24-39 years old. The club had been allowing patrons to see the…

Oh, god. Just when you think AKB48 couldn’t get any lower. Then this happens. Following rumors that she had — shock! — been on dates and slept at someone’s place, minor AKB48 idol Minami Minegishi (20) has been demoted from active member to a kenkyusei (research student) position — one short of being sacked. But…