One of the biggest media stories in the autumn was the salacious scoop about the female mayor of Maebashi, a small city just outside Tokyo, and her love hotel trysts with an older male staffer. After admitting the meetings and in the inappropriateness of them, but continuing to denying she was having an affair with…

A member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly came out as pansexual during a speech asking Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike about improvements to the partnership system for LGBTQ+ couples. Yuki Higashi has previously worked as a nurse and now serves in the assembly for the Constitutional Democratic Party, having won her seat in June. She previously…

Former actor Takahisa Maeyama updated his Instagram on December 12, revealing that he’s now working at a men’s lounge in Roppongi. He shared a video of himself smiling as he strolls through Roppongi at night. He also attached a link to the TikTok account for Century Tokyo, the club where he works. In a TikTok…

The popular YouTuber Ikechan has launched her photo book Afterglow, which is advertised as her final gravure release following her adultery scandal in July. Published by Kodansha, the book came out on December 10. To promote it, Ikechan has made her first public appearance since her scandal in July, when it emerged that she was…

In September, one of Japan’s most popular YouTubers, Hikaru, experienced a major backlash when he announced that his new marriage with his beautiful 30-year-old wife was an open one in which they would both have other partners. The 34-year-old faced heavy criticism for declaring so brazenly that he wanted to seek out extramarital partners. Now…

There are mature idols and jukujo, and then there’s Miyuki Kojima. The 73-year-old has just released her “last nude” in an adult photo book shot by veteran Koki Nishida for Shogakukan’s Weekly Post digital series. Always in my Prime: Reunion came out on December 15. It’s called a “nude” but the previews indicate it falls…

To mark Christmas, we want to share this short adult manga that we saw online. The original was created by Doro Mamizu (泥水真水) and posted on Christmas Eve. An English translation was quickly posted by Eric Shahan, an independent translator who specializes in translating esoteric historical books. It features a unique on the familiar Christmas…

We’re cracking off 2026 with a belter of a story that is weird and wild, and perhaps could only happen in Tokyo. On January 2, the Japanese Imperial Family always greets the public by coming onto a balcony to wave at the crowds, who are allowed into the palace grounds (which are usually closed). The…

When the X AI assistant Grok recently started allowing users to manipulate any posted image, it immediately led to criticisms about copyright and consent. Inevitably, X was soon flooded with sexualized images of women, including of minors, based on entirely innocent pictures and selfies. In Japan, the outrage has focused on several issues: personal artwork…

Ex-E-girls member Anna Ishii has a sex scene in the TV show Saint Love Survivors. She is shown having sex on all fours with her lover pounding her from behind as she grips the bed sheets. She is also shown enjoying her partner’s embrace from behind while lying on her side. This being mainstream Japanese…