Former actor Noboru Takachi has been arrested for possession of a stimulant drug and cannabis. Best known overseas for appearing in films like Yamato, the 51-year-old was a big star in the 1990s. Takachi, whose real name is Joji Osaki, recently retired from acting ostensibly to look after his wife’s father. He was arrested at…

One of the year’s biggest stories continues to get bigger. Exploitation and coercion in the Japanese AV industry has been condemned for trafficking. It has sparked a public debate about labor rights for porn performers, or the lack thereof. The issue of coercing women to appear in porn has even led to arrests. In days…

Kyodo no Mori, an open-air folk museum in Fuchu, west Tokyo, is in a panic after a beautiful young Japanese girl took some nude selfies in and around a classroom in one of the historical buildings in the museum, and then posted her exploits to Instagram and Tumblr in early June. Needless to say, she…

The Japanese cosplay world was in shock on June 29th when one of the most up-and-coming cosplayers, Nekomu Otogi, announced her surprise marriage at the age of just 20. Not only that, her new husband is a mangaka. And 31 years her senior! Yes, Kosuke Fujishima is one lucky, lucky guy. Oh, and she’s pregnant….

He may well be an old man now but Kishin Shinoyama still likes to photograph nude bodies, and generate headlines for doing so. The king of the hair nude recently shot a hair nude photo book with Haruna Yabuki (photos are starting to appear online — we’ll have a post on this soon). His publications…

This is something to make your eyes pop out. It might disgust or amaze you, depending on your level of tolerance. The Chastity Daruma Ridge by Libido Lab is a collaboration with the mangaka Shiruka Bakaudon (知るかバカうどん), known for his dark and violent comics. It features the torso of a slender Japanese girl with almost…

Yuki Aoyama and his Schoolgirl Complex series has fast become the pseudo-artistic erotic photography phenomenon of the 2010s. If you have a thing for waif-like, slender angels, then Aoyama’s work is for you. Well, School Complex 4 has come out and this time the theme is schoolgirls “flipping” each other’s skirts — a theme also…

Who says politics is boring? Politics encourages you to masturbate! Yes, you read that right. Tenga is never one to miss a marketing opportunity. Previous gimmicks include an advertising contest, a business card holder, and a beach cleanup event. This weekend it’s the House of Councillors election in Japan and it’s special because it’s the…

Rejoice! If you are a little overweight, you can still enjoy the unique charms of the naked restaurant. Japan’s first nudist eatery, The Amrita, opens on July 29th. Frankly it’s so hot and sweaty right now that my home it a permanent nudist camp. Originally it had made a big thing out of how you…

The “hair nude” is a curious Japanese-English term. It refers not just to naked flesh; it’s naked flesh specifically with genital hair. What is “shocking” here is the display of pubic hair, the line by which art and entertainment is usually fettered in Japan. It is fine to have plenty of nudity in films and…