The former AKB48 idol Natsumi Hirajima (Nacchan) has worked hard to establish herself as a solid gravure idol after leaving the group in 2012. And her efforts just got a boost with the release of a new photo book this month. She actually left the group somewhat under the cloud of scandal, following the leak…

Japan has been experiencing something of a “suppin” boom of late, where it has become popular for women to wear no makeup — or at least, to present a more natural look, as if they have not put on any makeup. Celebrities like Nozomi Sasaki have also shared images of themselves in “suppin” to demonstrate…

The latest edition of the immensely successful “Futomomo” series of exhibitions has been cancelled amid allegations of underage models. These exhibitions by the photographer Yuria have showcased Japanese female thighs in all manner of poses and settings, and have some 35,000 fans since the first event in July 2015. Last year there was even a…

Following the initial buzz, the adult implications for virtual reality in Japan have not yet quite lived up to the hype. We were amused to see the recent demonstration by idol Kanna Hashimoto of a “4D goggles” where a robotic arm feeds the wearer a candy while watching Hashimoto do the same virtually. Otherwise there…

We love it when a plan comes together. So many adult video debuts go unnoticed and the lady struggles to the end of her short contract without fanfare, before, if she’s lucky, switching agency and professional name to try again under a new alias, or leaving the industry. Some, such as Noa Takeuchi recently, even…

Are you an ass guy? Then you’re gonna love this. Following the immense popularity of our previous lingering look at the under-appreciated charms of Japanese girls’ butts, here is an update with some new favorites. We made selections from currently active gravure idols, adult video stars, actresses, and celebrities. From the plump to the curvy,…

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, as they say. Late last year there was some controversy about a Japanese schoolgirl YouTuber who offered “free oppai” breast gropes to men in Shibuya. Well, another Japanese schoolgirl went and did the same thing. A 16-year-old schoolgirl wearing a bunny girl costume and carrying a sketchbook…

Following the high-profile cancellation of the latest “Futomomo” thighs fetish exhibition, another exhibition has run afoul of Ikebukuro Marui department store this month. Mixing photography and illustration, the annual Girls’ Love (yuri) (as opposed to Boys’ Love) fetish exhibition was set to run from March 17th to March 25th at the Ikebukuro branch of Marui….

It’s a stereotype but there is some truth to it: a foreign male who’s below average can come to Japan and get himself an above-average lady, if not several (sometimes even at once). It all depends how determined and sleazy he wants to be, or how savvy he is at using the tools at his…

A survey by Himawari Life Insurance, ostensibly related to its breast cancer awareness efforts, asked 1,000 Japanese women (250 each in their twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties) about their breasts. Asked to rate their own breasts on a scale of 1 to 100, the average was 46.1, which we find rather disappointing. Even more unequivocal,…