It’s May 1st, the inaugural day of the new Reiwa era. And what better time to take a gander at some old porn from this cache of images recently shared online? Strictly speaking, we reckon these adult magazines come from the Showa period, which ended in 1989, rather than the past three decades of Heisei,…

Girlfriend and boyfriend “rental” services are one of those “wacky Japan” narrative favorites, though they do actually exist. They are also not as crazy or sleazy as they might sound — after all, if you want someone to date and then sleep with, there are countless prostitution services or “compensated dating” clubs out there. So…

Ero-manga (erotic manga comics) is associated with sex, of course, but not just any old sex. Great sex. Strange sex. Fetishes. And, let’s be frank, non-consensual sex. But is that reputation justified? How much sex in ero-manga is actually non-consensual? At the recent Niconico Chokaigi event, statistician Midori Makita presented a list of different ero-manga…

Back in the 2000s, when we first start doing this blog, one of our favorite gravure idols was Chisato Morishita. Now 37 and officially retired from gravure, the ravishing Chisato has nonetheless been tempted back to glamor modeling for a new photo shoot. It’s her first gravure shoot in ten years and it’s a triumphant…

Do we have another gravure star here? Netizens are currently buzzing about the gravure debut of Asami Ota (太田 麻美). Born in 1990, Asami has got people all excited not for the usual gravure reasons: big breasts, curvy body, and a cute face. No, she’s got absolutely amazing legs and is really determined to show…

Cosplayers surely know what they are doing when they wear short skirts and let fans surround them at events. They know that those lens are pointed in a certain direction and will inevitably capture a certain thing. And so naturally they prepare their nether regions for that express purpose. If you have ever wondered what…

The famed Tobita Shinchi red light district in Osaka will close down during the upcoming Group of 20 summit in late June, according to media reports Tobita Shinchi is a rare example of an old-style red light district (yukaku) in Japan, similar to how Yoshiwara used to be in Tokyo, featuring rows of licensed establishments…

Japanese love hotels, as we know, come in all shapes and sizes, with every manner of themed room imaginable seemingly available somewhere, though the most adventurous examples tend to be found out in the countryside rather than central Tokyo. They also increasingly offer a wide range of amenities, especially bathing and food items, though also…

After having revolutionized male masturbation, most of Tenga’s most exciting recent toys have been catered towards women — and it’s about time too! The latest in the Iroha series of vibrators is the Tenga Iroha Pleasure Item Temari, inspired by classic temari craft balls. Now that’s not a sentence we expected to be writing any…

It’s one of the lesser known yet particularly problematic aspects of Japan’s idol industry and it has found itself in the spotlight once again. A recent tweet by Umiuminemui has ignited something of a social media storm, with tens of thousands of retweets and likes in reaction to her indignation over a chidol or junior…