Feeling lonely? Feeling stressed? Then perhaps what you need to do is sit down and have a date with an ugly guy. Yes, that’s right: this is the idea behind the Rental Busaiku (“ugly-for-rent”) service, in which one self-professed unattractive guy hires himself to all takers. Specifically, he mentions that his services are useful to…

If you have ever used a Japanese love hotel, you might have interacted with staff in the reception area. Usually they are hidden behind a screen and you get a glimpse of a hand and nothing much else. But what is the staff area like? Where are the employees in the meantime? Perhaps hanging out…

A video has leaked online allegedly showing the popular actress and model Elaiza Ikeda having sex with a male partner. In the video, a woman who looks like Ikeda is shown riding an unknown man in the cowgirl position while panting audibly. Her face and hair are certainly similar in appearance to Ikeda and she…

In a recent photo shoot, Yuki Kashiwagi (Yukirin) has seemingly revealed to her many admirers that she goes paipan downstairs. The 29-year-old veteran member of AKB48 would seem to be hairless between her legs, either through shaving or waxing. The photo in question is from the cover of a recent issue of weekly magazine Young…

Model Sumire is a prominent example of the “sporty celebrity” in Japan — similar to models like Anne Nakamura, Kazusa Okuyama, or Yuri Shibuya. On a recently broadcast Japanese television show, the 30-year-old Sumire (who is the daughter of entertainer Junichi Ishida) showed off her athletic body and workout prowess for the cameras. Unfortunately for…

A self-professed 18-year-old Japanese female high school student (known as JK in Japanese) has posted a series of nude selfies in which she reveals her slim, youthful body to the world. Her slender frame and hinnyu-style modest bust are a delight, as are her angular facial features and glasses that suggest a cheeky yet intelligent…

Talk about party poopers. The cops in Osaka have arrested a 62-year-old man for violations of prostitution laws after they found seven men and women naked in his home. On the night of October 3, as widely reported in the Japanese media, police raided his home, where the man has been running an orgy party…

Panchira fans will be disappointed with the new TV adaptation of Wandering Witch — The Journey of Elaina. Based on the popular light novel series and its manga version, the anime is one of the highlights of the fall TV season in Japan. But its original creator wants to keep it clean and accessible to…

Since apparently no one in Japan is getting married, having kids, or even having sex — if you believe the media headlines — perhaps we should take note of this cautionary tale of a woman who wanted to produce offspring without the customary hassle of finding a willing or capable partner. Starting a family is…

For years it has been notoriously difficult to get hold of: the morning-after pill. In Japan, for a woman to receive emergency contraception, she has to go to a doctor and get a prescription. And it’s expensive, too. But women have been campaigning for years to remove the barriers blocking easy access to the morning-after…