In what seems to like the plot of a dodgy AV uploaded to FC2, an Osaka court has ordered a man to pay compensation to a woman he had unprotected sex with. The sex was fully consensual but she wanted him to wear a condom. He refused and the woman sued him for ¥1.73 million….

According to a viral post by the prolific Gareso Takizawa on Twitter/X (with 8.4 million views and counting), a Japanese pro esports player has apologized for cheating because he was hoping to get his end away. The unnamed male competitor played with a friend using a cheat program. He did this because two female acquaintances…

We reported earlier this summer on the silly circus that was the Tokyo gubernatorial election, with a female candidate stripping off during her TV broadcast and another using pornographic posters that police ordered to be taken down. One of the slightly more serious candidates, at least in terms of mainstream fame, was Toshio Tamogami, who…

As the Paris Olympics wind down, it’s time to reflect on the days we spent glued to our TVs and phones watching the sporting achievements. Or, let’s be honest, admiring the shapely female bodies on display in high definition. As always, the swimming, beach volleyball, and track and field did not disappoint when it came…

The freelance newscaster Yuri Kawaguchi has lost her contract with her management agency. The agency, Voice, announced on August 11 that Kawaguchi had been let go due to a post she made on social media complaining about male body odor. The 29-year-old posted a now-notorious tweet on August 8. “I’m sorry if you can’t help…

In a sign of just how much affective labor is valued in Japan, the popular hostess Miyako Sakurai has moved to another high-end Roppongi club in a deal worth reportedly ¥100 million. The move was announced on August 7. Sakurai was a hostess at Jungle Tokyo in Roppongi, where she apparently earned the club around…

You’re safe during that postcoital sleep, right? Perhaps not. A Japanese woman was enjoying her post-sex slumber at a love hotel in Shibuya, Tokyo, when she was sexually assaulted by a 49-year-old man who works at the hotel. The man, Kenji Honda, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, police announced August 8. The incident…

Sexless partnerships account for as much as 64% of marriages in Japan, according to one report by JEX Japan Sex Survey in 2024. The lack of intimacy can be attributed to a range of factor, especially long working hours, small homes with thin walls, and the common custom of all the family sleeping in the…

For almost as long as we have been involved with the adult industry in Japan, since the late 2000s, two big names have always dominated: Tenga, revered for its innovation and sophistication with masturbation toys; and Orient Industry, which has almost single-handedly made Japanese sex dolls internationally famous. The maker of customized, premium silicone sex…

A 61-year-old Austrian man has been arrested for having sex with a partner in the grounds of a Shinto shrine in Kesennuma, Miyagi, on the morning of August 22. The sexagenarian has been arrested on suspicion of disrespecting a place of worship, according to multiple media reports on August 23. Curiously, the man has not…