With the much trumpeted Tokyo Skytree finally opening this week (on a rainy, miserable day, no less), we thought we’d look over some of Japan’s bizarre mascots characters for landmarks and tourist sites. On the other side of the capital and at that other famous tower, namely Tokyo Tower, there is a pair of dungaree-wearing…

Way back in 2005 there was a boom for a certain kind of sex doll. Well, to be precise, a sex doll service. Sure, Orient Industry’s amazing love dolls, durable plush dolls and the like have been popular for many, many years. But not everyone could afford to have their own luxury lifestyle companion. Nor…

Illustrator Mao Sugiyama may have been forgiven for considering himself/herself unusual as a transgender who underwent an operation to remove his/her penis and testicles. But then cosplay-dressing Mao took a stage further. In April he organized a “banquet” with his pals to celebrate his new gender alignment by, well, cooking and eating his cock and…

We’ve spent the last few days enjoying the archives of videos that our chums at KanojoToys have made and put online at XTube. Complete with sexy — and very dirty — Japanese model, they showcase how you can actually use their wealth of holes and masturbators, vibes and dildos, attachments and accessories, costumes and love…

Riding the trains in Tokyo and Japan can be a fun, frustrating and frightening experience, especially in the hellish rush hour. Sometimes, though, you encounter scenes which are just out of this world! Here is a collection of some of the amusing images we’ve uncovered. The first thing you will notice is that the Japanese…

Police in Kanagawa have arrested a man and a young girl in connection to a bit of hanky panky. Apparently university student Kohei Okazaki (22) his girlfriend, a 14-year old third year junior high school student, were in a park in Yokohama city on the night of May 5th, and they forced another junior high…

In an example of brilliantly timed PR, as the much-trumpeted AKB48 “general election” is having — with Atsuko Maeda for the last time — the women’s fashion magazine Anan features a very sexy, semi-nude shoot with Yuko Oshima on its front cover this issue. This got us thinking. Forget the gravure idol magazines and weekly…

It was the last time that Atsuko Maeda would be appearing — though she wasn’t actually “running” — and inevitable the latest AKB48 “general election” has been an insane blitz of publicity, with massive ads on TV (in collaboration with Google+) and on major websites. It was shown live on TV for several hours and…

JAV porn star Saki Otsuka has turned photographer to make her own photography book, called, temptingly, “Mitsubai nude”, to be released this month by ERECT magazine. The magazine is an annual journal focussing on underground manga and subcultural figures, and this photography book is a kind of spin-off. The magazine itself is not pornographic but…

It might be summer but it’s still the season for April Fool’s, especially when it involves two things the Japanese really love: technology and porn! An enterprising CEO of aptly named design firm “Life is Good” decided to play a joke on his employees, where he rigged their computers to play JAV porn from a…