Politicians like to show that they are the same as us, the regular public. The advent of social media has been a huge part of this, giving them instant access to a means of sharing their “ordinary” lives with the voters. So when Shun Otokita of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) went to…

The crackdown on happening bars and clubs in Tokyo sadly continues. Even, as in this case, if they have been around for years. Such venues are places for swinging and tend to be members-only, though this is usually bypassed by making people members when they pay a fee at the entrance. The legal issue comes…

Papakatsu is the new “sugar daddy” genre of compensated dating. For some, it’s an easy way for guys who are middle aged or older with some money to have sex with younger women. For others, it’s a way to fall victim to crime. In May, a man was almost murdered by woman who looked in…

Head over to Ebisu, a plush part of Tokyo just south of Shibuya, where you can visit Total Beauty Salon ZOOM and transform yourself into the opposite sex… temporarily, at least. It’s not a sex change medical clinic per se but it does offer beauty treatment courses for crossdressers (otoko no ko or josoko), both…

Ever wanted to attend a swinger club in Japan? Tokyo has a vibrant underground scene of happening bars. As regular readers probably know from experience, “happening bars” (or couple kissa) are clubs where you can go and switch partners with other couples, or if you are single just pick random strangers to have sex with….

Last month, we wrote about the party that the promiscuous YouTuber Mesia held for people with a body count of over 100. Seeing the mixed group of young Japanese people at the party was impressive enough, but Mesia recently shared “data” on her bedroom conquests in March. And it’s a good indication of how the…

Police have arrested a Vietnamese man living in Hamamatsu for the alleged rape of a sex worker. According to a report by TV Shizuoka, the unnamed man has admitted having sex with the woman but claims there was consent. The 28-year-old works in the food and drink industry, and lives in Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu. The…

In recent days, every time we logged onto X (formerly known as Twitter), we were confronted by confronted by the not-unpleasant spectacle of videos of a very busty and sexy personal trainer giving what seemed to be an insanely intimate workshop to a very lucky male patron, whose face would end up in the trainer’s…

Japanese female police officers will no longer wear a skirt as part of their uniform. The National Police Agency said last week that skirts will not be offered for female officers after March, making their official uniform trousers the same as it is for men. In practice, many Japanese female police officers were already wearing…

Sadly, we are now quite used to tales of sexual harassment in Japan and most other countries. These cases crop up a lot in the workplace, though also often in education, where there is a clear imbalance of power between the teacher and students, who are generally young and vulnerable. And so we were both…