The start of the shunga exhibition in Tokyo, the first major public event of historical erotic prints, has, not surprisingly, tested the boundaries of what is legally permitted and what is “morally” acceptable. While the September issue of venerable art magazine Bijutsu Techo featured shunga, as well as a dialogue between two women who really…

It’s almost time for Halloween and the streets of Tokyo — especially Shibuya — are guaranteed to be packed with a zillion slinky girls donning slinky costumes (despite the rapidly dropping temperatures). Well, if you want an original costume, we recommend you check out some of the Japanese outfits available for overseas delivery on Kanojo…

You see?! Japanese cross-dressing is so rampant that even mainstream corporations sing its praises in their marketing campaigns. Showing how the otoko no ko “male daughter” subculture is something to admire rather than be repelled by, cosmetics maker Shiseido has released a video promoting the benefits of the brand’s make-up. In fact, Shiseido’s cosmetics are…

We’ve already seen how a Tenga onacup makes for an unusual but brilliant costume for a guy. Put a cute Japanese porn star in one and it’s even better. Here is Mana Sakura posing in a Tenga onacup costume for some snaps. She apparently had a great time, judging from her face. We’ve been searching…

Remember the hot Peach John Sailor Moon lingerie? Originally modeled by AKB48’s Haruna Kojima, it swiftly became a sell-out hit and attracted a lot of other slinky models. Well, now Gravure model Shoko Hamada has got together with her friends like former AKB48 idol Risa Narita to start a new Gravure idol group called gra-DOLL….

Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the UN’s special rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, has been in Japan for a week-long visit. At the end of it she praised Japan for tightening up the law and banning possession of child pornography in June last year. But she said Japan must do more…

While this is a creepy, you’ve got to hand it to the man for dedication. A 51-year-old man has been arrested for indecent assault on a female neighbor, who he attacked by digging a hole down into her apartment from his home above. The man was obsessed with the woman, aged 39, was injured in…

Shibuya was an insane spectacle last night, with tens of thousands of revellers out for Halloween — many of them wearing all variety of costume. As expected, Halloween in Tokyo has less to do with Hallows’ Eve than with cosplay for its own sake. And so you get almost every type of costume imaginable. Many…

We all know that Japanese girls have small busts. While, some say local breasts are getting larger, But for many guys that doesn’t matter — they prefer flat chests (hinnyu). (There are even bras that REDUCE bust so you can get that kawaii bust look.) Japan’s cute-but-hardly-there chests have previously inspired one female fashion designer…

Get your boys’ love fix with the new PC and phone battle card game Out Division. As with any such game, you collect character cards and build up a strong team. The difference is that all the characters are male and what men they are… What has been called “the most unexpected element” of the…