Remember Hikaru Toda? She’s the filmmaker who produced a documentary about love hotels we featured in 2014. Now the Osaka- and London-based Toda (who has lived abroad for over 20 years) and her production studio, Little Stranger Films, is working on a documentary, Of Love & Law, about Japan’s first LGBT law firm. She has…

Tenga has produced a new commercial for its Iroha vibrator series. DJ and model Culumi Nakada (Kurumi Nakata) stars in the ad, which specifically features the sleek black Yorukujira (“night whale”) vibe from the Iroha Plus line. It shows a “typical” Sunday for a Japanese girl, relaxing at home with a long bath and then…

We reported earlier this year about the AV debut of actress and model Anri Sakaguchi. To appear in “What a day!!” the 25-year-old Sakaguchi (now going by just “Anri”) is reportedly getting paid ¥120 million — a suspiciously high figure considering she is a B-list celebrity. She made her JAV debut on the Muteki label,…

Condoms in Japan are an underused breed, judging by the rampant venereal disease and unplanned pregnancies. As such, condom brands try all kinds of wacky campaigns to get young men and women interested in using their products. This also includes free giveaways. Earlier this year, Tenga gave away complimentary condoms to newly enfranchised voters at…

We want to introduce the work of Masaki C Matsumoto, a queer activist, feminist, and YouTuber working hard to challenge stereotypes about sexual minorities in Japan. As he (perhaps provocatively) says: “Hate crime is nonexistent in Japan,” “Japan only recently started having pride marches,” “homosexuality is accepted in Japan because of the traditional male-male shudo…

We spotted this nice article over on Global Voices about the “strangest” love hotel names in Japan. It compiles the results of a survey ranking the most unusual names for love hotels. As we know there are some strange-looking love hotels (both inside, with themed rooms, and outside, with gaudy castle exteriors), especially in the…

We all love interacting with our favorite idols on social media. Following their feeds is a way to feel closer to their lives; it tricks us into thinking that we actually “know” them or could actually meet them one day. After all, the whole original selling point of AKB48 — other than the vast number…

Of all the dozens of hot ladies showing off the cars at the annual Tokyo Auto Salon this year, this one particular “companion” (as they are somewhat euphemistically known) has apparently generated the most amount of viral juices… and it’s not hard to see why. Not only does she have a revealing bust and slinky…

We have recently seen a lot of controversy in the porn industry in Japan over coercion after several prominent cases where women, including current stars, have come forward to allege they were forced to perform when they were originally scouted on different terms. It is one of the AV industry’s dirty secrets that no one…

Some people really don’t care. All they want is for the whole world to enjoy their body. And this ultra-exhibitionist Japanese girl is one of them. Not only does she put nude pictures of herself online for everyone and anyone to view on Twitter, she even makes sure she shows her face so you can…