Overseas there has recently been a lot of talk about making things like public toilets “genderless” so as not to show bias towards people who do not identity by binary genders. Japan has not embraced this kind of debate in the same way, not least because the LGBT community is largely reduced to being a…

We wonder how many articles we are going to see like this as we get closer towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Washington Post is the latest media outlet to step into the controversy over osanpo (walking dates) and JK business (high school girl dating) with an article somewhat provocatively headlined “For vulnerable high school…

Ayumi Hamasaki is the gift that keeps on giving. From her bizarre marriages and divorces to foreigners, to her ex-boyfriend’s porn debut, and her ever-more desperate attempts to revive her career, there’s always something new to say about her. But she hasn’t been on our radar for a while. Where has she been? Courting more…

It’s a crowded music industry, so what can you do to stand out from the rest? Well, the answer in Japan would seem to be: use female pubic hair to produce new sounds. No, this not appear to be a spoof and it’s far too late for April Fools’ Day. Taku Takahashi is a musician…

Back in 2015 we reported about M.S.M. — Men Who Have Sex With Men, an upcoming documentary by Ian Thomas Ash and Adrian Storey/Uchujin. Despite the announcement, nothing seemed to happen with it and the official website went dead. We assumed the project had somehow fizzled out. So we were very pleased to see that…

This 19-year-old college student may well have the best pair of breasts you are going to see this week, certainly on this side of the Pacific Ocean. Sure, there are plenty of AV idols out there with chests that are almost illegally impressive — but you can’t beat an amateur for sheer realism. After all,…

We first encountered the gyaru ero-cosplayer and model non (also known as Nonsummerjack) when we visited Fetish Fes 2015. Frankly she was so hot (and scantily clad) that we basically creamed in our pants. She was lying on a bed, charging a few coins for the chance to take a few photos. Since then we…

Recently it was “Kiss Day” in Japan. Given how little you see kissing in public here, perhaps it’s pointless to have a designated day like that. That being said, apparently Japanese girls like kissing. In fact, 79.5% of respondents to a (somewhat bizarre) survey said they did, so it’s safe to presume your date would…

Torture Garden Japan is back this summer for another bonanza of BDSM wonder. The premier mainstream event for bondage fans in Japan, it’s also the only officially licensed offshoot of London’s original Torture Garden, the world’s leading fetish club. It has been happening in Tokyo since 2001 and often holds events more than once a…

If this is what the ongoing cleaning-up of Shinjuku’s notorious red-light district means, then bring it on. The AV and gravure idols magazine Weekly Playboy is opening a bar in Kabukicho from June 10. Every night, different gravure models will be serving drinks at Shupure Sakaba (Weekly Playboy Bar) to a few very lucky customers….