What’s the good of being an illustrator if you can’t put your skills to real use? That seems to be the thinking behind a new illustration reference book, Pose Illustration Collection of Girls’ Mannerisms That Are a Little Exciting (Chotto Doki Doki Suru Onna no Ko no Shigusa wo Kaku Irasuto Poozu-shu), a guide that…

Japan’s amazing sex dolls have long been so much more than just adult companions. They have inspired art projects and serious photography while, in turn, real life has also unsurprisingly inspired them — such as the Lady Gaga love doll a few years back. And now things have come full circle LEiyA is a Japanese…

Chikan (groping) remains a big problem in Japan, especially major cities like Tokyo and Osaka, where women have to ride crowded commuter trains daily. Gropers can get away with coping a feel of a woman who is unable to move or sometimes tell outright if it’s chikan or just an accident of contact such as…

No sooner than we have posted one article about a Japanese man exposed as a serial molester of women on trains near Tokyo, then along comes another case. A video has appeared online allegedly showing a foreign man in the act of molesting a Japanese woman from behind while riding a train in central Tokyo….

The latest amateur nude selfie goddess to tear up the interwebs in Japan is this young angel. Her hinnyu chopping-board chest is surprisingly hot, along with her cute girl-next-door face. But best of all is the sheer inventiveness of the series of shots she has posted online, displaying off her alluring nude or semi-nude body…

The actress Riho Yoshioka took part in her first fashion show catwalk event last weekend and gave fans more than they bargained for when she bent down to touch hands with admirers. At the Sweet Collection 2018 event in Shibuya on April 7th, organised by Sweet magazine, the 25-year-old Riho Yoshioka made a surprise guest…

The results are predictable and messy. Along comes a journalist in the West who fancies tackleing the thorny old saw that is sexlessness in Japan, or a perceived problem of sexlessness, and blunders around making generalizations based on some Google searches. This time it’s well-known writer Julie Burchill in the British right-leaning weekly magazine The…

We all have our peccadilloes, but some are stranger than others. Some of them are rightfully referred to as fetishes — and some will get you arrested. And sometimes they are both. Judging by the astounding amount of smell fetish toys, sprays, and lubes available, Japan would seem to have a thing for erotic aromas….

Just when you think the bureaucrats couldn’t get any sillier, along come some to prove you wrong. Activists and ero-manga (adult manga) fans in Japan have been shocked by the recent designation by Hokkaido and Shiga prefectures of two reference books as “harmful” to youngsters. Zenkoku-ban Anohino Erohon Jihanki Tanbouki (Nationwide Study of Pornography Vending…

Whoever says that Japanese girls are shy probably hasn’t been out much at night in Tokyo. There are plenty of ladies in Shibuya, Roppongi and the like who are very forward, especially after a few drinks. As the weather heats up, we look forward to enjoying a bit of nampa with these girls on the…