In Tokyo, it’s super hot right now. Record-breaking hot, in fact. As in, 41 degrees Celsius in Saitama. Fortunately, we don’t do a job where we have to wear a shirt and jacket, and tramp to work on a packed commuter train each morning. Those poor souls have a horrendous time during this season. There…

Known for her alluring body and curvy butt, not to mention a come-hither face that suggests experience, the gravure idol Sayuki Matsumoto has broken some sad news to her many fans. She updated her personal blog on July 31 to announce that she had officially left her agency. The 32-year-old model is effectively retiring, unless…

Shannon Danielle Wong, a Canadian national, has been arrested in Japan for entering into a fake marriage for visa reasons. Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested the 29-year-old Wong, who admits the charges, as well as her “husband” Narimichi Sasaki, a construction worker. The pair met at a cosplay event in Kabukicho while Wong was technically a…

Over three days last weekend, the 94th Comiket was held in Odaiba, Tokyo, attracting its usual crowds and online attention as much as for the fair content as the attendees. The weather was good, so ero-cosplayers were out in forced, dressed to various extremes of skimpy. So what’s new? Nothing much, but we reckon we…

The annual “sex issue” of Anan has been published since 1989 and achieved significant impact on pop culture. This month the 2018 sex issue has come out, featuring the male singer Takahiro Nishijima (Nissy) of AAA and creating a lot of buzz as always. Nishijima poses for a series of erotic, though not actual revealing,…

As recently shared by Kotaku, anime girl virtual reality massages in Japan are, as the name suggests, virtual and the actual reality is quite different to what the customers see in their headset. He might well be experiencing a female anime character giving him plenty of TLC and charming looks, but the grim truth is…

Tenga, as we often like to say, the Apple of the Japanese adult industry. It makes the most attractive sex toys in the land and continues to innovate and surprise even more than ten years after its first releases revolutionized the market. Its latest product, the Tenga Spinner, is already proving to be a bit…

Beware the bag. Just as women in Japan must be wary of men standing near them on trains, given the prevalence of chikan molesting, they should also take caution when they see a bag on the floor. Today a bag is no longer a bag. It might contain a camera that is carefully positioned in…

Here’s some positive news. In Japan, it has become increasingly easier to buy adult toys. Everyone knows the notorious section for costumes and toys amid the chaos that is a Don Quijote store, but regular drug stores also have a Tenga or two, not to mention plenty of lubes. But what about an ordinary department…

The hugely successful series of “Futomomo” thigh fetish photography shows by Yuria hit a snag in the spring, when allegations and outrage over young models prompted the cancellation of an exhibition at Ikebukuro Marui, a major department store. And then came another development: a lesbian-themed photography exhibition, also in Tokyo and also featuring Yuria’s work,…