Remember the awesome dinosaur-themed love hotel in Machida, Tokyo, we wrote about last autumn? It looks like it was seriously damaged by fire recently. On the evening of June 9, flames were seen coming from the roof of the dino-inspired Hotel Artia, making it look even more like a scene from Jurassic Park than it…

The trial of former KAT-TUN member Koki Tanaka over possession of drugs has now begun in Nagoya. The 36-year-old musician and actor, who was a member of the boy band until 2013 and then a solo artist, has admitted the charge of methamphetamine possession. Nagoya police arrested in February this year. It follows his previous…

Feti Fes is Japan’s top fetish festival. We have attended before and previously posted photo reports that readers seemed to like. It’s the kind of event where every little room, cubbyhole, or booth is dedicated to a whole other fetish. Participants include chika (underground) and gravure idols, ero-cosplayers, fetish service providers, and goods and merchandise…

Things about gender are not always clearcut in Japan. Some of the guys can spend as much time and money on their skincare and hair as the ladies. Styles of haircuts and clothing too are not always divided down the conventional male-female divide, from the male kimono to the elaborate styling of nightclub hosts. And…

While Japan is always keen to promote its traditional culture to the world, the truth about it is sometimes complex and not altogether positive. Geisha are one of the most iconic images associated with Japan, especially Kyoto. But in very simplistic terms, geisha were and remain not so different from modern-day hostesses in that they…

Roshutsu outdoor/public sex is a big part of adult video in Japan and, thanks to Fantia and OnlyFans, there are also lots of amateurs trying to make a quick yen by making and posting their own videos. But be careful, folks: the boys in blue are not as keen on your content! Yuina Yamamoto was…

Actors. Singers. Musicians. Sportsmen. Comedians. Being one of these is apparently a sure-fire ticket into the panties of hot girls. It’s a truism, indeed, but few would dispute it. And one that’s certainly true in Japan — even for porn stars. Remember how we reported in 2021 about the comedian who was dating Japanese porn…

We came across an interesting interview with pink movie actress Chisa Hasegawa (長谷川千紗) in the excellent Substack newsletter Tokyo Calling. Here are some highlights. As regular readers will know well, pink movies (pinku eiga) are softcore porn or sexploitation films that were immensely popular in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s, but were decimated by…

So you’ve already got your breast-shaped fortune and your handwritten schoolgirl love letter. The latest item available from Japan’s capsule toy vending machines (gachapon or gashapon), which usually sell collectibles for kids, is a mini denma massager vibrator. As regular readers or avid Japanese adult video viewers will know well, the denma “wand” is a…

It seems like everyone is doing nude shoots these days, from Nana Asakawa to Kyouka, Mariya Nagao, and Aoi Fujino. Nude shoots can be a great way to make a comeback or boost a flagging career, or even, as in the case of Kyouka, go out with a bang. Multilingual gravure idol and actress Manami…