Fans of that strange and queasy world of Japanese kawaii — part cute, part sexy, part kitsch — will love the bizarre look of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, a new singer with a growing fan base here. Even her name is crazy — full version: Caroline Charonplop Kyarypamyupamyu — along with her “fashion”, a mishmash of…

Just weeks after her divorce possibly over her husband’s gay nude photo shoot, Ayumi Hamasaki is back with a new album out, something like her millionth release. And it deliberately seems to reveal a very sexy side to the doll-like princess. Ayumi is no strange to tantalizing us, having previously done quite risque photos. But…

Let the otakus start salivating now. AKB48 and their taskmasters have demonstrated that, yes, there are further depths to be plumbed with their new TV ad for Puccho candy. The ads feature the ladies passing candy to each other from, yes, from each other’s mouth! I can hardly type this I can so excited by…

Shun Oguri, one of Japan’s best-looking actors, is to marry his long-term girlfriend, the model, Yu Yamada. They’ve been a famous celebrity couple for four years now, in spite of rumors in recent years of Shun’s infidelities with other ladies. His career also took a hit recently when he turned his hand to directing a…

Now THIS is the reason why I have a smartphone! We’ve just come across this fun and sexy app, WETTY by miniskirted police that lets you practice stripping girls’ clothes off! You use a water gun to get the ladies wet and then make them lose their apparel. Not quite as good as the famous…

The makers of popular Japanese SNS Ameba Pigg decided recently to change the hit game’s policy so that even the under fifteen could join. However, this set off a storm of protest from current users, with some 30,000 comments being left on the staff blog post. Well, anyone concerned about the new mood at Ameba…

Adultery is often far more tolerated among couples in Japan than in other countries. Especially older women accept that their husbands will shop around occasionally. When the shoe is on the other foot, though, things work out differently… A Kanagawa public official, Gen Noda (47), recently suspected his wife was having an affair. No man…

Shock news of the week! Atsuko Maeda (前田敦子), probably the most popular and famous member of AKB48, has suddenly announced she is quitting the idol super group! At a concert on Sunday she made the surprise announcement to thousands of fans, while choking back tears and being comforted by the other girls. It is apparently…

We talk a lot about idols and porn stars on this blog. But there are plenty of sexy intelligent Japanese women too, you know! Here we introduce you to some of the very best. Crystal Takigawa (b. 1977) is a former news reader, sadly now turned into a generic and ubiquitous model. Mieko Kawakami (b….

You can rely on the Japanese to celebrate what’s best about the world. In Komaki, Aichi prefecture in central Japan, there exists the Honen Matsuri, a fertility festival held at Tagata Shrine in mid-March. A festival that asks for a good harvest, the highlight is certainly the massive phallus that processes around the shrine. Unfortunately,…