It seems the foreign media has just discovered what a love hotel is. Only the other day we blogged about an article that held the love hotel industry up as a shining light in Japan’s economic doldrums. Now AFP have followed up with this recent video report to accompany the same article in which an…

The pizza delivery man is a staple motif of porn. But what about cute Japanese pizza delivery girls? Or even pizza delivered by two-dimensional idols? Love Live!, a collaboration between Dengeki G’s Magazine and a record label, is an anime, manga, video game and series of music releases, set at the fictional Otonokizaka Academy, where…

We first heard about this cosplay dream at the end of last year. Bandai had worked with Peach John — who know a thing or two about lingerie — to create these fantastic Sailor Moon-themed underwear sets. And then they sold out in days. They promised a return and more stock. They re-launched last week…

Noriko Yabu is a 33-year-old artist who takes selfies. Nothing special in that. Except her surreal selfies are underwater, and she’s naked. Her series of images are called Suisou, which could be read as “aquarium” or “cistern” but the characters she uses mean “water funeral”. So is this a dead body in the water? Are…

Yesterday Tokyo Kinky went along to the opening day of Pink Tokyo, Japan’s new adult expo at Differ Ariake on Tokyo Bay. Running until Sunday March 2nd, Pink Tokyo is a chance to interact with sex toy makers and see events with Japanese porn stars and idols. This is the first year it has been…

A researcher from University of Tsukuba has spent many valuable hours developing a way to make otaku dreams come true. This system has been developed officially for “hospital patients” and it basically allows you to “sleep next to” a virtual character. Scientists being the geeks they are, the explanatory images for the system naturally use…

A police officer from Kagawa Prefecture has been arrested for using his smartphone to photograph up the skirt of a female, disguising the camera underneath a legging that he was wearing so as not to contaminate a crime scene. Mitsuru Higashiyama (35) was arrested in January and on February 28th it was announced that he…

It was announced at a press conference yesterday (March 4th) that idol super group AKB48 is now recruiting a new member. Nothing new in that. The difference is that the new girl will be over 30! For a limited time only (April 12th to August 31st), the new 30-plus girl will join the youthful ranks…

Last night in the pouring rain saw the Japan Adult Awards held in Tokyo. The annual prizes are the Japanese porn industry’s chance to pat itself on the back and rewards its top actresses with trinkets for their efforts over the past year. Last year’s winners include Haruki Sato for best actress and Akari Hoshino…

In the past we’ve encountered a thief who targeted hostesses and their shoes, a violent lingerie bandit who literally tears his swag off the bodies of his victims, a bra theft addict, and even a 82-year-old panties thief. Now comes another shocking tale of lingerie larceny… The media has reported the indictment of a man…