A new survey by Recruit Marketing Partners has some shocking results. 41.6% of men in their twenties say they have never had a girlfriend. Only 26.% of unmarried people in their twenties, thirties or forties say they have a lover. On the other hand, before we write off the Japanese male as a “sexless beast”…

We suppose it was inevitable that Japan’s most famous cross-dressing elderly gent would get his own mobile phone game app at some point, and so it has proved the case with Sailor Fuku Ojisan (Sailor Uniform Uncle). Also known as Hideaki Kobayashi, this gentile cross-dresser has been a regular spot all over Tokyo the past…

Artist Rokudenashiko (or Rokudenashi-ko), popularly known as the “vagina artist”, has been charged following her arrest earlier this month. While writer Minori Watanabe was recently released for displaying the model of female genitalia in her adult shop in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, Rokudenashiko (Megumi Igarashi), who was arrested at the same time, has now been indicted…

Happy Christmas to all our readers and visitors! Christmas in Japan is a time for three things: strawberry shortcake, KFC chicken, and sex. Especially Christmas Eve is seen as the most romantic time of the year, the night when you are meant to take a special someone out on an expensive date. Not everyone has…

Ignition, a newish English-language online magazine about Japan, has published an article on “Japan: The Sexless Nation”. The article is actually a translation of a piece that appeared in a Japanese newspaper, by Kaku Sechiyama, a professor at University of Tokyo. It is provocative, to say the least: Japan has the lowest sexual frequency in…

They say that otaku are weak. They say they wouldn’t last long in a fight. But not this otaku. He wears otaku armor! @umigame2D designed and made this unique suit of Love Live! anime character merchandise, adding more and more layers until you see the results before you. The “armor”, as some are calling it,…

Comiket 87 kicked off over the weekend at Odaiba. Once again Tokyo Big Sight comes alive for three days from December 28th for Japan’s biggest cosplay and comics event. Unfortunately we couldn’t be there in person but plenty of others were. Here are some pictures from the reliable folk at KAI-YOU, featuring lots of cute…

Tenga is the Apple of the Japanese sex toys industry. Not only are its adult aids superb to look at and use, but it’s savvy marketing means it comes up with awesome ways to promote its products, from sponsoring music and art events, to working with all sorts of top creative types to pursue side…

Some would argue that Japanese girls have small enough chests already. Some would argue that that’s a very good thing and makes them so cute (especially Japanese guys, it seems). Others would wish their breasts were larger than the B or C cup that’s average. But surely few would think that Japanese girls need bras…

Happy New Year! Here’s an interesting eye-opener into lesser-known side to the Japanese erotic. Minorities and Sex: Strictly Personal Way of Love is a new film directed by Makoto Sasaki about sex and minorities, a topic mostly ignored by mainstream Japanese society. It will be screened from February 14th at Uplink in Shibuya, Tokyo’s top…