If you want a girl with looks and brains, so the thinking goes in Japan, get yourself a TV "announcer". These are the ladies who present the news or other TV shows that at least require some modicum ...

We really, really tried to resist the temptation to post something facile and silly about the recent demise of Kim Jong-il. As you can see, after much inner wrangling... we failed ...

We had a little internal vote -- I promise you, nothing like as rigged as recent Russian elections! -- and have decided that our favorite idol for this year is Yukie Kawamura. Not a newbie ...

Any newbie visitor to Japan quickly realizes that phone cameras here must carry a rather loud "shutter" noise for the moment when you take your grainy snap. The reason? Needless to say, with mobile ...

Nyotaimori (女体盛り): the practice of eating sushi off a naked woman's body. Does it actually happen? Well, judging by our experiences, probably not -- but it still looks great! The ...

Only the other day we were blogging about the orbital rise of amateur vlogger-turned-idol Eririka Katagiri. Now she has joined the echelons of the top JAV pornography stars like Maria Ozawa and Nao ...

It sometimes seems that the kids who are good at sport get all the girls, right? Well, yes and no. Masato Uchishiba (33) may have won two Olympic gold medals for Judo but it seems he is not ...

To celebrate the Tokyo Motor Show currently running in the Tokyo Bay area, we wanted to introduce readers to a real Japanese tradition: the race Qqeen. The local equivalent of "pit babes" and a ...

She's back. The stuck-up pouty lady. The sexy haafu. The one and only, Erika Sawajiri has returned to acting. After her singing career could have hardly have been called a success, Erika has decided ...

As if releasing the reversible Tenga 3D a few months ago wasn't enough for one calendar year, Tenga has gone back to its mega hit, the Flip Hole, to produce two ALL NEW versions! Gentlemen, your ...