Prostitution drops 90% after design change to street in Osaka
March 14, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
Regular readers may remember the story we ran in December about a backstreet in the Taiyujicho/Toganocho district of Umeda that underwent a makeover in a bid to decrease the number of young women who hang around there, waiting for men to pick them and go to a nearby love hotel.
The paving for around 100 meters of the street was changed to a bright yellow color decorated with marine images in the hope that this "brightening" effect would shame young women from coming to loiter (turning the street into a de facto red-light district). Many of these women are presumed to be engaged in sex work ...
Using ChatGPT to analyze Japanese sex worker body measurements
March 13, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
A recent column in Weekly Playboy explored what ChatGPT tells us about sex workers in Japan.
Procurement and acquisition consultant Takanori Sakaguchi used AI to analyze the sex industry in Japan. With his ChatGPT Pro account, he collected data on 635 sex workers at soaplands and "delivery heath" call girl services: their heights, busts, waists, and hips. The data were taken from high-end services as well as cheaper ones.
The results for height are not surprising: sex workers are essentially as tall as most Japanese women.
What about those all-important breasts? Sex workers almost all have ...
Vietnamese man arrested for sexual assault of prostitute in Shizuoka
March 12, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
Police have arrested a Vietnamese man living in Hamamatsu for the alleged rape of a sex worker.
According to a report by TV Shizuoka, the unnamed man has admitted having sex with the woman but claims there was consent.
The 28-year-old works in the food and drink industry, and lives in Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu. The allegation relates to an incident at a love hotel in the same ward in late February.
It is unclear why it has taken this long for police to arrest him.
The sex worker is a woman -- presumably Japanese, though not specified in the report -- in her twenties who works for a ...
ID photo booths now offer virtual boyfriend/girlfriend experience
March 11, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
No boyfriend or girlfriend? No problem. There's an app for that.
In fact, there are lots of apps for virtual dating in Japan.
But dating sims are so entrenched in Japanese society that they are even now part of ID photo booths.
Such booths, which are commonly found at stations and malls around the country, are quite competitive. You would think they are much alike but different booths offer special functions, like being able to edit and retouch your photos before printing.
ID Vox booths even offer you some companionship during the few minutes that you are taking your passport ...
Busty gravure idol Jun Amaki entertains men at Tokyo sauna
March 10, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
There's little more rejuvenating than a long, relaxing session in a sauna, especially in winter. But how about a session in a sauna with a top gravure model?
That's the basic premise behind an event recently held by the gradol Jun Amaki.
Known for her huge bakunyu breasts (an I cup?!) and for making the Virgin Killer Sweater a viral hit, Jun Amaki has been part of our lives at Tokyo Kinky for so long, she's practically family. In fact, it's been a decade or more, since she's practically 30 (she hits that milestone in October), so is relatively mature by gravure standards.
The industry ...
Meet Chanyota, the ex-cop and porn star turned wrestler
March 7, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
Chanyota (ちゃんよた) may have had one of the most unusual careers in Japanese entertainment.
She is currently a professional wrestler and YouTuber, but has previously worked as a porn star -- and as a police officer.
Born in Tokyo and brought up in Niigata, the 29-year-old graduated from high school and then made her porn debut in December 2020. She appeared in AVs until September 2024, the same year she also released a print photo book showing off her muscular body.
She was simultaneously moving into wrestling, making her professional debut in 2021.
"I didn't think I was right ...
Speculation grows over identity of new porn performer Sayaka
March 6, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
One of the most highly anticipated upcoming porn debuts this month is that of someone identified only as Sayaka, whose first adult video (JUR029) comes out from porn label Madonna on March 11.
She is meant to be a former entertainer (meaning either an actor or TV celebrity) but we presume can't be famous or it would defeat the marketing value of the porn debut (since fans won't hear about it if her full name is not disclosed).
The producers have chosen to keep her name disguised -- and her face. While there's nothing unusual about adopting a new name when switching to porn (sometimes this ...
Ex-STU48 idol Yuka Oki goes nude in new photo book
March 5, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
The former STU48 idol Yuka (sometimes Yuuka) Oki shows off her naked butt in her second photo book, which came out February 26 from Kadokawa.
Swimming Allowed is the latest release from this slinky idol and features her in sensual lingerie and several shots in a milky bath. The best shot of all features her on her front in the bath, with her cute little butt poking up through the water.
Another shot features the idol naked under a sheer dress.
We think this is the most 25-year-old Oki has ever shown in a gravure shoot.
To promote the book, she also appeared in a recent issue ...
Ex-porn star Anna Kami marries porn actor Tetsuya Shido
March 4, 2025
/ Tadashi Anahori
It's very common to meet romantic partners or even future spouses at work, something that has remained the case even in the age of dating apps.
Things work a bit differently in the porn world, though, because the nature of the work involves incredible levels of intimacy with other performers (and even the crew, to a certain extent). In effect, you are having a sexual relationship with your coworkers already. Would you be interested in having a romantic and emotional one as well?
The ex-porn star Anna Kami has announced her marriage to adult video performer Tetsuya Shido.
The ...
Beloved for her slinky body, boyish looks, and short hair, the Japanese porn star Riasu Mizutani has announced her pregnancy on social media.
We had noted Mizutani's recent social media absence and lack of releases, after making a bit of a splash with her debut in 2023. She broke her silence on March 1 with the announcement, accompanied by a picture of her cradling her pregnant belly.
Mizutani has carved out a very unusual presence in the adult video industry, mainly because she is a highly educated young woman who also works an English-Japanese translator.
Since emerging on the scene, ...