It is widely perceived that adultery is common in Japan, but what's the reality? Sure, there are lots of dating apps out there, including ones specifically for people already with partners. There's ...

The former AKB48 idol Satomi Kaneko officially retired last year and we thought it was the last we would see of her. How wrong we are. Today comes the happy news that Satomi Kaneko is to make her ...

When does a debate over gravure photography become a debate over public space, civil rights, freedom of speech, and other lofty notions? When it involves parks in Saitama. A surprisingly big ...

The book is out. Now to see whether the hype was worth it (and whether the media attention translates into hard sales). The announcer-model Kasumi Mori's debut photo book, Su no Kasumi (Pure ...

In the FX/Disney series, a new adaptation of the James Clavell bestseller, Japanese actress Yuka Kouri (向里祐香) has a nude sex scene in the first episode. The 33-year-old actress, best known ...

Earlier in the month, we reported on a new services offered by a real estate company that puts couples together on blind dates to view properties. If that sounds a bit outlandish, wait till you hear ...

This completely passed us by when it came out locally in May last year, but the ever-reliable Twitter (X) account Nude Asian Films alerted us in a post to a nice nude sex scene in the Japanese film ...

Do you want to work surrounded by vibrators, dildos, and female customers? Sounds like a dream job for us. The Vibe Bar Wild One in Shibuya is looking for new staff. The bar sadly closed at the ...

When the 27-year-old Mari Takahashi agreed to stand as a candidate for the Democratic Party for the People, the senior members of the party must have been pleased. Japanese politics is a staid world ...

There is one way to tell that a social phenomenon in Japan has become significant: when it has inspired either its own parody porn production or an adult toy. As noted many times here, Japanese ...