We saw an interesting story first shared on Tokyo Reporter, which appeals to our sense of the fetishistic. Tokyo cops have busted a special parlor in Takadonobaba, near Shinjuku, where male ...

We already know that there's a strong subculture in Japan for cross-dressing -- and one which doesn't fit easily into any western ideas of gay culture -- but here's something new. Metrosexual ...

That's the question that Time Out Tokyo asked its readers online back in August. Unfortunately we have no idea how many people answered and what proportion were looking at its Japanese website or ...

Okay, we've very late with this -- a quick search reveals people were talking about this back in 2012! But for some reason we've only just found out about it and it's so cool, we wanted to blog it ...

Our friends at KanojoToys have told us they are having a 10% off sale to celebrate Halloween. We usually go over to KTS to browse the latest great sex toys but they also have a nice selection of ...

Japanese sexy lingerie brand Ravijour has held its first solo strip show -- sorry, we mean fashion show. To look at the pictures, it's an easy mistake to make! Models include Elli Rose, Mayuko ...

Calling all plush doll fans! Our friends at KanojoToys have told us they have the possibility to work with Japan's leading makers of foam sex dolls, Dekunoboo. The idea is to create a special ...

At last, the first major Nogizaka46 scandal! The idol group's Sayuri Matsumura has been snapped kissing a man. But unlike her peers in AKB48 who tend to have affairs with their managers or with ...

Our friends over at Japan Trends picked up on a very funny about this pop-up cafe about to open this weekend in Harajuku where women (we presume only women) can get the experience of being pressed up ...

We've been reading some interesting reports about goings-on in Osaka, which despite its inferior size compared to Tokyo, is often the first to try certain trends. And we suspect this might be the ...