Recently graduated from Nogizaka46, Asuka Saito has released a new photo book and it's making a splash. Saito, who is half-Myanmarese and half-Japanese, was a first-generation member of Nogizaka46. ...

Before we had streaming and downloadable formats, we had Blu-ray and DVD. And before that, back in some period lost to the mists of time -- namely, the 1980s and 1990s -- we have VHS video ...

A rent-a-spouse vending machine? Sounds like another dose of wacky-Japan fake news that the foreign media likes to fall for, hook, line, and sinker. Vending machines and "people rental" services are ...

Be careful. That cutie you are messaging on that app or website may not be who she says she is. Meeting in person is still the safest way to guarantee someone looks like their picture -- but even ...

Last week, we reported on porn star Eimi Fukada's latest "free hugs" event. It went ahead as planned in Osaka over the weekend and saw the 25-year-old JAV performer embrace 3,221 fans, beating the ...

It can sometimes make us feel a bit old when certain releases and anniversaries roll around. We distinctly remember those halcyon, pre-Covid days the first Virgin Loop onahole came out in, checks ...

In March, we first reported about Hasumin Yoshikawa, the former Self-Defense Force nurse who left the service due to sexual harassment, started a career as a porn star, and also ran for a seat in a ...

The actor Nagisa Sekimizu has appeared in a sex scene in an episode of Ciguatera, a drama series on TV Tokyo. In the erotic but somewhat strangely shot scene that plays out over the credits, the ...

After its huge success last year, Japanese porn star Eimi Fukada is to hold another 24-hour "free hugs" event this weekend. The event in August 2022 saw her hug over 3,000 fans for free (though a ...

Tokyo is currently facing a serious shortage of public school teachers, with the blame being put on the long hours and low pay. Could another reason for the shortfall be that young teachers keep ...