The afterlives of idols is an ongoing theme of this blog. What happens to those music and gravure stars after they call it quits? Some, of course, go into porn, like Yotsuha Kominato (Rikako ...

Japan, the land of countless otaku, all passionate about a niche fandom. Also Japan, the land of a thousand fetishes -- including some you didn't know existed. Like the humble raincoat. Sure, ...

The South Korean film Serve the People (Inmineul Wihae Bongmuhara), which was released domestically in February 2022, is set in the 1970s in a fictional version of North Korea. Though billed as a ...

Earlier this year, a new law was passed with major implications for how adult video productions are made and released in Japan. The legislation gives performers a lot more say over their contract, ...

In the wake of a major typhoon sweeping through, as is often the case in late September, the weather in Tokyo has cooled off quite a bit and we find ourselves almost overnight confronted by the ...

We mentioned earlier this month about the long-awaited follow-up adult video release by Yotsuha Kominato (Rikako Inoue), the former Fairies music idol. The singer's second AV (1stars00715), which ...

Sumire Yokono suddenly left NMB48 in May 2021 -- shortly after a report broke that went to a hotel with a male celebrity twice her age. Even more shockingly, she was also spotted on a date (six days ...

We have spilled much digital ink on this blog talking about what happens to idols from AKB48 and its sister groups, taking an interest (for obvious reasons) especially in the young ladies who go on ...

The Japanese romance film Usotsuki Paradox (sometimes Usotsuki Paradokusu, or Liar Paradox) stars Nami Motoyama (本山なみ) and features a number of explicit nude scenes. Though the film is now ...

A new survey has found that an increasing number of people in Japan aged 18-34 don't expect to get married. The results of the government-affiliated National Institute of Population and Social ...