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Christmas in Japan is a time for three things: strawberry shortcake, KFC chicken, and sex. Especially Christmas Eve is seen as the most romantic time of the year, the night when you are meant to take a special someone out on an expensive date.
Not everyone has a girlfriend so this time of year can be a bit lonely for singletons.
But cross-dressing cosplayer Nemunemunnn decided to take the matter into "his" own hands. He cross-dressed as his own cute "girlfriend".
The results are impressive. Would you know the ...
Artist Rokudenashiko (or Rokudenashi-ko), popularly known as the "vagina artist", has been charged following her arrest earlier this month.
While writer Minori Watanabe was recently released for displaying the model of female genitalia in her adult shop in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, Rokudenashiko (Megumi Igarashi), who was arrested at the same time, has now been indicted by the police after 21 (!) days being held without charge.
This means her case will go to trial, which is always a long process here. Whether she is found guilty or innocent (Japan has a 99% conviction rate!), at the very ...
We suppose it was inevitable that Japan's most famous cross-dressing elderly gent would get his own mobile phone game app at some point, and so it has proved the case with Sailor Fuku Ojisan (Sailor Uniform Uncle). Also known as Hideaki Kobayashi, this gentile cross-dresser has been a regular spot all over Tokyo the past couple of years (even we saw him by chance on a random train once).
He has attracted fans (and also the police), so of course some people want to monetize this celebrity.
Sailor Fuku Ojisan now has an official game.
"Sailor Fuku Ojisan: Lucky Sorting Game" was ...
A new survey by Recruit Marketing Partners has some shocking results.
41.6% of men in their twenties say they have never had a girlfriend. Only 26.% of unmarried people in their twenties, thirties or forties say they have a lover.
On the other hand, before we write off the Japanese male as a "sexless beast" -- 64.% said they "want a lover", so perhaps the issue is just one of working too long and not having the time to chase after a partner.
We've seen this kind of sex and relationship survey before and they always seem to have headline-grabbing results: 45% of Japanese women ...
We love a scandal and we love a woman who knows what she wants.
Megumi Okina married the CEO of Cyber Agent in 2004 but divorced him the following year. She went through a dry period in her career and then got hitched again in 2009 to a businessman in a shotgun married. She had a second child in 2011.
A famous nikushoku-joshi (man-eater), in the past she has been linked to many famous men, including Takumi Saito and "bad boy" actor Manabu Oshio and nude pictures (called nyan-nyan photos) of their coupling were leaked. Oshio would later be sent to prison for his part in the death of a ...
You see! It's not just Japanese guys! Other Asian men also have a thing for dakimakura.
Artist Lee Kan Kyo originally hails from Taiwan, though he came to Japan in 2007 to study. Now he is holding his first solo exhibition in Japan at Guardian Garden gallery in Ginza.
And the theme? Pop art-style dakimakura Dutch wife hug dolls.
The exhibition "Dream That Girl (Don't Stop)" -- which may or may not be ironic -- will be held from January 13th to January 29th.
It will feature around 13 exhibits of Lee Kan Kyo's original idol ...
If you went out at Halloween in Tokyo you might have seen some very scantily clad ladies.
Likewise, a trip to Akihabara often means the chance to see idols performing on the street with a lot on display. Flasher idol Asuka Sawamoto famously got herself arrested in 2008 when she did a series of performances in Akiba where she let hordes of men photograph her underwear. (She went on to a career in porn.)
But what about just "risque" fashion. How far is this legal?
A fashion website asked a lawyer about how far you go with see-through underwear in Japan.
Exposing yourself in ...
This story is super old now but we wanted to blog it anyway because it's important.
With its low use of condom usage, Japan is a bit of an HIV time bomb -- something the gay community is more proactive about. Complimentary condoms are frequently available at bars and clubs, and HIV awareness posters are also displayed in gay nightlife areas.
However, one HIV awareness poster was too much for the authorities and locals.
Designed by illustrator and animator Poko Murata, this billboard was hung in Shinjuku Nichome, Tokyo's main gay district, from December 2013. Its design soon became ...
Porn star Ai Uehara has many talents but did you know they also include rap?
In "REAL remix" Uehara has now lent her vocal skills to a song following her victory at the AV Open 2014 awards, which are voted for by the public. The track is by INCUBUS, who is the male rapper in the song.
The video itself is a weird mash-up of anime images of nubile girls, based on three porn stars, including Uehara. The lyrics sing the joys of being able to see the "real thing" (i.e. Ai Uehara) at the event, rather than just a video of her.
Take a gander.
It's also funny to hear words like "semen ...
Rokudenashiko (or Rokudenashi-ko), the "vagina artist" arrested in the summer for distributing 3D data of her pussy, has been taken into police custody again, promising to reignite what became an international sensation about female rights and censorship.
This time her "crime", says Tokyo Reporter, was another vagina selfie artwork, though sculptural this time rather than photographic.
Megumi Igarashi -- Rokudenashiko's real name -- was arrested with a writer called Minori Watanabe.
Rokudenashiko, an artist name meaning "Good-For-Nothing Girl", has previous made a series of ...
