Kodansha, which had planned to put the latest issue of Young Magazine on sale tomorrow (January 12), has been forced to postpone the publishing date to January 21st.
Why? Because it suddenly realised that an ad page announcing a new photo book for Tomomi Kasai, soon to leave AKB48 formally and concentrate on her solo career, was "inappropriate".
Yes, Tomomi and her "hand bra" poses are too sexy for Kodansha (admittedly, the "hands" are not Tomomi's but those of a young boy). The issue would have featured Kasai heavily, including on the cover.
Instead, the next issue will appear ...
Worried what your family might find if you were to suddenly pop your clogs?
Those intimate pictures of you and your ex you keep stashed under the book case?
How about over 1,000 adult movie titles?
Yes, this formidable collection was discussed in the possessions of a former elmentary school teacher, according to the accounts provided by a certain Ryuichi Yoshida, well versed in clearing up after people pass away. It must have been a real treasure trove of classic porn!
Yoshida runs a company that sorts out the possessions of dead people, such as when the family don't want to ...
Good ol' Osaka, ever the dirtier, less noble metropolis compared to Tokyo.
Remember this is the city that gave Japan the cup of instant noodles AND no-panties cafes!
Take the case of a certain Mr. Yamaoka, a simple 37-year old guy who just happens to have an addictive fetish for stealing women's panties.
Yes, what could be wrong with that? Well, a lot actually, especially when you are going around literally ripping the underwear off girls.
He would go after anyone, even people just walking along the street on their way home.
He was eventually arrested in November for ...
Remember how last year we blogged about Soine-ya, the awesome bed-sharing place in Akihabara?
It's a kind of logical mix of enjo kosai (compensated dating) and maid cafes, allowing you to snuggle up and "sleep" (but nothing more) with cute young girls.
They have now opened a new second place in Shinjuku and also offer a new service!
Now you can doze on a lady's butt for the pricey sum of ¥1,000 per minute. That's something like $11 for 60 seconds!
Not sure how much shut-eye I could get knowing my wallet was being emptied in such a way, but I guess it's more the feeling ...
Sorry, we're a bit late on the uptake with this but it seems that Japan's least favorite idol group is not just a musical incarnation of Satan, though with a FEW hot girls thrown in (and some right stinkers like Tomomi Itano!) -- it is also an illegal drug!
We had a very big chuckle about this when we heard.
What irony!
The group that is for otaku a real addiction is literally a pharmaceutical substance!
Granted, this is all according to the authority that is Wikipedia, which has been known to be the occasional victim of sabotage. But the Wiki page is well annotated, ...
A survey of Japanese Wikipedia pages has revealed that the most viewed are a list of JAV actresses and then the pages for AKB48 and then fellow idol band Momoiro Clover Z.
If ever we needed yet more prove that the Japanese take their porn seriously and spend all their time online getting horny, then here it is!
According to the survey data, the AV list got an amazing 18,569,543 views, dwarving its Akiba idol rivals with a mere 7,133,542.
That's the kind of internet we like to see. Porn and ...
Sony has been running a campaign recently in which sexy girls dance all around Japan's 47 prefectures.
The aptly named Headphone Girls 47 has proved a popular hit with, well, guys.
Here are some nice ladies from Wakayama.
Well, Kotaku recently interviewed three lovely lasses from this campaign -- and all in rather fetching Santa gear!
We thought the perfect way to wish our loyal readers a Happy Christmas was by posting some wonderful pictures of the trio.
The three ladies are Gifu's Yuuna Nagai...
Aichi's Rinka Nishizawa...
and Matsue, ...
It's Christmas Eve in Japan.
While the 25th itself is not so special, Eve is what it's all about.
Along with Valentine's Day, this is THE day for couples to go on dates and... well, you know how dates usually end. Yep, getting a love hotel on December 24th can be a chore.
Another unusual custom is the obsession with KFC.
The fast food chain started marketing fried chicken to Japanese locals as a Christmas food years ago and it has really caught on. There is not a chance you can land some Kentucky chicken on December 24th without a prior reservation.
Look out for the big lines of ...
It's no secret that there's a lot of cum in Japanese porn.
From the ubiquitous bukkake face shot to whole "drinking semen" epics, Japanese guys like their spunk on the ladies.
Well, Japanese porn studio RADIX decided to recruit the semen of fans for JAV star Uta Kohaku's next film.
A pretty neat way not only to generate publicity and interest in the upcoming title -- but also save on expenses! (Most JAV use bukkake lotion and cream when their team's supplies run low after a long day's, ahem, shoot.)
The filming took place yesterday and so this was when Uta got to see ...
Although this time it's not due to a sex scandal, AKB48 will be losing another of its main members at some as yet to be disclosed time in the future.
The lovely Tomomi Kasai (21) has announced her "graduation" from the Akiba idol super group. Her first solo single Masaka is also set for release on December 26th.
A veteran of the all-consuming, all-conquering band since 2006, she is now the ninth member to attempt a career outside of the group.
With the main members now seemingly dropping like flies, who will be next?! I guess they are all watching Atsuko Maeda's progress ...
