Old love hotels in Japan have long enjoyed a special brand of fandom, either for their garish visuals or their increasingly haikyo-style "abandoned" status.
But a new sort of love hotel otaku is emerging. And they are young women who visit the establishments by themselves.
We previously mentioned the 20-year-old student whose YouTube channel was obsessed with introducing love hotels (along with net cafes and other such places). A few weeks ago, she showcased the cheapest love hotel in Tokyo.
An even more prolific profiler of love hotels is Yunana, who shares her fascinating trips to ...
We recently wrote about Urara Uraraka's new "maternity nude" photo book, citing the precedent for such pregnancy shoots in Japan among celebrities and idols. One of the examples we mentioned was Angelica Michibata, who posed for a fairly modest (technically non-nude) one in 2018.
Now Angelica Michibata is back in the news with reports that she has divorced her husband, whom she married in late 2017 after she fell pregnant.
This is a big deal only because it would seem to bring to an end an unfortunate -- to say the least -- chapter of her life in which her ex-husband was arrested for ...
Golf has long been big in Japan, though it's still mainly a man's sport. The recent rise of female golfers have leveled the playing field somewhat -- not to mention made stars (and sex symbols) of certain players like Hinako Shibuno.
Following swiftly on from the sexy shoot by fellow golfer (and thirtysomething jukujo) Makoto Takemura, 22-year-old Sumire Noda (野田すみれ) has recently posed for lavish gravure shoots that really show off her incredible body.
Born in Tokyo in 1999, the comely Sumire has been playing golf since age three. She represented Japan at the World Junior Golf ...
Former AKB48 member Minami Takahashi, who got married in May 2019 on the first day of the Reiwa era, has revealed that she doesn't like kissing her husband.
This hardly sounds promising for their nuptial bliss, but the reason is pretty understandable.
As the 30-year-old shared with the whole nation on a recently broadcast TV show, Takahashi's husband apparently never brushes his teeth. He would stand at the sink in the bathroom and pretend to brush his teeth, and then even lie to Takahashi when returning to the bedroom (presumably hoping to initiate some intimacy).
And now the inevitable ...
Japan's new environment minister likes big breasts. Well, who doesn't?
But when you're a politician, you should perhaps take more care with what information you make public.
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, though, either doesn't mind the world knowing his tastes or doesn't understand how Twitter works. Because people have spotted that the 67-year-old, who is married with two children, follows a rather inappropriate social media account.
The awesomely named Japan Big Tits Review Blog is as awesome as its name suggests, hence its 90,000 followers on Twitter. Clearly Yamaguchi thought so too.
It posts ...
We recently wrote about Kana Kurashina's incredible semi-nude Anan magazine shoot.
It reminded us yet again what a great magazine it is: nominally a fashion and lifestyle publication for women, it's regular sex-themed issues and provocative cover shoots with established models and female actors have continued to grab attention (and seriously boost the careers of the models) for years now.
Here is a selection of some of the best covers from the past decade, featuring (in publication/chronological order): Kana Kurashima (2021), Ayaka Miyoshi (2020), Fumika Baba (2019), Rio Uchida (2018), ...
There's that cliche about aging like a fine wine but for some women, it really is true.
A model like Nana Eikura, for instance, we can remember from her early career when she was a teenaged model. Cute, for sure, but she is way hotter now that she is a married young mother in her thirties.
Taking things (quite) a bit further (chronologically speaking), we have just found out that Narimi Arimori (有森也実) is to release her first photo book in 19 years.
At the ripe age of 53, the actor poses in lingerie for her fourth photo book, "prayer," which comes out in Japan on October 22.
We ...
Up-and-coming actress Minami Hamabe is very much in the Emi Takei and Suzu and Alice Hirose "style" of celebrity: admired for her sweet girl-next-door purity.
Of course, that doesn't mean she's not a human being with an adult body. As a 21-year-old, she has needs and it would be natural for her to have boyfriends. She was recently forced to deny a rumor that she was in a serious relationship with Ryuga, the 24-year-old vocalist and guitarist of the band Maruritoryuga. Such denials in the Japanese entertainment world often mean little, but we struggle to see why this was even a ...
Regular readers may remember the Upskirt Umbrella from a few years back, a form of rain protection that might just get you arrested.
If you love a panchira upskirt view of a girl's panties, you are in the right country.
The latest verification of this comes from the mobile game Azur Lane, in which historical warships are played as female characters in, well, less than modest clothing.
To celebrate the game's fourth anniversary, it has launched a promo with a special noren door curtain.
Noren are the short curtains that hang in front of the entrances to restaurants in Japan.
This ...
We all know that if you want an anime girlfriend, you have plenty of options -- not least, the incredible array of dakimakura body pillows and covers available in Japan. If you want to splash out some more, there are also blow-up dolls for every taste and preference.
Of course, there are simpler delights, like posters and panels.
But what if one of those was life-size and designed to lie next to you?
Aimed squarely at otaku and harem anime fans, this Rent-A-Girlfriend erotic art panel is based on the female lead Chizuru Mizuhara.
Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, okarishimasu) is a manga, anime, ...
