We recently saw a list of prefectures where the most beautiful women in Japan live.
How accurate is it? And what's the reasoning behind the choices?
The list originated in a survey put out by ranking site Goo asking people to submit suggestions for the prefecture in Japan where the local ladies are the prettiest.
The results are not simply the places where the population is the highest.
The survey only collected 500 responses, so it can hardly be called comprehensive, but does offer a glimpse into the reputation of certain prefectures.
8. Hyogo (tie)
8. Osaka (tie)
7. Kyoto
6. ...
Japanese actress and singer Erika Sawajiri was in the news recently after her drug bust in late 2019, the latest in a long line of scandals and ups and downs for the celebrity.
The 33-year-old has officially retired from the industry after receiving a suspended sentence in February and we doubt we will be seeing her back any time soon, so taboo are drugs in Japan in spite of their prevalence in the entertainment world. At the time, Sawajiri was about to star in the annual Taiga drama on NHK, which would have been her biggest mainstream success since her comeback.
Another intriguing ...
One of our pet projects is finding out what happens to idols and celebrities are they stop being gravure, music, or adult video idols.
Sometimes they can struggle to find work and their careers can take unexpected turns.
Some go into acting. Some graduate to porn. Some work in nurseries. Some go into hostessing or prostitution. Some teach yoga. One or two become manga writers or academics. A few even go into politics.
A former junior idol, Hirona Oura (大浦央菜), has found a second career and revealed a whole other, more mature, and much more alluring side to her body as a lingerie ...
When it comes to gender, Japan does things differently. That guy may well be a girl, and that girl may well be a guy. Androgyny is a firmly established aspect of beauty and fashion. Indeterminate gender is sexy and alluring.
Deception, the other hand, is just plain annoying.
Cosplayer Rei Dunois is known for a penchant for Evangelion and MCU, and for incredible character transformations. He has built up a significant fanbase -- to the tune of over 60,000 followers on social media.
We write "he" because we now know the truth, though you would be forgiven for misunderstanding if you saw ...
The 34-year-old Yu Aoi announced her shock marriage in the summer of last year to comedian Ryota Yamasato, aka Yama-chan. The unexpected union of one of the prettiest and most popular actresses with a famous comedian not at all known for his good looks or charm with the ladies took the country by surprise.
Notwithstanding her marriage, Aoi also continued her successful career with the release of the film Miyamoto, based on a manga, last year.
In it, Aoi has a nude sex scene with co-star Sosuke Ikematsu. She shows off her naked butt and a bit of her chest as he has sex with her from behind, ...
We consider ourselves pretty extreme onahole users. We always check out the latest masturbator arrivals on the market and have tried out a vast array of toys over the years.
But even we had never thought of doing this. Until now.
How about enjoying a pocket pussy while you wear underwear? So you could be at work, out and about shopping, or just at home doing chores. But the whole time, you are balls deep inside your favorite toy.
Behold, readers, the Onahole Underpants.
In a nutshell, this is a pair of men's underwear with a masturbator pouch. You wear the snug boxers like normal but with ...
While most bras are designed to enhance the wearer's bust, some in Japan do the opposite. Because having small breasts is, well, apparently cuter (and let's be honest, less likely to draw unwanted attention if you travel on public transport or work in a conservative office).
As we have reported before, this is a country that has inspired a whole lingerie line especially for women with flat chests and where there even exist bras for the express purpose of making your bust seem smaller.
And here's another example. And it's instant. The Petamune Maker is a bra by Grand Bleu that
Given that ...
Sometimes we can feel spoiled for choice when it comes to breasts because we spend our days studying the latest developments in the Japanese gravure and adult video industries.
Of course, most "ordinary" Japanese ladies do not have such enormous chests and you need to be careful doing a job like ours that you don't end up with a skewered sense of reality.
But some do. Even better, some are so proud of their bodies that they share them with the rest of the world.
This subculture of uraaka joshi (secretly dirty social media girls) who post nude selfies online offers us delights to pick from ...
Started by Dolly Parton, of all people, the LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder meme has been floating around social media for a while now. In a nutshell, it purports to show a quartet of images showing different personalities projected of yourself on different types of social media platforms.
Like all big memes, there have been some great and inventive variations posted and shared.
But we think this is the first one based on a Japanese gravure idol.
In this case, it is the comely Kazusa Okuyama who is the inspiration.
We're not sure of the original source of this image -- if you are, ...
Yuuna Tanaka (田中優奈) is a Japanese TV announcer who was recently sacked over an alleged affair.
That might be bad enough for her career prospects, but now photos have appeared that allegedly show Tanaka nude during sex with her partner.
We should emphasize that we have no idea if these photos of Tanaka, who lost her job with Nagoya's CBC TV last summer after the year-long affair with a colleague emerged, are genuine, though that it was netizens are speculating.
We reported on a similar situation in 2018, when an affair effectively ended the career of TV announcer Yumi ...
