Japan spends 1% of its national budget on its army. Sorry, it's not an army, it's a "self-defense force." However, Japan's security treaty with America is supposed to guarantee US protection if attacked -- the ostensible reason for the tens of thousands of US soldiers based in Japan -- so the SDF is kind of pointless.
It mainly gets used for when there are earthquakes and other emergencies. Saying that, Japan spends more on its SDF than, say, the UK does on its armed forces -- even though the latter's are active around the whole world.
Where does the money go? Equipment. The SDF has some ...
Born in 1989, Sayumi Michichige (道重さゆみ) is one of the most popular members of J-Pop band Morning Musume. She has been part of the ever-changing ranks of the girl group since 2003, even though her singing is frankly nothing special.
Where Sayumi does excel at is looking alluring while still maintaining a Girl-Next-Door innocence.
She is the longest-serving member of Morning Musume. Most of the girls have trouble creating a real solo career after they leave, so let's enjoy Sayumi's fame while it lasts -- and the countless excuses for bikini-clad photo shoots it ...
Ayaka Sayama, one of our favorite gravure idols, not least because she's nice and shapely, has gone all wintry with this nude photo shoot.
While Ayaka Sayama is no stranger to posing in just a bikini that barely holds in her charmingly curvy frame, this is a whole new level for her.
Still only twenty years old, what is next for Ayaka?
A "hair nude" full frontal at twenty-one?!
Well, enough blabber. Here's the spread... and what a voluptuous feast for the ...
Now this is a woman! When those idol group girls graduate and put a few more years on them, this is what they become. Behold, Machiko Tezuka!
The 27-year-old hottie was a former SKE48 idol group member who then joined SDN48 for a while.
She has had a rather peripatetic career, as these minor idols often do, including joining Seifuku Koji Iinkai for a time in 2002.
In 2004 she changed her professional name to Ourei Harada to become a Gravure idol. She then promptly retired in 2007.
And then in 2009 she changed it to Eiko Maeda for when she joined in SKE48.
And then she ...
The lovely Hinako Sano is one of the most up-and-coming gravure idols in Japan today.
Her exquisite cuteness, coupled with a great body, have seen her rise to fame in almost no time.
Still just 19, her career may be about to come to a premature stumbling block.
A photo has recently leaked online *seemingly* showing Hinako in an embrace with a young guy.
Is this Hinako?
We can't tell. Either way, we CAN imagine doing what he's doing to Hinako.
There's a way to find out. Track down the university that Hinako attends and go get her into bed to compare the shots!
Whether or not this ...
The girls are falling thick and fast.
We were sad enough when SDN48 -- the "sexy" version of AKB48 -- disbanded in 2012.
Then came news at the end of that year that Megumi Ohori, one of it's members, had married a man 12 years older.
Now is the bombshell. Megumi is pregnant.
People, including us, all speculated that Megumi's marriage was of the shotgun variety and that she was already pregnant. Those rumors turned out to be false but Megumi and her husband were just biding their time, it seems.
Now the ripe age of 30, Megumi is way past idoldom and this pregnancy confirms it. Even ...
They say that Japanese girls have no ass but we think that's time to set the record straight.
This is a country FULL of great asses. You just have to know where to look.
Have we convinced you yet?!
Here are some of our favorites...
Yuu Abiru
Rika Adachi
Hitomi Aizawa
Megumi Fukushita
Haruna Hana
Maki Honoka
Natsuki Ikeda
Waka Inoue
Minori Inudo
Atsumi Ishihara
Sayaka ...
Pure unadulterated sex appeal.
From her graceful looks to those cute small breasts, Mei Hayama (葉山めい) is simply bliss.
You'll notice that these days we branch out a bit and don't just offer Gravure idols in these kind of Japanese sexy babe showcases anymore.
We still love idols, don't worry. But we like to branch out occasionally. And there's plenty of amazing women to feast our eyes on in the world of Japanese pornography.
Mei Hayama made her JAV debut last year. Being born in 1994 -- yes, she's Heisei era! -- she is still kind of under the age of consent. How did she ...
The year is almost over. It's time to look back over the past twelve months at the ladies who made the biggest impression.
Here are our picks, in alphabetical order.
Haruka Ayase
The former idol is now a respected actress and one who confidently assured the country that she need not be typecast in the ditzy girl-next-door roles anymore when she took the lead in the year-long Taiga drama, "Yae no Sakura". We still love her curves, though.
Mitsu Dan
Another big year for the thirtysomething curvy lady. She seemed to be on everyone's lips, figuratively speaking. She even ...
It's an open secret that many gravure idols and Japanese TV celebrities use plastic surgery to enhance their appearance.
While this is even more prevalent in Korea and relatively openly admitted to, it is still seen as a bit of a deception in Japan.
How do the girls get that innocent doll-like look? Often not just through their genes, it seems.
Only does the occasional lady break the silence and tell the truth.
One idol and actress attracting attention at the moment is cute Rika Adachi, who has a very lovely pert butt, not to mention a very "pure" face.
At a recent event Twitter users ...
