Staged Seduction: Selling Dreams in a Tokyo Host Club is a new book by Akiko Takeyama, published by Stanford University Press. It is an ethnographic study of the men and women who produce and consume love in Japan's host clubs, examining not only the "fixed times and formal spaces" like the late-night sessions in the clubs themselves, but also beyond.
Why it is very easy to find media reports and articles about hostesses, male hosts are less famous outside of Japan.
And yet arguably, this is the more interesting phenomenon, since there are bars and clubs where you pay to hang out ...
Tenga is back -- and we mean they are BACK.
Because it's return of the Flip Hole, Tenga's biggest hit of all.
After the Black, White, Silver and Red versions, followed by the more compact Flip Lite (aka the Flip Air), where was there still to go with this amazing concept?
Somewhere, actually -- and somewhere that feels might fine when you are there.
Behold, the Tenga Flip Zero.
The Tenga Flip Zero is all you'd expect from the Apple of the Japanese adult toy industry: it looks just incredible and, as per the key design for this series, "splits" right open so you can apply ...
As we know, virtual reality is big right now and that includes for the adult market.
This isn't from the recent Adult VR Festa but the geeks and tech event, Niconico Chokaigi 2016, held in April, but we were saving it until now.
Strictly speaking, we think this was developed for people who work in the care industry to experience what it is like to be incontinent, but there are also adult: this is a DIY virtual omorashi device!
No longer is your only option getting some rubber diapers. Instead, now you can feel like you are peeing yourself just by wearing some wires and sitting on ...
Tokyo Kinky was there on Sunday, loyally lining up in Akihabara for what had been touted as Japan's first ever adult virtual reality event. But all was in vain.
We had our suspicions about the event, given how shoddy the event's website was. Still, word had obvious got out -- that and how virtual reality is one of the big trends of the year and there had been promises of its adult implications for years.
There were hundreds of people trying to make it into a tiny venue in Akiba. We were all lining up patiently outside but the police eventually had to come and help control the size of ...
With the releases of Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, there's been a lot of buzz recently about virtual reality.
And now people are finally starting to work on the best side of the technology: adult entertainment.
Japan's first adult virtual reality festival will be held on June 12th at popdojo in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Entry costs ¥3,000 (with photo ID). The event is open from 2pm to 6pm.
We have already been tempted by what Project Morpheus can offer in terms of virtual dating and SIMS, though an early preview sparked controversy and backlash.
We have since seen the ...
We have a blog post long in gestation about the most unusual Japanese sex toys, and this one's definitely going on that list when it eventually gets published.
Tama Toys -- who seem to specialize in the more bizarre designs of the industry -- have once again dazzled us with the sheer range of their erotic imaginations. Just when you thought you had seen it all, along comes another surprise.
After astonishing our eyes (and our cocks) with the Pineapple Hole Hand Grenade Masturbator, now Tama Toys have turned to that underrated aspect of female beauty: the ear.
Yes, if you have ...
Tenga isn't just about helping us masturbate better. No, they also want to help Japan's birthrate.
The Tenga Men's Loupe Sperm Viewer is a very easy way to check out your sperm count. Sure, it's not a medically approved device and shouldn't be used like contraception ("Hey, my sperm seems dead, let's rock!"), but it is a fun and fast way to transform your phone into a sperm magnifier.
Don't worry, your phone doesn't get messy either and you can use a cup and dropper to make things feel really scientific.
It has a set-up with different plates and the magnifier that ensures you put ...
We've seen our share of dolls and masturbators over the years of doing this blog, enough to know that paizuri (titty fucking) ones are always value for money.
But we don't think we've seen one devoted to pointy tits before, and it's about time too.
After all, the famously "cutting-board" chest Japanese girls with sharp, pointy tits are always fun.
Take Yuria Haga and her lovely triangles for starters, or Yuriko Yoshitaka's almost entirely flat chest that was accentuated by two very pointy nipples.
The Throbbing Fantasy Seven Pointy Tits Onahole is a tribute to these kinds of ...
Many years ago we wrote about this awesome "baby milk adult baby" fetish kit.
Unfortunately it was something of a one-off, though we were pleased to see some new related products on the market recently. This time it's a combination of rubber and bondage fetish with the adult baby role-playing.
The specially made "enamel adult diapers" are for people with an adult baby or diaper fetish, and will also delight bondage, rubber and omorashi fetishists to.
The items are not made by a major Japanese adult manufacturer, so you need to allow a few weeks extra for delivery since they ...
Okamoto continues its "Lovers Research Lab" with a third "project". Following the condom-maker's investigation into dinosaur sex and then the Zero One Belt condom-dispenser, Condo-Moody is a concept for an app that works in sync with a condom box.
Open the box and the app switches on (via Bluetooth). It then provides beautiful lighting to help set the mood during your lovemaking. Okamoto recommends you place the "communication tool" by your pillow.
This hilarious video shows an extreme version of a couple attracting the whole neighborhood with the lighting around their ...
