Sexless partnerships account for as much as 64% of marriages in Japan, according to one report by JEX Japan Sex Survey in 2024.
The lack of intimacy can be attributed to a range of factor, especially long working hours, small homes with thin walls, and the common custom of all the family sleeping in the same room on futons.
Abema Times recently interviewed some couples to find out more. The streamer spoke to people for whom sex is not an indispensable part of a marriage.
In fact, one woman in her thirties who has been married for six years has never had sex with her husband. They never ...
When a relatively obscure female news anchor made the mistake of tweeting last week about the need for guys to shower and look after their personal hygiene in the summer months, she was dropped by her agency and ignited a small storm of media attention that continued to unfold for days.
Her perfectly rational suggestion that men wash and take measures not to smell was met with outrage by male netizens, who accused her of discrimination. Others have leapt to her defense, especially after her agency fired her.
It's hardly the first time that public figures have made such comments about fans ...
You're safe during that postcoital sleep, right? Perhaps not.
A Japanese woman was enjoying her post-sex slumber at a love hotel in Shibuya, Tokyo, when she was sexually assaulted by a 49-year-old man who works at the hotel.
The man, Kenji Honda, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, police announced August 8.
The incident itself dates back to March, according to media reports, and it's not clear why it has taken so long for the arrest to take place.
Honda is accused of sneaking into the woman's room on March 25 between 5:30 and 6:50 a.m. and forcibly touching her breasts and ...
A music idol has been punished for having a boyfriend (and presumably having sex with him) by being forced to post pictures of herself every night to prove she is alone.
Momoka Tojo of girl group Katacoto Bank recently turned 20 but photos of her celebrating her birthday last month with a young man, which she posted herself, quickly attracted the shock and ire of fans.
In response, Tojo quickly deleted the pictures, and the seven-member group (active since 2021), which is stylized KATACOTO * BANK, announced on July 27 that Tojo has promised to "maintain a measure of distance from her ...
In a sign of just how much affective labor is valued in Japan, the popular hostess Miyako Sakurai has moved to another high-end Roppongi club in a deal worth reportedly ¥100 million.
The move was announced on August 7.
Sakurai was a hostess at Jungle Tokyo in Roppongi, where she apparently earned the club around ¥300 million in three months. She will now be available to entertain patrons with the wherewithal at Club Rio, also in Roppongi.
Jungle Tokyo is regarded as the most exclusive hostess club in Japan.
Sakurai previously worked at the members-only lounge club 45 in Gion, Kyoto, ...
The freelance newscaster Yuri Kawaguchi has lost her contract with her management agency.
The agency, Voice, announced on August 11 that Kawaguchi had been let go due to a post she made on social media complaining about male body odor.
The 29-year-old posted a now-notorious tweet on August 8.
"I'm sorry if you can't help it for some reason, but I just can't stand the smell of men in the summer and that very particular body odor of those with an unhealthy lifestyle. I always want to stay clean so I take several showers a day, wipe off sweat, and use antiperspirant all year round. I want ...
As the Paris Olympics wind down, it's time to reflect on the days we spent glued to our TVs and phones watching the sporting achievements. Or, let's be honest, admiring the shapely female bodies on display in high definition.
As always, the swimming, beach volleyball, and track and field did not disappoint when it came to viewing attractive, athletic female bodies in tight-fitting clothing.
Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda made a big impressive with her muscular curves, sexy tattoos, and lively personality.
Another runner, Germany's Alica Schmidt, secured gold in the beauty competition for ...
She might have turned 36 but voice actress Yuka Iguchi still looks incredibly youthful, attractive, and bursting with joie de vivre.
The Japanese voice actress recently celebrated 20 years in the entertainment industry with the release of her first photo book. The aptly titled More More More came out via major publisher Kadokawa in April.
She has continued to showcase this newly sensual side with a summer shoot that really lets you see what a great, healthy body she has: slim waist, big tits, (somewhat) curvy thighs.
This is apparently her first ever gravure shoot for a weekly ...
Karen Ishida (石田佳蓮) is to make her porn debut next month. The former Idoling!!! member will release her first adult video on Muteki, which specializes in debuts by crossover talent, on September 3.
Idoling!!! was a Japanese TV show and female music idol group active from the mid-2000s to 2015. Ishida was a member of the "fifth generation" of members from 2012. Past members include Nao Asahi, Yurika Tachibana, Erika Tonooka, Rurika Yokoyama, Ami Kikuchi, Ai Okawa, Rena Sato, Suzuka Morita, and the long-tongued Michaela Wako Sato. Many have enjoyed careers in gravure.
The ...
We reported earlier this summer on the silly circus that was the Tokyo gubernatorial election, with a female candidate stripping off during her TV broadcast and another using pornographic posters that police ordered to be taken down.
One of the slightly more serious candidates, at least in terms of mainstream fame, was Toshio Tamogami, who finished fourth with 3.9% and around 270,000 votes.
The right-wing former Air Self-Defense Force general has stood for election several times, never winning public office but using the campaigns to maintain his profile and platform as a nationalist ...
