What kind of female body do Japanese men and women find most attractive?
It's a big question and a popular common one. Judging by what we tend to see all around us every day in advertising and in the media, "slim and slender" would seem the obvious answer.
But is it?
There is currently something of a trend for sporty and active-looking women.
Certain "strong" and muscular women have also attracted a following, not least baseball gravure idol Ami Imamura.
And we've been saying for years that curvy ladies are hotter. Our favorites include Haruka Ayase, Saaya, Ayaka Sayama, and ...
A recent Japanese television show spent a segment measuring and "verifying" naked breasts... because Japan.
In a land where TV is known for basically inventing random ways to waste time, is this a new low? A new high?
Women with giant breasts (kyonyu) were stripped off -- with patches over their nipples to maintain their modesty and, for some of the more shy ladies, masks over their faces -- so that a female presenter could then grope their cups and even put her head underneath the breasts to experience their heft (a new kind of paizuri?).
The lovely busts on display ranged from F to ...
That cute nurse in that mundane clinic may not be only a nurse. She may also moonlight as a porn star.
It's a fantasy that's also a cliche -- except that is, sometimes, a spark of truth in it.
Japanese adult video is built upon the hard work not only of the top performers, whose numbers are too many to start counting. There are also thousands upon thousands of uncredited "amateur" performers -- women who also work as call girls and hookers, hostesses or just regular jobs. They provide the fodder for those crazy AV titles that feature dozens of women in massive gang bangs (one example here) ...
In case you have ever wondered where your taxes went, take a peep into the lurid world of politicians' "travel expenses."
In the case of Ken Namikawa, the young mayor of Tenri City in Nara Prefecture, he made two trips to Tokyo in February and June. The provincial politico was determined to make the most out of his time in the capital, it seems, since he procured the services of delivery health call girls at his hotel room for intimate nude "massages".
He has since apologized at a press conference on August 31st after Shunkan Shincho made allegations about the 38-year-old's ...
Gravure idol Yuka Someya has the body of a goddess: curvy, sultry and powerful.
Blessed with a height of 175cm (5.7 ft) and a G-cup bust, Yuka Someya is an almost Amazonian specimen of a Japanese gravure idol.
Now starting to approach 30, she has the eyes of a lady who has experienced more than her fair share of fun in the bedroom. Sadly, she hasn't become the superstar we had hoped, which is possibly why she has made the next move in her career of posing nude.
This isn't complete hair nude territory (yet), to be fair, so don't expect full-frontal goodies from this photo shoot, but Yuka is ...
It's time to take another trip down the rabbit hole of vintage Japanese porn, back to the Summer of Love and more.
Today we indulge in some fantastically retro images of nude Japanese models (unfortunately censored) showing us their curvy bodies in the vibrant surroundings of what look like love hotels.
The source tells us the date is some point between 1965 and 1975 -- very far from an "innocent" time.
We could spend all day looking at these kinds of images, just like we would happily lust over the exotic charms of Sayoko Yamaguchi rather than the cutesy smiles of AKB48's ...
If the long-running and immensely popular Bandai and Peach John Sailor Moon lingerie was not sexy enough for you, take a gander at these new Street Fighter cosplay underwear costumes!
The limited-edition underwear is on sale from the online retailer SuperGroupies, which specializes in apparel with a gaming and anime theme, from August 28th. Don't get too excited just yet, though. It's reservations only for now: the lingerie isn't actually available until January next year! Reservations are taken up till September 18th and we predict this will immediately sell ...
The gravure idol Mai Hakase gave viewers more than expected when she appeared on a recent Japanese television show.
The slinky model was wearing a white bikini and was required to complete a task in very hot water. This was hardly HBO standards. Fortunately for us, there was so very, very nearly a nip slip when one of her nicely sized cups started to come out of her wet bikini top.
The show was part of an annual charity telethon on NTV that continues for 24 hours. Clearly not all of the content is family-friendly!
Previous guests on the show include the ...
Japan, the land that prizes the wonders of soine -- or snuggling up. So much so, in fact, that they had "cuddle cafes" in Akihabara and there are, somewhat inevitably, pillows and cushions made in the shape of girl's laps. (If this sounds sexist, keep in mind there are cuddle services for women, too.)
There has been a crackdown on cuddle and snuggle joints of late, it seems, since they were seen as fronts for so-called JK businesses and JK reflexology places. In other words, they were employing underaged girls and possibly offering more than just snuggles.
But don't worry: now you can ...
Well, here is an new addition to our mental list of crazy yet amazing Japanese sex toys. After all, how can you say no to a sweet corn cob dildo?!
Yes, the Sweet Corn Cock Dildo is as awesome as it name makes it sound.
Japanese dildos certainly come in all shapes and sizes, and there are plenty of arguably pointless gimmicks out there (a kendama dildo, anyone?). From uncircumcised phimosis dildos to ones with cute character faces on them, there really is something for everyone, if you care to look hard enough.
But rarely does visual flair combine with functionality quite so brilliantly as ...
