Porn workers of the world, unite! Do Japan’s porn actresses and actors have labor rights? This was the question asked in a recent feature in the Japan Times. Ostensibly a report on a May 4th talk at a Koenji cafe, it was about the AV industry's response to Human Rights Now (HRN), which had issued a damning report about the local AV industry. The international NGO, which is based in Tokyo and has U.N. special consultative status, reported the results of an in-depth investigation into the pornography business in Japan. The report concluded that the industry had violated the human ...

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This is a growing trend: Japanese women's past dabbling in porn unexpectedly exposed, jeopardizing their new-found careers. Already this year we have seen voice actress Emi Niita's previous AV moonlighting come to light, while we recently blogged about a TV presenter who lost her job due to a porn appearance. It's certainly much easier today to search and find images of obscure and even anonymous porn stars, though the sheer volume of porn produced in Japan annually also makes this no mean feat. If you appeared in something, the chances are someone has put the DVD online and your past ...

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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 ...

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Like big boobs? Check. Like things being wrapped around big boobs? Check. Yes, this photo book by Yuji Susaki may have it all. Wrap the Boobs is a new photo book about Japanese girls with giant breasts (not quite bakunyu but getting there) and how wrapping their perfect jugs in things can heighten the visual feast. The photographer is previously known for his work with cosplayers like idol group Dempagumi.inc.. Models in the new photo book -- out now from Ichijinsha -- include Hikaru Aoyama, Mizuki Katase, Jun Amaki (formerly of the masked idol group Kamen Joshi), and the ...

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We know that rich Japanese politicians, businessmen and celebrities have a penchant for hostesses. But feminism happened, don't you know. It's not just the men having all the fun. According to the tabloids, there are plenty of prominent female celebrities who are addicted to male hosts, a habit which costs them dearly. Josei 7 magazine recently published a report claiming that actress Yoko Maki had once spent ¥20 million in a single night at a host club! The 33-year-old divorcee, known for her stunning breasts, clearly liked the services she was given. Maki's not ...

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A panel of experts advising the National Police Agency in Japan has issued a report on so-called "JK business", which is the name given to the various euphemistic services offering sex with schoolgirls. Similar to the more general enjo kosai (compensated dated), there has been a lot of media and police attention on the growing JK business industry in recent years. Some of the services include osanpo (walking dates), where you pay to have a walk with a schoolgirl. It may end at a love hotel. Other services include sleeping side by side in a "soine" cuddle cafes or getting a massage. ...

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The stalker who stabbed music idol Mayu Tomita may have appeared anonymously in Japanese porn as an uncredited, amateur performer. The 27-year-old Tomohiro Iwazaki stabbed the underground idol in around 20 places with a 8.2cm knife after taking the bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo to wait at a station near where she was holding a concert. Tomita reminds in critical condition while Iwazaki is in police custody. The case has generated a storm of negative press about the police response and Japan's problem with stalking. After the horrific murder in 2013 of high-school student Saaya ...

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AKB48's latest dubious attempt to exploit money from otaku fans is really scraping the bottom of the ludicrous barrel. Now there is going to be an online claw crane game called Kami no Te (Hand of God) from June 18th that allows you to win cans of air. Yes, you read that right. The prize for downloading and playing the game is Bakukan, which is literally a can filled with air. The precious ether is supposedly taken from the air on the stage at the AKB48 45th single release election event. So you are getting the air shared by your favorite idol, whether that be Yuki Kashiwagi, Rino ...

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This cute Japanese office lady decided to prank her colleague... or otherwise satisfy her own kinky desires. She made an ordinary Japanese onigiri (rice roll) with her hands. But that was just the first one. No, she wanted to give her onigiri something extra for her second attempt. She decided to mold it with her armpit. To be fair to the fastidious folks out there now screwing up their faces in disgust, she did wipe her sweaty armpit first so as to avoid any serious hygiene issues. She then squashed the unsuspecting ball of rice under her arm. The sticky rice, though, ...

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Do you like them older? They don't get much older and sultrier than Seiko Matsuda. The singer and Japan's greatest jukujo (MILF) has been married three times and continues to raise eyebrows even as her flower gets riper and riper. She has been showing off her glamorous bust for the lingerie maker Triumph in a new TV ad. She may well be in her mid-fifties now but Seiko's still got it where it counts. Would you like to get "floral" with Seiko? After all, she is the "eternal idol" who never seems to get old (with a little help from the surgeon's knife, we suspect, and ...

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