We all like beer and we all like girls. Despite feminism and more sophisticated advertising methods, it's been the custom of Japanese beer companies to pick a pretty girl every year, and stick her in swim wear holding a beer on beach.
The bikinis seem to have disappeared in the last few years, though bars and restaurants often still display the older, tantalizing posters. I think this reflects the more sombre tone of recessionist Japan or could it be that feminism is finally penetrating the ad agencies?
Buxom, cheerful and smiling...that's the way a drinking man apparently wants his ...
Man! That was a big shock!
I was just browsing the website of a new girl band called Flower. Wow, these girls are hot, I was thinking. They sure are. They're also super young!
Yep, the oldest lass is 18 and they go down (ahem, not like that...maybe) as low as 14! Yes, you read that right -- 14! Apparently it seems to be part of the concept of the group but whatever. All I can say is wow, wow, wow...
There are nine girls in the group and they are just about to release their debut single. Here's wishing them success so that it will guarantee a load more photo shoots like ...
All right, I know, this isn't "Tokyo" kink but it sure is interesting! Fingers crossed that this kind of company policy makes its way here soon.
IBM in Korea has made a point in its recruitment policy of clarifying that gays, lesbians and bisexuals are very welcome to apply to work for the company. This might not sound like much but Korea has almost no gays in the public eye.
Actually, neither does Japan really, and we could well use a decent, respectable celebrity to come out. Of course, there are plenty of drag queens on TV but no one states the obvious -- that these people are ...
You join a website specializing in getting Japanese women. It's available in English, French, Korean and various others languages.
You meet a girl, tell her you are a doctor, and impress her with your Japanese skills. Hey presto, the girl's yours.
Well, Fumiko married Anthony Simoneau, a former dental technician in the Navy, who she met through online dating. Things didn't go so well for them in America and Anthony filed for divorce in 2002. He retracted the papers, though, just when Fumiko coincidentally had received a large inheritance and suddenly Anthony started buying cars and ...
I've said it before but I'll say it again. Japan is too sexy for America. This even means that books are apparently too much too!
Kids in New Jersey will have a tougher job finding the Murakami mega-seller in their local libraries now, since one school have banned it for too much sex. Sure, there's a bit of lesbianism, the odd one night stand... but isn't actually all the suicide more shocking?
Apparently the book should still be around the state but one school removed it from a summer reading list for teenaged students, and this might surely just be the tip of the iceberg. Well, ...
If you've ever gone to any expo, conference or industry event in Japan, you'll know that there are always hot girls in skimpy clothes, handing out merchandise, leaflets, and just generally trying to attract attention to the booth they are representing.
The cynic in me says these ladies -- known as "booth babes" or companions -- weren't quite "good enough" to be models, haven't yet made it as actresses, and don't fancy being hostesses (or maybe they do that at night) or porn stars (again, actually they could be doing that on the same, as one of the army of unsung kikaku joyu who exist ...
Tokyo's AKB48 has already spawned NKE48 (Nagoya), NMB48 (Namba, Osaka), HKT48 (Hakata, or Fukuoka) and SDN48 (adult version)...Now comes JKT48 for, er, Jakarta!
JKT48 is a new overseas experiment from the makers of Japan's top idol groups. If it's a hit perhaps we'll see other bands forming in Singapore, Paris and elsewhere? I'm just surprised that they didn't try Seoul first, given the great similarities between Korea and Japan, but perhaps all the K-Pop gals were too scary to compete with!
To start with they have announced an open call for auditions in Indonesia, with results to ...
Tenga, the best adult toy goods maker in the world bar none, has done it again. After trying their hand at the James Cameron-esque 3D Tenga, they've now gone back to one of their early hits, the simple but very effective Tenga Eggs.
These stretchy silicone eggs can be pulled right over your cock and allow you to pleasure yourself with the delicate and stimulating designs on the inside, while still letting you feel your hand through the material.
The first two sets were huge hits back in the day and since then Tenga went supernova with its Flip Hole series. Now it has gone back to ...
Top idols AKB48 have been promoting almost every product in Japan recently and prominent among the campaigns has been the one for travel agency H.I.S.
Though you sadly can't actually book a trip with any of the lovely ladies, you can go some of the way there with the latest addition to the marketing smorgasbord: An AKB48 augmented reality app for smartphones!
From August 22 to September 30, guys up and down the land are going to be occupied with oen thing only -- the AKB48 Augmented Reality Stamp Rally. After downloading the free app, uou have to go to branches of H.I.S. and read the AR ...
Japan's parking lots are pretty cool, especially the tower ones that take cars up for storage in cool elevator machines.
It seems it's a competitive business as the owners are now getting imaginative. So much so that Osaka's Nipponbashi has come up with a novel scheme to attract young male drivers. We've heard of maid cafes. Now we have a maid parking lot!
Usually these tower parking lots feature a old gent or other member of staff to help guide your car in and onto the right place to be taken upstairs (you get out of the car of course). But the team greeting you at "Maid Parking ...
