It's a subject we don't talk much about on these digital pages but there's no need to be shy about it. We all like to watch shemale porn, right?
Known as newhalf in Japan, there's plenty of locally produced porn that is available online. Some of our favorites include Beni Sisaki and Miran.
Naturally, the Japanese adult toy market has responded to this need with themed sex toys.
Also naturally, being Japanese, some of the lines are more ambiguous here. Is this newhalf/shemale fetish? Or more like futanari (an actual woman who happens to have a penis)? A femboy or shotacon fantasy? It's all ...
Dating websites and apps were big before but are even bigger now, no doubt influenced by the pandemic that made it harder to do the usual things like go to nightclubs, konpa group dates, or even your school campus to hook up with someone.
There are many such apps on the Japanese market: Tapple, with, Dine, Pairs, Omiai, and more.
We're not sure if it's the local market leader based on current user numbers, but Tinder must be the most famous because of its overseas prevalence and the money it spends on advertising (even recruiting Kiko Mizuhara to front its campaign).
Its just gave a big ...
An underground Japanese music idol group has claimed that one of its members will become an adult video star for being the least popular.
Announced on September 16 and apparently running until September 19, the last day of a music festival, the Planck Stars said that the member who got the least number of snapshots taken with fans would be forced to debut in porn. Incidentally, the winner gets a free bicycle.
The group claimed its members devised the campaign themselves.
The original announcement got some attention back in September, but has received renewed outrage on Twitter in the ...
A few weeks ago, we reported on the engagement and pregnancy of ex-porn star Nanami Kawakami.
Being an adult video star is hard enough with the long shoots, physical pressures, and social stigma, but the job also really affects your ability to lead a regular life outside of work. This includes, of course, settling down with a special someone -- if that's your choice -- and perhaps even having kids.
Anri Sakaguchi, whose colorful life has encompassed a stint in AV, has recently announced her divorce after just two months of marriage.
News reports last year said that former JAV star Nao ...
The afterlives of idols is an ongoing theme of this blog. What happens to those music and gravure stars after they call it quits?
Some, of course, go into porn, like Yotsuha Kominato (Rikako Inoue).
Others, like AKB48's Risa Naruse (Haruna Aisaka), marry a celebrity.
Many go on to do ordinary jobs.
Here's a slightly more unusual take on that: Manaka Shida, formerly of Keyakizaka46 (now called Sakurazaka46 since 2020), is now a Ginza hostess.
Of course, it's well known that many adult video and gravure idols are doing hostessing on the side anyway. Some have also announced this publicly ...
Japan, the land of countless otaku, all passionate about a niche fandom. Also Japan, the land of a thousand fetishes -- including some you didn't know existed.
Like the humble raincoat. Sure, latex-style clothing is a must for bondage fans. Who doesn't love the look and feel of tight rubber gear on a sexy body?
But we're talking basic rain protection here. What's so hot about it?
Well, in the case of one particular man in Osaka, a lot. So much so that he stole 360 women's raincoats -- and must now face the consequences for it.
Yoshida Yoda is not, despite the name, a wizened Jedi living a ...
The South Korean film Serve the People (Inmineul Wihae Bongmuhara), which was released domestically in February 2022, is set in the 1970s in a fictional version of North Korea.
Though billed as a romantic drama, it is quite erotic and features several explicit sex scenes.
In the best, the 38-year-old Ji An, the female lead, holds a soldier at gunpoint while standing completely nude. He then kisses her and she sits on the bed, showing closeup nudity. He begins to kiss her whole body and goes down on her, prompting her to arch her back in pleasure.
He then penetrates her and they have sex on ...
Earlier this year, a new law was passed with major implications for how adult video productions are made and released in Japan. The legislation gives performers a lot more say over their contract, allowing them to withdraw even after signing a contract and to cancel a contract after a production is completed and released. Producers must also allow a cooling-off period after a contact is signed and after a video is shot, to give performers the chance to change their minds, and provide very detailed instructions on the nature of the shots and activities expected.
One type of AV not covered by ...
In the wake of a major typhoon sweeping through, as is often the case in late September, the weather in Tokyo has cooled off quite a bit and we find ourselves almost overnight confronted by the reality that the summer is over for another year.
Sure, the days are still bright and you can just about get by with just a T-shirt, but those weekends at the beach or pool, those scantily clad ladies on the streets, and those firework festivals and kakigori stalls? Put them aside for another year.
Fortunately, autumn offers plenty of great food and things to look forward to -- plus, our friends at ...
We mentioned earlier this month about the long-awaited follow-up adult video release by Yotsuha Kominato (Rikako Inoue), the former Fairies music idol.
The singer's second AV (1stars00715), which sees Kominato co-star with top male porn performer Shimiken for one of the sexual encounters, comes in the wake of a hugely publicized porn debut in June. Produced and released again by SODstar, the JAV title has now hit the market and the first screen grabs indicate that her slender, pale-skinned body is working overtime once more.
If these images entice you, put some yen down on the table to buy ...
