As the Heisei period enters its final months, what better time to look back to... the Showa days! Clearly there is still something alluring about the 1970s and 1980s, given the way idol Yumi Asahina's recent photo book brilliantly imitated their vintage charms, and the references to these older style of shoots made by Iori and Rukino. We wanted to take a trip back in time and pick out five examples of Japanese ladies who hit it big back in the 1970s and 1980s. (This isn't actually our first stab at doing this of list. For other examples, check out the selection we made back in ...

Fumi Nikaido has seen her acting career over the past two or three years, though she started off as a junior idol and much of her popularity -- for reasons that are apparent -- still hinges on her natural looks. Oh, boy, does she know how to exploit them. She has already shown off her naked butt for us in 2014. Now the Okinawan-born, English-speaking vixen tempts us by dressing up for Weekly Playboy (as part of a big 50th-anniversary issue) as a bunny girl. We love how the photo shoot really shows off her curves and saucy looks. She's a gal who clearly ...