Nude model launches campaign against high heels in the workplace in Japan
June 7, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
#MeToo has yet to make inroads in Japan, despite a few scandals and efforts by feminist campaigners. In that respect, South Korean women are doing a better job at raising awareness of such problems as sexual abuse in the entertainment industry and secret recording of women in public toilets.
A new campaign has launched, though, which shines a light on a different aspect of Japanese women's plight: high heels. Dubbed #KuToo (a play on the Japanese word for shoes, kutsu, and pain, kutsuu), the campaign calls on employers to stop enforcing dress codes that require female workers to wear ...
Does Yumi Asahina have the best ass in gravure right now?
June 4, 2019
/ Tadashi Anahori
Having published a nude photo book last year, gravure idol Yumi Asahina (朝比奈祐未) may not have many places to go except adult video or establishing herself as a mainstream actress.
Regardless of her future, she has one amazing asset: her ass.
This is a butt that can look pert and tight in one shot, and then curved and round from a different angle.
That's the kind of versatility we love and need in our lives, and it's why we are crowning Yumi Asahina Ass of the Moment. Quite an achievement, considering what a competitive field it ...
Singer KOM_I of Wednesday Campanella releases full-frontal nude photo book with Fumi Nikaido
July 23, 2018
/ Tadashi Anahori
The singer KOM_I of the music group Wednesday Campanella has released a full-frontal nude photo.
The photo book, "Uso?" (Lie?), has been shot by the Okinawan actress Fumi Nikaido, who has herself done at least one nude shoot and, to her fan's delight, a nude scene in a movie. Nikaido is a quite accomplished photographer, having released at least another photo book she made with the fashion model Serina Motola (in addition to her own photo books, of course).
The photo book is from the Gekkan series, which has continued ...
Gravure idol Yumi Asahina goes fully nude for debut photo book
July 10, 2018
/ Tadashi Anahori
Newbie gravure idol Yumi Asahina (朝比奈祐未) quickly made an impression on us a few months ago with her awesome butt -- so much so that we included her in our updated list of top asses in Japan.
Now she's gone one step further with a new photo book release that sees her strip off, not only revealing her gorgeous butt but even her bush and breasts. Praise the 8 million gods of Shinto! She's joined the long tradition of the "hair nude" full-frontal photo shoot.
The 26-year-old G-cup gravure idol was shot by Kendrick Watanabe for a retro-tinged photo book called Asahina Gaho (Asahina ...
Busty gravure model and actress Bambi Watanabe strips off
May 29, 2018
/ Tadashi Anahori
The busty gravure idol and actress Bambi Watanabe has decided to up her career by stripping off.
The stunning H-cup model has appeared in such TV shows as Amachan and even on stage, but now, on the cusp of thirty, the gravure glamor modeling work is drying up. What better way to revamp her career than stripping off for a shoot?
At the end of June, the 28-year-old Watanabe will release "BAMBI," her first photo book in nearly ten years. Will the nude images help push it up the sales rankings? Some preview shots have been published this month in a weekly magazine and we certainly like what ...
Meet Mahiro Tadai, the angelic new Japanese adult video star
May 16, 2018
/ Tadashi Anahori
Each month, many women debut in adult video to different levels of hype and fanfare. Just as many quickly disappear after their contracts end or resurface under a new performer name.
But surely this young lady is set to be one of the biggest stars in Japanese pornography?
The angelic-looking Mahiro Tadai (唯井まひろ) will make her debut in adult video with a new title released on SOD Star on June 7th.
Born in March 2000, Mahiro Tadaima is a mere 18 years old. Doesn't that make you feel old?!
The 180-minute video is rather unoriginally called "Mahiro Tadaima 18 Years Old AV ...
Behind the scenes at a nude photo shoot in Japan
April 4, 2018
/ Tadashi Anahori
Ever wondered what it's like to do a nude photo shoot? We all love the results but how are those sensual images created? What's the process? How many people are involved? And how much do models earn?
Well, the truth is a little more banal than you might expect. Often there aren't even any real locations, just a studio and a minimal crew -- and a model willing to drop their towel for a few hours.
A Japanese TV show recently went behind the scenes at a nude photo shoot. Here are some ...
We love it when a plan comes together.
So many adult video debuts go unnoticed and the lady struggles to the end of her short contract without fanfare, before, if she's lucky, switching agency and professional name to try again under a new alias, or leaving the industry. Some, such as Noa Takeuchi recently, even disappear entirely.
A few, however, attract amazing buzz from the start. This often includes celebrities making much-trumpeted moves into porn, such as Miu Nakamura, Miyako Akane, and Mero Imai. But sometimes there are some beauties who get everyone excited
One such is Suzu Honjo, ...
Last week we blogged about the upcoming adult video debut of former Aoyama Saint Hachamecha High School idol Yume Narai, who will release her first porn title through Soft on Demand in March as Kia Aoyama.
As is typical in these well-publicized debuts, Aoyama/Narai has posed for a full-frontal (known in Japan as a "hair nude") photo shoot -- and the results are so good we just had to share them with readers.
With her idol group now defunct, the adorably cute yet shapely Aoyama/Narai is going all out for her hotly anticipated entry into the porn industry, perhaps hoping to emulate the ...
At 56 years old, hair nude pioneer Eri Ishida returns with new naked photo book
December 1, 2017
/ Tadashi Anahori
Eri Ishida is responsible for one of the most famous "hair nude" full-frontal nude photo books. Of course, there were many women who made the genre so wildly successful two decades ago, but a lot have faded into the ether. Along with Rie Miyazawa's classic "Santa Fe," though, Ishida's joyful contributions have lingered firmly in the popular consciousness.
Eri Ishida is, of course, no longer a spring chicken but she is still working in the entertainment industry. In fact, she is releasing a new photo book in December -- and it's a hair nude one!
Yes, Eri Ishida is going to her roots ...