In an example of brilliantly timed PR, as the much-trumpeted AKB48 "general election" is having -- with Atsuko Maeda for the last time -- the women's fashion magazine Anan features a very sexy, semi-nude shoot with Yuko Oshima on its front cover this issue. This got us thinking. Forget the gravure idol magazines and weekly mags like Playboy. The really sexy photo shoots with famous models are actually these mainstream women's fashion magazines! Anan in particular has carved out a reputation for scoring deals with well-known stars to strip off in body-flaunting shoots. Such ...

This is a controversial topic among the TokyoKinky blogging team. Just are the minions of AKB48 (let alone their copycat groups) even good-looking? Taro and I have been definitely in the "no" camp, while Megumi sat on the fence ("They are kinda ordinary, sometimes cute, but clearly would be terrible in bed), versus Kazuki in the "yes" camp. But then we saw these very nice pictures of Haruna Kojima looking almost like an adult and, though flat-chested as hell despite the best efforts of a push-up bra, also quite attractive and sexy. We are not so naive as to discount the skills here of ...