A few days ago, we reported on the amusing and somewhat outlandish tale of the popular YouTuber whose adultery was caught out by his own social media posts and TV coverage of the Shohei Ohtani baseball game in the United States that he had attended. Streamer and YouTuber Junichi Kato (also known as Unko-chan) had boasted about going to see the Japanese sports legend play, but he was not there alone as he had claimed. Thanks to some clever detective work, it turned out that Kato was attending the match with his lover, who was none other than porn star Ai Hongo. Kato fessed up and openly ...

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The Japanese adult video industry loves to parody other cultural productions or topical events, as we have covered numerous times here. Past examples include pastiches of Demon Slayer, Joker, and Ultraman. These do go too far sometimes. One parody porn inspired by the DJ groping incident was ultimately not released, perhaps for fear of legal reprisals from the Korean celebrity's side. A porn based on a women's support group (and anti-feminist sentiment toward it by male netizens) was likewise very controversial last October. The parody of the Maho Yamaguchi assault incident also had a ...

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Who do porn stars like to date? And does intimacy with their romantic partners feel special or, as the British say, like taking a busman's holiday? These are the kinds of questions that addle us to Tokyo Kinky. We have seen ample evidence that Japanese porn stars like to date comedians and pop stars. Shunka Ayami is apparently dating a singer, while Yua Mikami is or was allegedly dating two singers at once (well, it's hardly the first time that she's had more than one sexual partner at the same time). AV stars to fall for comedians include Suzume Mino, Makoto Yuuki, and Runa ...

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The former Japanese porn star Minami Aizawa has announced that she is to go on hiatus and fully retire her old performer name. Aizawa worked in AV from 2016 to 2023, and has continued to use her name since retiring. However, in social media posts on August 25 to her hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and X, the 28-year-old announced in English and Japanese that she would stop using the name Minami Aizawa because she was fed up with the limitations of being always introduced as a "former porn star." It makes her feel like she is, in her words, "clinging to past glories" and ...

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When a relatively obscure female news anchor made the mistake of tweeting last week about the need for guys to shower and look after their personal hygiene in the summer months, she was dropped by her agency and ignited a small storm of media attention that continued to unfold for days. Her perfectly rational suggestion that men wash and take measures not to smell was met with outrage by male netizens, who accused her of discrimination. Others have leapt to her defense, especially after her agency fired her. It's hardly the first time that public figures have made such comments about fans ...

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In the crowded world of JAV, where newbies arrive every month and vast mountains of releases are populated by unnamed "amateur" performers paid a relative pittance, it takes something for a woman to achieve real staying staying power and stardom. Moe Amatsuka is one such performer and so her many fans were dismayed to hear of her imminent retirement. On July 28 on a live YouTube broadcast, Moe Amatsuka announced that she would be leaving the industry. Sometimes this is disingenuous, because the performer reappears attached to a different agency and working under a different name. But ...

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When Yua Mikami retired last summer at the age of 30 and after carving out one of the most successful careers in Japanese porn ever, speculation was rife over what she would do next. For a start, she appeared to date two male celebrities at the same time. She has since focused on developing a line of apparel under the brand name MISTREASS, as she had announced she would last year (and a long-term passion project for her). She models for the brand too. Sadly, some things have not gone quite to plan. Mikami announced on social media yesterday that she was going to take action against the ...

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Eimi Fukada is one of the most successful performers in JAV, well known not just for her adult video output but also her social media prominence and huge following among fans. She cultivates this by making regular video clips and posting them for her fans. But a couple of recent videos have got a lot of people talking -- and not in a good way. In the short videos, Eimi Fukada dances around in skimpy swimwear, possibly imitating slinky DJ Soda's social media videos. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 深田えいみ (@eimi0318) View ...

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Like gravure idols, a lot of emphasis with adult video idols falls inevitably on the size of their breasts. In other words, do they have big tits? Let's be honest, though, a lot of the breasts we see in JAV are not fully natural. Big tits are great -- and surely the main reason that L-cup gravure idol Yu Tano quickly transitioned from gravure to porn -- but what about the butt? What are some current AV stars with nice, curvy asses? It's a question we often mull and, in lieu of a proper ranking, we came up with some suggestions. Yu Shinoda (篠田ゆう) Kaho Imai ...

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The leading Japanese porn star Yura Kano has announced she will retire in July to focus on non-AV work like her regular acting roles. The 25-year-old star made her debut as a nude model at the age of 18 and in the adult video industry in November 2017 with a release from S1 No.1 Style. Over the course of her seven-year AV career, she has released dozens of productions and risen to the top ranks of a highly competitive industry. She has also published numerous print and digital photo books. In addition, she release a pocket pussy toy based on her vagina, the Japanese Real Hole Yura ...

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