Japan's parking lots are pretty cool, especially the tower ones that take cars up for storage in cool elevator machines. It seems it's a competitive business as the owners are now getting imaginative. So much so that Osaka's Nipponbashi has come up with a novel scheme to attract young male drivers. We've heard of maid cafes. Now we have a maid parking lot! Usually these tower parking lots feature a old gent or other member of staff to help guide your car in and onto the right place to be taken upstairs (you get out of the car of course). But the team greeting you at "Maid Parking ...

We in Japan are no strangers to the irresistible allure of hot girls in maid outfits, with meido kissas continuing to grow in popularity year-in-year-out, countless manga and romance novels focusing on maid-and-master trysts and the almost-obligatory appearance of every AV idol ever in a maid-themed movie or ten. Perfectly straddling the border between endearing innocence and smouldering sexuality, I don't think I'm alone in thinking maids (quite rightly) occupy one of the top spots in most every guy's list of perfect fantasy girls. Apparently folks in the West aren't oblivious to the ...

Adidas announced their new model "Originals" in true Akihabara style last week with maids. Katou Natsuki appeared first on stage in a blue maid outfit holding the new model in her hand and greeted all the otaku (geeks) in their very own language, "Sorry for making you wait master(s). Natsuki da nyan!" Nyan is the sound a cat makes. When maids take the stage, the otaku watch. When the maids add a meow at the end of their sentence, the otaku "stand" at attention. Natsuki, who has previously admitted to being a bit of a cosplayer, broke character after her grand entrance and admitted ...