It's the last gasp of summer here in Tokyo. The weather has dropped ten degrees in just a few days and the overcast or even rainy skies have made things very autumnal indeed. On go the first long sleeves of the season and, as we enjoy sunny weather today, back goes the mind to the memories of the summer. Well, it was a strange one: the pandemic continued to put a damper on life, leading to canceled or postponed events, all while the Olympics took place behind closed doors. Most people couldn't do much, certainly not take any real trip. Thank the Shinto gods for the joys of the internet. We ...

For our final post of 2019, we won't do the usual round-up of the year but instead opt for something a bit more fun: sexy Santa cosplay. Here is a selection of some of the best Mrs Claus cosplay (a genre known in Japanese as Santacos) by various idols and models, as featured in recent seasonally themed photo shoots or selfies. First up, here is the gravure idol Tomi (or Toumi). This is cosplayer and idol Amatsu-sama. And here is Rina Hashimoto. AKB48's Yuki Kashiwagi has chosen for the cute rather than sexy look, but that's still fine. Race queen Yu Kikuchi (top) and model Chiyo ...

Are you an ass guy? Then you're gonna love this. Following the immense popularity of our previous lingering look at the under-appreciated charms of Japanese girls' butts, here is an update with some new favorites. We made selections from currently active gravure idols, adult video stars, actresses, and celebrities. From the plump to the curvy, the flat and cute, the pert and big, we hope there's something for everyone here. For more examples, check out our "butt" posts on Tumblr. As always, drop other ideas and suggestions into the comments! Manatsu Akimoto (Nogizaka46) Moe ...

BuzzFeed Japan asked some of the top gravure idols to come into the studio and spill some home truths for them. Each gravure idol was asked to pose with a notepad telling us what their life was really life. Here is Nanoka, saying "Life is simple." Apparently she spends her days off just sitting around at home. Rina Hashimoto dispels one of the myths of her job. "I don't enjoy the locations." While it might seem like paradise to fly to Hawaii or other exotic locations for photo shoots, the reality of the job is apparently less glamorous. You spend all day shooting from morning till night, ...