Probably few things have caught on in Japan as quickly and astonishingly as Halloween. A few years ago, there might have been a few Halloween parties here and there, and so overly enthusiastic gaijin walking the streets in bad zombie costumes. But now Shibuya and Roppongi -- in particular -- literally explode into an orgy of cosplay, much of it not technically connected to Halloween but to any fairytale, video game, or meme that is currently trending. Halloween cosplay is especially popular with young female Japanese. It's perfect timing in terms of the climate. The autumn chill ...

Yuka Kuramochi has legions of fans for one simple reason: her butt. She has one of the curviest of asses in Gravure idol, which is complemented perfect by a slim waist and large bust. It apparently measures over 100cm! And now Yuka Kuramochi has done perhaps her sexiest shoot yet. And it really shows off her naked flesh in a shoot for Young Animal magazine. The 23-year-old idol is promoting her new photo book "Funbashiri", shot partly at her family home in Funabashi, Chiba. (The title is a pun on the city ...

We heard and blogged about this a few days ago but only now have nice pictures emerged. And what pictures they are... A new Fuji TV show called "Yoroi Bijo" (Armor Beautiful Girl) features hot gravure models putting on and taking off suits of armor, known in Japanese as kacchu or yoroi. As we know from a recent example, Japanese TV is not averse to some pretty risque and bizarre concept shows. So if you have a thing for girls wearing shiny armor and other medieval costumes, then this is definitely the TV show for you. The ladies wear the armor to demonstrate how nice and heavy it is. ...

We love selfies. Correction: we love to look at cute girls' selfies. In Korea there are plenty of lingerie selfies out there. What about Japanese girls? Well, there Jigadoribu, or "selfie club", which features a stunning array of a Japanese Gravure models posing for selfies. The images are drawn from the models' own Twitter accounts as they take behind-the-scenes snaps (of varying quality) from their latest photo shoots or just showing off their bodies at home, whether in lingerie, cosplay or just ordinary wardrobes. The models co-operate in the scheme by tagging their ...

They say that Japanese girls have no ass but we think that's time to set the record straight. This is a country FULL of great asses. You just have to know where to look. Have we convinced you yet?! Here are some of our favorites... Yuu Abiru Rika Adachi Hitomi Aizawa Megumi Fukushita Haruna Hana Maki Honoka Natsuki Ikeda Waka Inoue Minori Inudo Atsumi Ishihara Sayaka Isoyama Natsuki Kamata Noriko Kijima Asuka Kishi Kanako Kojima Chiharu Komatsu Risa ...