The actress Mao Miyaji is to release a new photo book, her first in 10 years. Aisansan (roughly, Bright Encounter) comes out at the end of December, with preview shots already published in the ...

We read a report in the UK's Guardian newspaper about the story of two gay men in Amagasaki, just west of Osaka, who were turned away from love hotels. The male receptionist at one politely ...

A research team at Gifu University has developed the My Girlfriend in Walk (sic), a robotic hand that the user can hold to replicate the experience of a romantic walk with a partner. The ...

Japanese celebrity Dewi Sukarno (pictured) recently made the astonishing assertion on a TV show that "the foremost cause of infertility is abortion." Though abortion is relatively common in Japan, ...

As widely reported in the print and TV media this week, top Japanese porn star (or "sexy actress" as the mainstream media euphemism has it) Yuria Satomi was the victim of theft at her exclusive ...

The transgender community does not get much mainstream attention in Japan as elsewhere, perhaps with the exception of Matsuko Deluxe, and the major debates over pronouns and gender definitions have ...

It is common now to see Uber Eats cyclist couriers zipping around Tokyo with their black bags, delivering meals to people whatever the weather. They tend to be young and healthy, the latter quality ...

Sex education is notoriously inadequate in Japan, contributing to the relatively low usage of condoms by young people. But it seems some pedagogues are determined to make up for this in other areas ...

Most teenagers dream of dating pop singers or movie stars. But this girl isn't most teenagers. No, 13-year-old Seira Watanabe had a different kind of dream date: Godzilla. And she finally got her ...

A 19-year-old Japanese college student has posted nude selfies online showing off her absolutely stunning bust. Apparently a nursing student -- imagine this beauty as your nurse in hospital one day! ...