One of the staples parts of being a gradol, or gravure idol, is posing for a photo session at Sofmap in Akihabara. The women stand there, invariably scantily clad in a bikini while members of the ...

It has been a somewhat peculiar November in Tokyo. The annual changing of the leaves has duly appeared, transforming the trees around the city and creating piles of crisp leaves to jump in. It has ...

Besides COVID and the change in prime minister, the biggest story of the year in Japan is probably the massive box office success of the anime version of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The ...

We have some sad news to report. Normally the release of a new photo book by an idol would be a cause for celebration, but Mai Ishioka's (石岡真衣) upcoming "After the Rain" is apparently to be ...

The AKB network of idol supergroups faces a particular challenge in these COVID days of maintaining revenue when meet-and-greet and even concerts are not realistic. The idols remain popular, of ...

On November 12, idol Moga Mogami announced that she is pregnant on her personal blog. This should not be surprising, given that she is now 31 -- an age when many women in Japan would be pleased to ...

Collaborations between adult toy makers and artists or doujinshi circles are common in Japan, and are one of the reasons that box art is such a major aspect of sex toys here. The Akane Onahole, a ...

As we've blogged before, there are a few cases of sexy Japanese siblings who both work in gravure or modeling. Now those rare ranks have received a new addition: Nanami is the sister of the model ...

Earlier this year we wrote about the comeback photo book featuring 40-year-old model Asami Kumakiri (熊切あさ美). Even after entering her fifth decade, the jukujo beauty still looks stunning ...

The technical intern training program in Japan has rightfully attracted international condemnation for legalizing what often amounts to near-slavery conditions for foreign workers, especially ...