It seems that during lockdown, even Japanese television producers are getting desperate for ideas. The popular TV show Ariyoshi Hanseikai recently featured the gravure idol (gradol) Mai Arakawa ...

Its name might be a bit of a mouthful, but the Maga Kore Z-Ton Maji Hada Mesu Dachi Real Body Hole's design more than lives up to the promises of the embellished title. Part of the ongoing Maga Kore ...

We like it when the legions of idols who pass through the ranks of AKB48 and its sister groups manage to find second careers after graduation. This is actually quite rare, though a lucky few do go on ...

In the latest of our reports on how the coronavirus is affecting the adult industry in Japan, we highlight love hotels, the temporary accommodation that exist for couples to have sex. Love hotels ...

We've been using the semi-lockdown here in Tokyo to catch up on various TV series saved on our watch list for too long. And so we finally found time to watch the BBC/Netflix drama Giri/Haji ...

The Japanese government's uninspired response to the coronavirus -- announcing, belatedly, a state of emergency, but carrying out few tests -- may well prove the end of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ...

Starring the beautiful model and actress Ayaka Miyoshi, the musical comedy Dance with Me was released domestically last August and was recently broadcast on the Wowow channel. This Japanese movie ...

Long-running rural strip club in Japan turns to crowdfunding to stay in business during coronavirus crisis We have been chronicling how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the adult industry in ...

Over the weekend here in Tokyo, temperatures climbed close to 30 degrees Celsius -- a reminder that summer is once again just around the corner and, hopefully, an end to this coronavirus ...

We have long had a crush on Misumi Shiochi (塩地美澄), the curvy jukujo with a gently undulating gravure idol career that emerged from her TV announcer and presenting work (largely for a regional ...