The former gravure idol and one-time political candidate Mari Takahashi has sadly died at the age of 27. Her death was announced on September 9 and reported in the Japanese media today, though she ...

The tabloid Weekly Friday has reported on two scammers who are terrorizing unsuspecting men they pick up through dating and matchmaking apps. The first is dubbed Glans Dash Yuri. Yuri apparently ...

A survey has found that the number of high school students who have never kissed someone had increased. The numbers of high schoolers with experience of kissing or sex is now around half of what it ...

We are enjoying the current Korean TV show Queen Woo, which is available on Paramount+ internationally -- and quite steamy in places. Don't be put off by the historical setting. This is a series ...

Say the word "feminist" to a young Japanese guy and you may be surprised by the negative reaction you get. This is partly because the word in Japanese has a stronger connotation, implying what we ...

Weekly Playboy has collaborated with three of the hottest gravure idols of the moment for a lineup of T-shirts produced by sneaker brand KIKS TYO. The resulting photo shoots are a kind of face-off ...

Love Nonetheless is a 2022 Japanese movie that we have recently watched. The plot deals with the owner of a used bookstore and his relationship with a high school student. It features a couple of ...

Gravure idol Fumina Suzuki is marking 15 years of her career as a glamor model with a new photo book and a shoot that shows she's still got it. Fly High comes out September 5 from Genkosha and ...

How to deal with depopulation in rural areas? This question has been haunting Japanese regional governments for decades now. Above all, not only do they need to encourage the people who move away to ...

Our good friends at Kanojo Toys are currently running an end-of-summer campaign, offering 20% off any order until September 3 (and even more if you're a newsletter subscriber). The discount is valid ...