We think we probably do more than enough damage to Brand Japan by our daily blog posts without perpetuating media myths about "sexless Japan." We see a lot of articles and coverage of this topic, ...

Virtual dating games and services are very well-established in Japan, and YouTube is the next logical step in this evolution. One of the biggest virtual YouTuber idols at the moment is Shiro-chan, ...

When the new Japanese era name of Reiwa was announced on April 1st, sparking intense speculation about how best to translate it into English, our first thought was: that could be a great porn star's ...

A new commercial for German DIY store chain Hornbach has stirred controversy. It shows two unkempt and decidedly unhandsome white men getting all sweaty outside in the garden, watched by two ...

This is the latest nude selfie lady (裏垢女子) that caught our eye. She's apparently a "young Japanese wife." We can't prove this with any certainty, but we can definitely say that she has ...

The Apple of the adult toy industry in Japan, Tenga still has a sense of humor, which is often very much in evidence its marketing. After producing romantic chocolates for Valentine's Day, it ...

Last year, Hirokazu Kore-eda's film Shoplifters attracted a lot of critical buzz for its socially engaged nuances and rightfully won it several big awards and nominations. Call us boring. We couldn't ...

Back in 2010, a Japanese book about school baseball and inspired by the management theories of Peter Drucker became a surprise bestseller and then, the following year, adapted into a film starring ...

Ah, Japanese television. Not the place to go for cutting-edge drama or provocative news stories. But it is the place to go for bizarre shows that tread a fine line between porn and... well, we're not ...

Wet Woman in the Wind (Kaze ni nureta onna, 風に濡れた女) was released in Japan in 2016 to relatively little fanfare and the "queasy sex romp" even escaped our busy radar screens. (It seems it ...