People bemoan the lack of women in Japanese politics but we suspect this is not the solution. The NHK Party, a fringe people whose aim is to "protect" the Japanese population again the titular ...

The beautiful Akari Fukunaga (福永朱梨) is a relatively unknown, 28-year-old Japanese actress whose credits include The Real Thing (2019) and She Is Alone (2021). In 2022, she had a starring ...

On Monday came news that Yua Mikami is to retire from porn after a stunning eight-year run in the industry. The announcement isn't a huge surprise, given her age (she turns 30 in August) and length ...

The new Netflix Korean drama series The Glory is getting some traction, with the first season's second and final batch of episodes recently released. It's a fun revenge tale about Moon Dong-eun, who ...

The flight attendant is, of course, a much-fetishized occupation. They rank highly among male fantasies, whether that's joining the mile high club mid-flight while receiving some extra service, or ...

Well, isn't this just the pot calling the kettle black? A prominent lawyer known for his work to stamp out sexual harassment is himself now being sued by an actress he represented for, you've ...

As regular readers will know, one of our preoccupations is the afterlives of idols: what happens to music, gravure, and adult video idols after they retire? Aya Takanashi is a freelance columnist ...

The Japanese actress Kasumi Arimura is best known for her sweet, gentle looks. She is usually seen with a smile on her face while advertising tea or something similarly innocuous (though she did do ...

International Women's Day is celebrated in all kinds of ways and you often see marches in Japan, where women certainly need more advocates. Our friends at Kanojo Toys, the biggest online Japanese ...

Japan is famous for its low crime, but it depends on what kind of crime and how you measure things. And it doesn't mean that crime is not on the rise in certain areas. According to recent media ...