You see?! Japanese cross-dressing is so rampant that even mainstream corporations sing its praises in their marketing campaigns.
Showing how the otoko no ko "male daughter" subculture is something to admire rather than be repelled by, cosmetics maker Shiseido has released a video promoting the benefits of the brand's make-up.
In fact, Shiseido's cosmetics are so good, they can convince others that you are a different gender.
These "schoolgirls" are not what they seem.
They're guys!
This video of behind-the-scenes footage shows how they did it.
So if you have some ...
It's almost time for Halloween and the streets of Tokyo -- especially Shibuya -- are guaranteed to be packed with a zillion slinky girls donning slinky costumes (despite the rapidly dropping temperatures).
Well, if you want an original costume, we recommend you check out some of the Japanese outfits available for overseas delivery on Kanojo Toys.
Tenga onacup-inspired outfits are regularly spotted at cosplay and costume events.
Last year in Tokyo during Halloween, three guys were dressed up as Tenga onacups, while a guy in the States seemed ahead of the curve in 2009 with his ...
The start of the shunga exhibition in Tokyo, the first major public event of historical erotic prints, has, not surprisingly, tested the boundaries of what is legally permitted and what is "morally" acceptable.
While the September issue of venerable art magazine Bijutsu Techo featured shunga, as well as a dialogue between two women who really know about sex and censorship ("vagina artist" Rokudenashiko/Megumi Igarashi and former porn star turned manga-ka Nayuka Mine), not to mention some mildly sexy Edo-era-inspired photos of Mitsu Dan by Mika Ninagawa, it stopped short of printing the ...
It seems whenever the western media wants something saucy, they make an article or video about Japanese hostesses.
Vice did a 24-hours-in-the-life-of video of a "high-class hostess" last year.
Now the BBC has jumped in with this interview with a Kabukicho hostess.
As a hostess at a club in Shinjuku Kabuki-cho, Emiri Aizawa, 27, pours drinks, lights cigarettes and listens to men.
"My main job is let them have fun," she says.
"Of course, there have been customers who asked for more, because we are men and women, but I politely say, 'No.' "I don't think you can do this job ...
Dekopin Bijo: flicking the forehead of a hot girl.
While that may not be top of the list of priorities for most people, it's a big enough "thing" in Japan for it to have its own website.
There are a choice of four cuties to choose from.
Which lady do you want to attack on their forehead?
You can tap them on the forehead with your cursor and they will respond, visually and vocally.
What is this for? And who has made it?
We have no idea. All we know is that Dekopin Bijo launched on October 9th. What happens next is anyone's guess. Maybe it will inspire a whole movement ...
Rie Miyazawa's photo book Santa Fe came out in 1991, making the hair nude photo-book genre very famous. Santa Fe was a huge hit for Rie Miyazawa and photographer Kishin Shinoyama.
It then became popular for young stars to announce their maturity through hair nude shoots -- plus a way to relaunch their career, as Miyazawa very successfully did.
Compared to other "hair nude" photo books, though, Sante Fe is relatively tame. You only get a glimpse of Rie's bush. (Compare it, say, to Saki Takaoka's hair nude shoot.)
In a curious detail that has only been revealed recently, Miyazawa ...
Every year lots of wacky and sometimes awesome tech gets showcased at CEATEC, the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, at Makuhari Messe.
This year we had laundry-folding robots, among other projects.
ROHM Semiconductor and Techmac presented the Tokimeki Sensor, which can apparently identify the exact moment someone falls in love.
Optical sensors are able to pinpoint the way you respond to someone to show that moment when you apparently change inside and think, THIS is the one for me.
Well, that sounds more like it means the spark of attraction than anything, but ...
Let this be a warning to all aspiring adult entrepreneurs out there.
The manager of an Osaka restaurant has been arrested for making and selling pornographic DVDs from an apartment.
Shoji Matsumoto (46) sold 46 DVDs to a Saitama man in his forties for ¥7,000 ($58) in July. Matsumoto started a website to sell his DVDs, as well as renting a nearby apartment, where he stored around 70,000 types of adult videos!
When he got an order, he would press the video into DVD format and send it to the customer.
Matsumoto sold each DVD for ¥200, offering two free films if you spent over ...
da fuck, a project by French musician Marc Durand, has created an album featuring only sounds taken from the porn catalogue of AV star Mihane Yuuki (aka Mihane Yuki).
Literally "not one external sound" was used for the album 美羽ゆうきに、僕のすべての愛敬。 (All my love for Mihane Yuuki.).
Actually, it's not what you think. If you're expecting just screaming girls and squirting sounds, think again. It's much more, well, melodic and interesting than that. It's actually quite thought-provoking to listen to, since you try to imagine what the original context was for ...
We know the most popular Japanese porn stars in Korea. But what about regular actresses?
Well, the most popular Japanese actress in South Korea is actually not the major star you might think. It's probably Mina Fujii.
The 27-year-old cutie learned Korean and appears in lots of loca drama. She's a graduate from Keio University and was born in San Diego. While she has appeared a fair bit of Japanese TV and film, she is much more popular in Korea.
While we are sure linguistic ability and acting talent have an influence on this, we also think it's down to her frankly stunning looks, ...
