Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the UN’s special rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, has been in Japan for a week-long visit.
At the end of it she praised Japan for tightening up the law and banning possession of child pornography in June last year.
But she said Japan must do more and ban all "sexually abusive images" of children in manga.
“When it comes to particular, extreme child pornographic content, manga should be banned,” she said.
Japan's new laws have some loopholes, such as images and videos where underage models are wearing ...
Remember the hot Peach John Sailor Moon lingerie? Originally modeled by AKB48's Haruna Kojima, it swiftly became a sell-out hit and attracted a lot of other slinky models.
Well, now Gravure model Shoko Hamada has got together with her friends like former AKB48 idol Risa Narita to start a new Gravure idol group called gra-DOLL.
And they celebrated with some very nice cosplay sessions with the newly re-released Peach John Sailor Moon ...
We've been holding back on this story to see how it developed. No fireworks yet, but it's still juicy.
Does women's used panties fetish go right to the heart of government in Japan?
A Cabinet minister stands accused by a tabloid magazine of stealing female panties.
The newly appointed Tsuyoshi Takagi is minister in charge of Tohoku reconstruction but weekly tabloid Shukan Shincho says he is a suspect in a very different kind of role: as the theive of a young woman's underwear.
According to Shukan Shincho, Takagi snuck into a house some 30 years ago win Tsuruga, Fukui ...
We've already seen how a Tenga onacup makes for an unusual but brilliant costume for a guy.
Put a cute Japanese porn star in one and it's even better. Here is Mana Sakura posing in a Tenga onacup costume for some snaps.
She apparently had a great time, judging from her face.
We've been searching around but cannot find a way to buy these costumes, though we think they would be great for Halloween.
As we know from her previous antics, Mana Sakura LOVES Tenga.
The popular porn princess was recently in a little hot water over a college event that had to be ...
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 ...
