It was a rather sad and pitiful end for such a large enterprise. The Marin chain of soaplands came to end on January 30, announced by just a single message on the app LINE.
The chain of around 30 soaplands was run by Morishita Group, a giant in the nightlight and adult services sector in Japan with huge interests in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. This included soaplands in Ikebukuro and Kabukicho, such as the foreigner-friendly soapland Barubola. The Marin Palace (also known as Marin Blue or Marin Mito) was probably the best-known location, renowned for its luxurious-looking and kitsch facilities. It ...
The idol Agehasan Bot has been fired by her group for having a romantic relationship with a fan. Another idol in the group, Ruki Kirinaga, was also fired for the same offense.
The group, Sora kara no Shinryakusha (literally, Sky Invaders, but written with characters for "space"), made the announcement on January 27, and immediately removed the two idols' social media accounts.
The same day, the five-member group announced it would be disbanding on March 8 at a concert in Kanda, Tokyo. The group had been active for a year (with modest results) but with the loss of two of its members, a ...
The gravure idol Kisumi Amau has delighted fans with a wet shoot in which she poses in a skin-tight one-piece swimsuit, with her nipples clearly visible through the fabric.
Amau started off her career as a music idol in the early 2010s. The 29-year-old has now established herself as one of the top gradols at the moment.
She has just released her third print photo book, Bonus, which came out on January 7 from Shueisha.
We are having trouble confirming the source the new images of Kisumi Amau, though presume they are from Bonus, as Amau doesn't seem to appear in any of the weekly ...
It's one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction stories. And it's got a bit of everything. Bribery. Expensive dinners. An elite educational institution. Sex. Lawsuits. Even CBD.
A University of Tokyo professor has been arrested for accepting over ¥1.8 million in bribes in exchange for research favors. Leading dermatologist Shin'ichi Sato (pictured below) also allegedly received complimentary visits to high-end hostess clubs and soapland brothels. The 30 visits to clubs and soaplands reportedly brought the total amount of his bribe to ¥3.8 million.
The 62-year-old is a professor at the ...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap election for February and Japan's crowded political landscape is scrambling to catch up. As always, we can expect some wacky candidates from the fringe parties and some crazy attention-seeking stunts.
There are always a few celebrities who throw their proverbial hats into the rings too.
While she's not a celebrity, music idol Nana Matsuura quit her group, dela, and agency last week to contest a seat in the election.
Matsuura is running as a candidate for the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), which is a conservative party with a very strong ...
Ever wondered what a chest X-ray looks like if you have a G-cup bust?
Coroco Toyoshima gave us an intimate glimpse into her body -- literally inside her body. The leading gravure idol posted a picture of her chest X-ray on social media on January 23, which soon went viral. At the time of writing, it's been viewed a whopping 43.2 million times! That's a lot more than how many look at our X-rays whenever we have a medical checkup.
The apparently innocuous post was even reported in the mainstream media.
The X-ray shows the shape of the ribs on her small chest, with the huge mounds of her ...
Retired porn star Akari Mitani recently appeared on the Abema variety show Hyena of Love 5, where she revealed some surprising details about her love life.
Mitani, who debuted in 2017 and retired in 2024, released a vast number of AVs during her long and successful career, as well as many sex toys.
Now aged 27, Mitani discussed her love life on the show, which aired January 20. She shared that she never had a boyfriend in the eight years she worked in the industry. Like Kurea Hasumi, with whom she is close friends, she said: "I didn't go out and play, nor did I have sex with any man except ...
An unemployed 31-year-old man has been arrested by Sapporo police for using a free generative AI tool to make obscene images of celebrities.
Tatsuro Chiba allegedly trained the AI on images of actual women and then produced the pornographic content. He targeted some 300 celebrities, mainly female idols.
Police seized a stash of 500,000 images from his computers, an undisclosed number of which were obscene.
While we probably all have stuff on our computers meant for our private consumption, Chiba was actively pursuing ways to monetize his exploitation of the technology. In two years, he ...
Marriage counseling company Presia found that 70% of married Japanese women regret marrying their husbands, according to results in a survey report announced on January 7.
And the reason they regret their marriages? It's not what you might immediately think: appearance and fashion actually came in as the top results when polled on things they were willing to compromise on when selecting their partner. So if they didn't really mind too much what hubby looks like, why do they now regret marrying him?
Low income. This ranked by far the highest among the results when women were asked what they ...
Japanese porn star Natsu Hinata has found herself at the center of a social media storm after she uploaded pictures of herself climbing and then lying on top of the metal overhead rack of a train carriage.
She posted the photos on January 17 and 18 on her X account. In the images, she is smiling and enjoying herself while dressed in a schoolgirl costume. The train carriage is empty.
Careful observers will note that the carriage interior seems strangely subdued for a Japanese train, plus the windows are covered in sheeting so you can't see outside. There are very few ads on the walls and, ...
