In 2014 we loved how the selfie (known as jigadori locally) phenomenon took the Japanese porn star world by storm.
Here is a selection of the some of the best pictures, from see-through cosplay uniforms to cat girls, fresh-from-the-bath nudes, and more.
Rika Hoshimi
Mion Hazuki
Yu Namiki
Mio Mikuru
Yu Kawakami
Yui Ayase
Yuka Asamiya
Ami Kasai
Yuuki Shiina
We look forward to more sexy selfies in ...
Happy New Year!
Here's an interesting eye-opener into lesser-known side to the Japanese erotic.
Minorities and Sex: Strictly Personal Way of Love is a new film directed by Makoto Sasaki about sex and minorities, a topic mostly ignored by mainstream Japanese society.
It will be screened from February 14th at Uplink in Shibuya, Tokyo's top venue for non-mainstream cinema.
The meta-film is part fiction, part documentary. Divided into three parts focusing on different characters who are social minorities.
While obviously filmed on a low budget, we love the sound of this.
Here's the ...
Some would argue that Japanese girls have small enough chests already. Some would argue that that's a very good thing and makes them so cute (especially Japanese guys, it seems).
Others would wish their breasts were larger than the B or C cup that's average.
But surely few would think that Japanese girls need bras that make their breasts look even smaller.
After all, there is already lingerie catering for girls with flatter chests who want to show off their cuteness.
And yet, these types of bras exist.
Wacoal's range of bust-shrinking bras is so popular that they even recently released ...
Tenga is the Apple of the Japanese sex toys industry.
Not only are its adult aids superb to look at and use, but it's savvy marketing means it comes up with awesome ways to promote its products, from sponsoring music and art events, to working with all sorts of top creative types to pursue side projects.
It has also inspired some other people to do Tenga-themed things.
These include a "Tenga coffee tumbler", plus it even gave away a free sex toy with its company business cards earlier this year (the Pocket Tenga was integrated into the business card).
Now tarento and idol Akari ...
Comiket 87 kicked off over the weekend at Odaiba.
Once again Tokyo Big Sight comes alive for three days from December 28th for Japan's biggest cosplay and comics event.
Unfortunately we couldn't be there in person but plenty of others were. Here are some pictures from the reliable folk at KAI-YOU, featuring lots of cute booth babes and "companions", whose job is to pose for pictures and try to promote games to the visitors.
Did they do a good job? Well, they certainly look nice in these ...
They say that otaku are weak. They say they wouldn't last long in a fight.
But not this otaku.
He wears otaku armor!
@umigame2D designed and made this unique suit of Love Live! anime character merchandise, adding more and more layers until you see the results before you.
The "armor", as some are calling it, is made of badges, bags and other "figure goods".
By the pictures he has also apparently been wearing it outside, so don't be shocked if you see this figure lurking ...
It's long time we turned our lustful attention to Mihiro.
This lady of many names (Mihiro Taniguchi or Mihiro, real name Hiromi Yamase) is also an idol of many job descriptions: nude model, AV star, singer, actress, writer...
She was born in 1982 and made her debut about 10 years ago. Although long retired, she continues to be a presence on the sidelines of the industry and also wrote an autobiographical novel that was the basis for the film nude, which charts how a model gets pulled into the world of Japanese pornography essentially by coercion.
The film version starred the very ...
Ignition, a newish English-language online magazine about Japan, has published an article on "Japan: The Sexless Nation".
The article is actually a translation of a piece that appeared in a Japanese newspaper, by Kaku Sechiyama, a professor at University of Tokyo.
It is provocative, to say the least:
Japan has the lowest sexual frequency in the world, and it is the only country where the percentage of people who are not happy with their sex life is higher than that of those who are.
In 2005, out of people in 41 countries, Japan ranked lowest -- with an average of sex just 45 ...
Happy Christmas to all our readers and visitors!
Christmas in Japan is a time for three things: strawberry shortcake, KFC chicken, and sex. Especially Christmas Eve is seen as the most romantic time of the year, the night when you are meant to take a special someone out on an expensive date.
Not everyone has a girlfriend so this time of year can be a bit lonely for singletons.
But cross-dressing cosplayer Nemunemunnn decided to take the matter into "his" own hands. He cross-dressed as his own cute "girlfriend".
The results are impressive. Would you know the ...
Artist Rokudenashiko (or Rokudenashi-ko), popularly known as the "vagina artist", has been charged following her arrest earlier this month.
While writer Minori Watanabe was recently released for displaying the model of female genitalia in her adult shop in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, Rokudenashiko (Megumi Igarashi), who was arrested at the same time, has now been indicted by the police after 21 (!) days being held without charge.
This means her case will go to trial, which is always a long process here. Whether she is found guilty or innocent (Japan has a 99% conviction rate!), at the very ...
