In early March, we reported on Akari Yoshida's gravure comeback under a new name. Now working as Akari Koda, she had just done her first shoot in about three years, appearing in the pages of Weekly Playboy. It wasn't a one-off. Koda has leveraged that shoot to keep building momentum in the competitive world of gravure, which is always looking for the next talent as the major publications seek to keep readers interested at a time when other images are just a click or swipe away. The 22-year-old Koda, who actually made her debut in the entertainment industry at the tender age of 13, has ...

The Japanese actor, fashion model, and gravure idol Akari Yoshida has made a comeback under a new name. Now known as Akari Koda, she has done her first gravure shoot in about three years. The shoot appears in the current issue of Weekly Playboy. "I had always wanted to do gravure modeling, but I was waiting for the right timing," Koda told the magazine. "I changed agencies and had decided to change my name, so I thought it would be great if more people could get to know a different side of me." The shoot by veteran gravure photographer Chikashi Kasai puts lots of emphasis on her thighs ...