On the evening of June 7, adult video actress Mai Fujisaki issued an apology on social media apologizing "for the worry and trouble caused by some media reports."
This refers to reports in Taiwanese media outlet on June 3 and later picked up by Japanese media that Fujisaki had entered Taiwan on a tourist visa and illegally engaged in prostitution, leading to her arrest in a hotel in Tianmu, a high-end residential area of Taipei, and subsequently deportation.
Fujisaki acknowledged the reports. "The incident in question occurred about six months ago." She then expressed deep remorse, ...
A few weeks ago, controversy erupted over a Japanese man's posts on social media boasting about paying for sex from underage sex workers in Indonesia.
In posts going back to at least 2024, he brazenly wrote about how he was looking forward to having sex with these "living onaholes" aged 16 or 17, and was going to "creampie" them.
It inevitably led to outrage online last month. Angry Indonesians found further examples of other Japanese men boasting about their supposed exploits. Warnings were issued by the Japanese embassy and government that child prostitution is illegal. Police in ...
The Japanese porn star Yui Hatano celebrated her 18th anniversary in the industry this week.
In that time, countless other performers have fallen by the wayside and most have been forgotten, Hatano has not only retained her popularity, but kept up an enviable rate of releases and also seemingly not grown jaded as she got older.
It is estimated that the award-winning performer, known affectionately to fans as Hata-chan or Yui-chan, has appeared in more than 3,000 porn titles since her debut way back in 2008.
Of course, such a long career has a downside. You feel old compared to your ...
Retired porn stars tend to disappear into the oblivion of regular employment after retirement, with only a few seeking out the limelight by launching other public-facing careers. But this is the first time that we have heard of a porn star switching gears into charity work.
Eimi Fukada was one of the biggest names in the Japanese adult video industry but she seemed to quietly retire last year. As far as we know, she didn't realize any new productions and, while we didn't seem a formal announcement, she is now described in the media as a "former" porn star (or, as the Japanese media always ...
The online version of monthly magazine Spa! recently published a two-part interview with the Japanese porn star Sora Amakawa, describing her early career and experience with management agencies that didn't pay her fees.
We've translated and edited some highlights from the two interviews.
You debuted in the porn industry in 2019. What led you to join a talent agency that represents adult film performers?
Sora Amakawa: I needed to earn money to support my family, so a friend introduced me to a talent agency that specializes in adult film actresses. However, that friend was receiving a ...
Move over ladies, there's a newbie in town and she's quickly attracting buzz from the guys.
In the competitive world of Japanese adult video, where new performers debut weekly, to say nothing of the uncredited amateurs, it takes something to stand out from the crowd. Nozomi Suzuki (鈴木希) might just have it.
She made her debut in March at the age of 21 and has since released two more AVs (one in April, another in May), all with S1 No. 1 Style. At a rate of one a month, that's not a massively prolific output, but since the introduction of legislation on porn that insists on a ...
The Bakobako Bus Tour Cup is the highly anticipated first masturbator cup by Moodyz, the Japanese adult video production company. As JAV fans will immediately note, the toy is inspired by the eponymous series of porn productions whose premise is a bus taking a random set of men to a remote resort with Japanese porn stars on board to help make the trip as memorable and pleasurable as possible.
En route to the resort, the men enjoy plenty of sex in their seats. The male performers are genuine amateurs recruited from the general public at regular intervals. If you're an average Joe Tanaka, ...
A porn parody of Strange Houses, the hugely successful franchise created by the writer and YouTuber Uketsu, has been abruptly canceled before its release.
Strange Houses is a series of YouTube videos, several bestselling novels and books, a manga, and a hit movie. The books have been translated into such languages as English and French.
A porn parody, Strange Penis, was set for release from KM Produce featuring a female performer in a black sheer bodystocking, her face covered in white and only her mouth visible. This is clearly mimicking the unique look of Uketsu himself, who keeps his ...
Joshi Spa! recently interviewed the adult video performer Mana Sakura as she reaches a milestone.
In addition to being a porn star, Mana Sakura is a novelist, most famously writing stories based in her experiences in the industry. Her latest novel, Child Substitute, came out in February and is about pregnancy and childbirth. It marks a decade since her literary debut.
Though her porn output has heavily decreased (even if she does have a new SOD Star release out later this month), the 33-year-old Sakura has not officially retired, and has now been a firm part of the industry for an ...
Miku Ikuta debuted in the adult industry in 2017 and gained a following until she retired in February 2023. She then announced her marriage in April 2024.
The 28-year-old ex-performer recently sat down for an interview with Spa! about her post-porn life. We have translated some extracts.
Q. You debuted in June 2017. How did you end up on the path to becoming a JAV performer?
Originally, I was a huge fan of Ebisu Muscats (an idol group featuring porn stars). But when I was watching their show, I didn't know they were sexy actresses. I just saw them as pretty girls. I wondered who they were ...
