Ruka Aida (愛田るか) is a 53-year-old porn star and former stripper who debuted in 1995 and worked in the industry initially until 2004. She then made a comeback in 2006 from 2010, before doing sex work in Tokyo and Osaka. She made another triumphant comeback in April this year.
Over the course of her long career, the Hokkaido native has seen many trends come and go. The tabloid Spa! recently interviewed her and we have translated and edited some of the highlights.
She explains that her 1995 debut came about for very practical reasons.
"I wanted to earn money to cover moving costs. I ...
The cover image for the upcoming photo book by veteran gravure idol Sayaka Isoyama has been released.
The book, Yoin (translating as "afterglow" or "resonance"), comes out from Kodansha on October 22, marking Isoyama's 25th anniversary in the entertainment industry, and the day before she turns 42.
It was shot on location in Cairns, Australia. No doubt we shall all be soon basking in the afterglow of Sayaka's eternal, shapely beauty, as showcased on the cover.
She already teased us with how great she looks with a 10-page cover shoot for Weekly Friday, her first such cover shoot in eight ...
Readers with long memories may recall the story we published in 2015 about Rie Saito, the beautiful hostess who happened to be deaf from childhood.
At the time, Saito was a single mom, Ginza hostess, and author of a bestselling memoir that was turned into a TV drama in 2010. She was also an aspiring politician.
She successfully ran in an election for Tokyo's Kita Ward Assembly in 2015, serving her full four-year term. She had national ambitions and was subsequently selected as a proportional representation candidate for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in the House of ...
Ayame Misaki is probably this blog's favorite Japanese model and actress, so we are delighted to hear that she will release another print photo book. Eu te amo comes out via Kodansha on November 27, 2025. "I love you" indeed.
It was shot by photographer Yasuhisa Kikuchi on location in Miyakojima, an island in Okinawa, and amply showcases her sensual curves and shapely derrière.
Here are some highlights from the upcoming release, which was recently previewed in an issue of gravure magazine Weekly Friday.
Now aged 36 and aging like a fine red wine, the divorced actress was a ...
We love a good gravure comeback.
After 37-year-old Ami Tokito's return to gravure, Reiko Kato's reappearance after many years away, and Mayumi Yamanaka's comeback after marrying and having two kids, now comes Mari Okamoto.
Best known as an impersonator who could do a good impression of Ryoko Hirosue (whom she resembles quite strikingly) and who also made past forays into gravure, Okamoto married a music producer in 2015 and had a child, but they divorced in 2018. She remarried a Saitama politician in December 2023, though divorced again the following year.
What is it about divorced models ...
Some female celebrities are vampires. They must be, otherwise how else do the likes of Ayaka Haruse, Kyoko Fukada, and Asami Kumakiri seem never to age even as they enter their forties?
One of Japan's top jukujo hotties is Sayaka Isoyama, known for her curvy charms and simple personality.
Though her gravure peak is long behind her and she makes her living primarily now as a TV celebrity and actress, the 41-year-old is releasing a new photo book in October to mark 25 years of working in the entertainment industry. It was shot on location in Cairns, Australia.
As a promotion, she appears ...
Right now, gravure feels a bit like a battle between the nearly 40-year-olds, all vying to outdo each other.
Or it could be that for all the sweet charms of fresh-faced young newbies like Hina Kikuchi, Cocoro Toyoshima, Aika Sawaguchi, Ina Enohara, and Yuzuha Hongo, these older models and idols just make better stories. (And to be frank, as we get older, we can't help finding these similarly aged women the hottest.)
We recently had Yuka Iguchi showing us her age-defying beach body and bust.
Former AKB48 idol Mai Oshima is also 37 and looks amazing.
Mayumi Yamanaka is a bit younger but a ...
Yuka Iguchi is Japan's hot jukujo of the moment. She went from relatively little-known voice actress and singer to a gravure star when she started showing off her sporty body in 2024.
She released a print photo book, More More More, which was only her second (and first since 2012), and it sold well enough to merit a second digital edition.
Though the photo book was not nude, you see lots of Yuka's finely toned body.
Even as she approaches 40, the unmarried Iguchi shows no signs of shifting down a gear in this chapter of her career.
Now aged 37 and a 20-year industry veteran, she ...
She might be in her mid-fifties. She might be a nearly forgotten star from the 1990s. But Reiko Kato is proving that age is no obstacle as she continues her gravure comeback.
After a shoot for Weekly Friday magazine late last year that was her first in 26 years, Kato is now set to release a photo book.
Around is her first such release in 27 years. It comes out in October from Kodansha and is shot by high-profile photographer Motofumi Sannomiya. The sensual shoot highlights Kato's slim and fit body as she poses in sensual swimwear and elegant clothing.
The Saitama native is now 56 years ...
Marking 20 years since she entered the entertainment industry and 15 years since she made her solo debut, the former AKB48 music idol Mai Oshima has returned to gravure with an erotic shoot that emphasizes her alluring jukujo charms.
Oshima was a member of AKB48 between 2005 and 2010, and marked her graduation with a solo photo book. All that feels like a long time ago -- and it was, at least in terms of gravure idols, which are the industry equivalent of FMCG.
Now aged 37 (and turning 38 in September), the comely model is today mostly a YouTuber (she opened her first channel in 2021 ...
