While train gropers (chikan) are a well-known problem in Japan, people exposing themselves (particularly men to younger women) is another variant that combines the thrill of exhibitionism with the crueler fetish of enjoying the discomfort it induces on a vulnerable woman. The classic choice of locations for such flashing is a public park, but it is also often done on a crowded train where the victim has no way to escape. A train like the Shinkansen, which provides high-speed, long-distance rail services across Japan, might seem like an illogical choice. After exposing himself, the man has ...

As we write this, Japan is heading to the polls in an election that might see the ruling LDP lose its majority in the House of Representatives. Of course, we're less interested in the podgy faces of the LDP policos, most of whom should be off collecting their pensions by now instead of running the country, and more in the possible success of candidates like ex-gravure model Chisato Morishita, still a hottie at age 43 (and unmarried too). She's already failed once in her bid to win a seat. Will she succeed this time and brighten up the stale corridors of power with her slinky charms? This ...

As frequently reported on this blog, the new porn law in Japan has proven very controversial. Though touted as a way of protecting performers, especially younger and debuting performers, by giving them far greater freedom to get out of contracts and by making production and distribution companies delay release, the legislation introduced in June was opposed by many in the industry. While many major production companies have maintained a careful silence, perhaps concerned about stoking calls for a total ban on unsimulated sex in porn and encouraging further regulations to target the coercion ...