Recently it was "Kiss Day" in Japan. Given how little you see kissing in public here, perhaps it's pointless to have a designated day like that.
That being said, apparently Japanese girls like kissing.
In fact, 79.5% of respondents to a (somewhat bizarre) survey said they did, so it's safe to presume your date would like a smooch. It's just all about when and where.
51.8% of women said they had kissed someone they weren't dating (yet), proving it pays at least some of the time to lunge at a club or bar. (Curiously, the number was lower for guys: 58% of them said they had never ...
How much do women working as prostitutes in Japan earn? Regardless of your nocturnal habits, it's no doubt a question no doubt many of us have asked at various times.
Grow As People (GAP) is a nonprofit group that supports sex workers and it just released a new report.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it found that wages decrease with the age of the workers (the opposite of the classic Japanese corporate model).
It based its report on an online survey conducted in 2015 with 377 women working at Kanto-area "delivery health" brothels (fuzoku), which dispatches call girls to love ...
Another week and another survey brings grim news about sex in Japan.
Following the news wire article a few days ago about 26.9% of idols being sexually harassed that has been making the rounds of various English-language publications, now comes another one about that perennial favorite: sexless Japan.
Japan seems to be, if we believe the media, a sexless and barren land -- or a hyper-sexualised place of weird fetishes and mountains of porn. What is the truth? Both at the same time? Neither? Or something more nuanced in between?
Needless to say, a blog like this hardly paints the best ...
A Japanese newswire article about sexual harassment among aspiring models and idols is doing the rounds, confirming what we've been saying for years.
Apparently, a government survey has shown that 26.9% of Japanese young female models and starlets have received "unwanted requests for sexually oriented photo shoots".
This comes hot on the heels of last year's controversy about widespread coercion in the porn industry.
In the first survey by the Cabinet Office on sexual abuse against young women, 7.7% of respondents had been offered contracts to become models or starlets.
Asked about ...
Half of Japanese married couples sleep separately, according to a survey by VenusTrap.
The online magazine asked 400 married men if they slept in the same room as their wives.
50.2% of men said they haven't slept in the same room as their wives since getting married.
The top reason for this was that the couple were now "sexless". 40.8% of the men who said "no" to the first question gave this as the cause for sleeping separately. "It is tough to sleep next to a woman you can't have sex with," some men said. Others were told by their wives, "If we're not going to do it, then we don't ...
Yet another article is claiming Japan is a sexless wasteland of virgins and singletons.
In this case, the bold claim is that "almost half of young men and women are virgins".
These articles are perennials, loved by editors and journalists -- but treated with some disdain by old hands. The other common trope is that is a kinky wonderland, full of very fetish and craziness imaginable. Perhaps the two myths are not as incompatible as they sound.
Personally, we sit on the fence with this one.
A survey of Japanese people aged 18 to 34 found that almost 70% of unmarried men and ...
More moaning and groaning about "sexless Japan" in the Japan Times, this time in a piece titled For many young Japanese, marriage — and sex — are low priorities.
It highlights an 18-year-old who "winces whenever he imagines himself dating a girl".
Stats maketh the truth. The article has a nice survey to back up its theory of under-sexed youngsters: 74.3% of people in their twenties are not in a relationship, compared to 50% in 1996.
Another poll found that 40% of people in their twenties are "not looking for a relationship". Meanwhile, yet another study by the Japan Family ...
You can judge how well you have hit it off with a new partner as well as a lot about his or her character by how intimate you get on your first date.
According to a dubious sex survey, 14.3% of Japanese women "expect" a first date to end with a sleep-over and sex.
Of course, "expect" is not "want", so women are probably factoring in pressure from the man, his expectations, and also the influence of booze.
The survey by My Navi is hardly represents the broadest of research: it asked just 300 women over June and July through an online survey. And of course, while 14.3% may say a ...
We were pointed by Twitter user @Genzolico to this survey of Japanese women's "underhair" habits.
Featuring some lovely revealing shots of JAV porn star Iori Kogawa, we feasted our greedy eyes on the pages, taken from Weekly Playboy magazine. The article promises to reveal the "secrets" of Japanese idols, AV stars and amateurs! (The survey itself is with amateurs, though.)
It's not so recent -- dating back to 2013, though we doubt habits have changed that much.
A hundred women aged 16 to 29 were asked what they did with their hair downstairs.
Some 36% trimmed or cut their bush 2-3 times ...
Around 40% of Japanese singles do not want romantic partner. That's according to a dubious government survey, published this week and picked up by the media.
It refers to single Japanese people in their twenties and thirties.
Apparently they find relationships "bothersome".
The survey, conducted by the Cabinet Office on the Internet and by mail between last December and January, covered 7,000 people aged 20 to 39. Valid responses were received from 37.8 percent.
Of the valid respondents, 37.6 percent said they don’t want a romantic partner, while 60.8 percent voiced ...
