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Japanese rope bondage master Osada Steve launches World Kinbaku Federation
Japanese rope bondage Osada Steve has launched the World Kinbaku Federation, a new organization that “strives to protect and preserve authentic kinbaku as practiced in Japan.” Osada notes the rich and...
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Typhoon washes away giant phallus from Shinto shrine
Last week, Japan was hit by Typhoon Lan. While Tokyo just suffered a bit of rain and wind, the west side of Honshu had more serious weather conditions, and public transport ground to a halt. And before...
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Nagoya music idols make side hustle as taxi drivers their selling point
It’s one of the industry’s open secret that most Japanese music and gravure idols are poorly paid. While it’s natural to assume that a struggling musician or an underground (chika) idol has a day job,...
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Ex-Morning Musume music idol Ai Kago accused of yakuza links
The travails of former music idol Ai Kago continue. Once a member of long-running female idol group Morning Musume — she was part of the same generation as Rika Ishikawa and Nozomi Tsuji — she departed...
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Two men surrender to police over DJ Soda groping incident at music festival
Last week, we reported on the sexual assault that Korean music artist DJ Soda suffered at a music festival in Osaka during a part of her performance on August 13 in which she got close to fans. Since...
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Haruka Kudo is tough and hot in TV drama sex scene
Earlier this week, we reported on the latest scandal to hit former Morning Musume member Ai Kago. A more recent member of the idol group is Haruka Kudo, who is 23 now but joined Morning Musume when she...
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Has the 2022 JAV law really improved the Japanese porn industry?
The Economist recently reported on the Japan’s porn industry as it continues to respond to the coercion scandals that (belatedly) came out in the 2010s, and the legislation that politicians have...
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TikToker and influencer Amichi to release lingerie photo book
It seems in the TikTok and Instagram age, the usual route to stardom is not (just) through working as a fashion model, music idol, gravure idol, or something similar. You can first build up your own...
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Ayame Misaki to release new sexy photo book this autumn
Actor and model Ayame Misaki is continuing her gravure comeback, which began in earnest in 2021. This followed her divorce and roles in more serious films, after an early career in gravure and somewhat...
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Seira Hayakawa graduates Nogizaka46 and retires with semi-nude photo book
Talking about going out with a bang. So many idols from AKB48, Nogizaka46, and their sister groups quickly disappear into the ether after graduating, so their final individual release (photo book,...
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An ex-porn star on Japanese adult industry street scouts
Earlier in the year, we wrote a short profile about Aya Takanashi, the former porn star who is now a columnist. Her articles in Spa! are always worth a read, usually introducing certain aspects about...
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Ruu Totsuka makes porn debut
Another week, another new Japanese adult video debut. This time, the newbie porn performer who has caught our eye is Ruu Totsuka (十束るう), who used to be known professionally as Shiho Nagisa (渚志帆). Her...
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Do Japanese girls want to date Western guys?
Do Japanese girls want to date Western guys? It’s a question that many of our readers probably want to find out. Of course, the answer is: it depends on the girl. But such obvious points aside, what do...
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Japanese porn star June Lovejoy launches Tokyo Love District
Japanese adult video fans will probably already know who June Lovejoy is, one of the most successful foreign performers working in the JAV industry. Lovejoy made their porn debut in early 2020. Not...
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End of summer sale: 20% off all Japanese adult toys
Our friends at Kanojo Toys are currently offering a store-wide discount on all Japanese adult toys. You can get 20% off any order until September 14. To claim your discount, just enter the promo code...
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Is retired porn star Yua Mikami dating two male singers?
The tabloids are all of a flutter over rumors that recently retired top porn star Yua Mikami (30) is sleeping with not one but two boy band singers. According to the Weekly Bunshun, Kento Senga (32) of...
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Japanese porn star Minato Maiha arrested in Hong Kong in vice ring raid
Last year, police in Hong Kong cracked down on foreign sex workers, arresting several women including former Japanese porn star Noa Aizawa. It’s well known that active and former adult video performers...
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Yashio Hihokan: One Japanese man’s private sex doll museum
When you’ve been at this game as long as us, you start to see patterns and cycles in the mainstream media’s reporting about Japan — including by the Japanese media itself. Perennially, we spot articles...
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Japanese female influencer denied entry to Hawaii, suspected of prostitution
One of the bigger and somewhat stranger media stories of the last few days in Japan has been the case of a influencer from Osaka who was denied entry to Hawaii. Considering the millions of tourists who...
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Hinano Kamimura (Hinatazaka46) releases debut photo book
Hinatazaka46 idol Hinano Kamimura has released her first photo book. The 19-year-old’s book, Sono mama de (As It Is), came out on September 12 with four different covers (one for each of the seasons)....
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