March 2009

Prognostication during fornication strains the imagination

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • March 31, 2009

You’ve probably heard of crystal balls, but this is ridiculous. “In Niigata there’s a woman who tells your fortune while she’s having sex with you.” Oh come on, sighs Nikkan Gendai (Mar. 31), this time you’re gotta be kidding, right?

Lexicon guide for browsing a Japanese adult site

By Amy Takahashi • March 30, 2009

Riddled with puns, obscure language, and tongue-in-cheek phrases, the typical Japanese adult site can be challenging for even the most astute reader of the …

Love hotels hitting market, finding few takers

By CJ • March 29, 2009

Real estate bankruptcies have caused love hotels to be offered for sale, but a lack of capital has found few prospective buyers, according to …

‘Coma’ bars targeting Caucasians in Roppongi

By CJ • March 28, 2009

On March 17, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo issued a warning that “recommended that the embassy community avoid frequenting Roppongi bars and clubs in …

Shibuya prostitution service busted, gangster arrested: ‘We are just making a living’

By CJ • March 24, 2009

News site Zakzak is reporting the bust of an out-call prostitution service operated from a mansion in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.

Frisky female soldier goes AV-WOL

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • March 23, 2009

Appeared in an adult video atop a futon, dressed to appear like a schoolgirl in a miniskirt and loose socks

Amour’s sexy selections are short on details but long on lust

By Mieko Shimizu • March 22, 2009

“The guy I was going with before I got married loved to get it on,” the female writer confesses in “Amour Ura Joho” (inside stories about love), from the March issue of the woman’s monthly comic magazine Amour.

Clampdown on boys behind bars in Kabukicho

By CJ • March 21, 2009

Bars catering to both sexes seeking to exploit the adult-entertainment law

Koshien Stadium gets face lift

By Kenji Nakano • March 21, 2009

The venerable home of the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers will this season unveil the second phase of its ongoing four-year improvement plan, which blends …

Impersonal hole in the wall serves up Showa-style sex on a shoestring

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • March 20, 2009

3,000 yen results in a 10-minute hand-job