Examining the lack of male porn stars in Japan
By • April 21, 2009
After reading a newspaper article that reported on the dearth of male AV (adult video) stars in Japan, Fujio Ishigaki, a producer at TBS …
April 2009
Pimpin’ pork: Saitama town pushes out ‘pink’
By • April 20, 2009
Thumbing through any of the dozen Tokyo sex-service recruit magazines reveals ads for shops, indexed by region, seeking young ladies to serve in various fuzoku (sex-related) clubs and bars. In recent years, one rather extensive section had been for Nishi Kawaguchi, located just across the Arakawa River from Tokyo’s Kita Ward in Saitama Prefecture.
You never know where the next nudge’ll be coming from
By • April 20, 2009
Shukan Bunshun’s weekly column (Apr. 23) “From the Ladies’ Magazines” features this short excerpt from the April issue of Ai no Taiken Special Deluxe …
Teen turns trick for tobacco
By • April 17, 2009
A 41-year-old unemployed male has been arrested for providing a school girl with cigarettes in exchange for sexual services, according to Nikkan Gendai (Apr. 17). The girl had been unable to bypass increased measures intended to reduce teen smoking.
Gents tempted into telephone trysts wind up with troubles galore
By • April 15, 2009
In early April, a thirtyish salaryman was stabbed by a woman in the Yushima district of Tokyo’s Taito Ward. The two, reports Nikkan Gendai (Apr. 15), had met via an mobile phone encounter site. However, the woman failed to meet the gentleman’s expectations — being somewhat on the porky side — and he, in a less-than-gentlemanly fashion, requested that she disembark from his car, upon which she stabbed him and fled on foot, leaving him with a knife wound in his back.
Akihabara idol showcase venue to shut
By • April 14, 2009
Legendary idol event space Ishimaru Denki Soft 1 in the electronics district of Akihabara will close next month. Known as the “Idol Holy Land” for showcasing gravure stars in bikinis and costumes on a weekly basis, the venue has featured appearances by Aki Hoshino, Aya Ueto, Kiyoshi Hikawa, Aoi Miyazaki, Masami Nagasawa, Shoko Nakagawa and Mikie Hara.
Former IT entrepeneur calls Japanese judiciary a ‘hostage system’
By • April 12, 2009
Known for his fondness for t-shirts and shaking up Japan’s business world, Takafumi Horie, founder of Web portal Livedoor, last week resurfaced at a press luncheon, where three years after his arrest for falsifying financial reports he denounced Japan’s legal system.
Despite motor city blues, Nagoya’s red lights still burn brightly
By • April 12, 2009
Since last autumn, when Toyota Motor Co. revised its projected operating profits downward by 1 trillion yen, the “Toyota Shock” has reverberated across Aichi …
Tokyo in 24 hours
By • April 9, 2009
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo is a sprawling and mercurial metropolis that often confounds the traveler. What follows is a guide for Japan’s capital for …
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Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
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Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
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Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
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Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
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Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
