May 2009

In-laws mortified by newlyweds’ amorous screeching

By Mieko Shimizu • May 18, 2009

“My husband and I reside on the second floor of an apartment building,” a woman who goes by the handle “Tonari wa nani wo suru hito zo” (next door to people who do it) in the May issue of Takeshobo’s Ai no Taiken Special Deluxe, as introduced in Shukan Bunshun (May 21).

Okubo’s olfactory operation was nothing to sniff at

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 17, 2009

From its ongoing chronicle of sex industry business failures, Nikkan Gendai (May 16) introduces a shop in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward that opened in 1989 under the name Kagase-ya (a shop where you’re allowed to sniff).

Lewd Osaka shop dispenses loads of lactic lechery

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 17, 2009

Yukino’s breasts are 95 centimeters, and she’s gung-ho to provide enrichment by the G-cup to male guzzlers

Japan’s Sato pulls off second straight win in world wank-a-thon

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 13, 2009

For the second straight year Japan’s most accomplished wanker tugged his way to a record-setting victory in 9th World Masturbate-a-Thon in San Francisco. Nikkan Gendai (May 14) reports that on May 2, the 27-year-old Sato was able to beat off some 50 other opponents, keeping his obelisk at the perpendicular for a mind-boggling 9 hours and 58 minutes — thereby surpassing his own previous world record by 25 minutes.

Kiyoshi Awazu (1929-2009): pioneering Japanese graphic artist

By CJ • May 10, 2009

Legendary Japanese graphic designer Kiyoshi Awazu, known for his contributions to urban and exhibition design, passed away last week at the age of 80, according to a message posted on his Web page.

Why Uguisudani’s ‘Chikan Club’ went from boobs to bust

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 9, 2009

Examining the factors behind the failure of a business can prove instructive. Especially when that particular business had been thriving in the waning days of the “bubble” economy. As Nikkan Gendai (May 9) reports, in the spring of 1991, Chikan Club, a shop appealing to men with a groping fantasy, opened for business in a condominium near JR Uguisudani Station in Tokyo’s Taito Ward.

Sex salons to see surge from swine flu

By CJ • May 8, 2009

Salarymen with excessive time on their hands will be flocking to Japan’s entertainment areas in lieu of taking overseas trips

Let the good times roll in Miyazaki

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 8, 2009

One of the really nice things about the current special toll arrangement being offered by the various members of the Nippon Expressway Companies group is that for a uniform toll of just 1,000 yen, you can follow the exit ramps to male playgrounds all over this land. And oh yes, adds Shukan Jitsuwa (May 14), that also includes Miyazaki, where the Yomiuri Giants hold their baseball spring training camp.

Traditional tipples pick up pace

By CJ • May 7, 2009

Marketing shochu as a chic and healthy choice is winning over the younger generation

Sleazy Shinagawa shenanigans supplied by Gotanda sluts

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 5, 2009

Of late, there’s been a plethora of ads for sex services appearing in evening tabloids that are labeled “Shinagawa-hatsu” (departing from Shinagawa).
Nikkan Gendai (May …