May 2009
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).
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
By CJ • May 7, 2009
Marketing shochu as a chic and healthy choice is winning over the younger generation
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 …