July 2009
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • July 20, 2009
This year “carnivorous” women are poring over books about enjoying sex. Shukan Post (July 31) reports such titles written by former top AV actress Honoka (age 26), as “Koakuma Sekkusu” (“Little devil sex,” published by Best Shinsho) and “Karada no Kairakuai no Katachi” (“The shape of corporeal love pleasure,” by Fusosha) are being snatched up in impressive numbers.
By Mieko Shimizu • July 16, 2009
The day is done and the kids are in bed, their soft breathing audible from the neighboring room. The contributor to the July issue of Amour Ura-jijo is relaxing with her husband over a couple of beers, and all of a sudden starts feeling the urge. But, as Shukan Bunshun (July 23) relates in its weekly selections from ladies’ magazines, hubby isn’t taking the bait.
By CJ • July 14, 2009
Robot statue to become symbol of hope in these uncertain times
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • July 13, 2009
Young female staff incrementally removed their garments
By CJ • July 13, 2009
Robot animation series celebrates 30 years
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • July 11, 2009
Around 10:30 AM on June 7, police forced a sightseeing bus on the Kanetsu Expressway in the lane headed away from Tokyo to pull over to the roadside. When they boarded, the cops were treated to the sight of blushing, semidressed passengers. “He was in his underwear,” says one of the officers, describing Toru Kizaki, a 54-year-old TV script writer. Kizaki was arrested on charges of public indecency along with Yoshiko Yamazaki (37), who is currently unemployed.
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • July 8, 2009
Girls on the lam from their families come to the big city seeking lodgings
By CJ • July 7, 2009
A homeless four-year-old girl living in the center of Tokyo’s biggest red-light district
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • July 6, 2009
“We did it for our own entertainment”
By Amy Takahashi • July 3, 2009
When a nationwide organization set up to prevent shoplifting surveyed department stores and supermarkets concerning incidents of shoplifting over the past year, 38.5 percent indicated that thefts had increased. The figure has risen 11.5 percent since last November alone.