August 2009

Ear-cleaning sex service briefly waxes, then wanes

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • August 29, 2009

“Iyashi-kei” (psychological healing) services in which male patrons recline with their heads upon a young women’s lap for a tender session of wax-removal from their auditory canals have become quite common of late. The pioneer in this game, reports Nikkan Gendai (Aug. 29), dates back to 1992.

Parked couples engage in a wild drag race

By Mieko Shimizu • August 28, 2009

“We’re a couple that loves motoring so much, almost all of our dates involve going on drives,” writes the anonymous contributor to the August edition of the woman’s porn fantasy magazine Renai Tengoku, as featured in Shukan Bunshun (Sep.3). So naturally, she adds, she and her beau just love getting it on inside the car.

Right-wing groups at Yasukuni Shrine on August 15

By CJ • August 24, 2009

Right-wing groups and others paying respects to Japan’s war dead as seen at Yasukuni Shrine on August 15

Marugen building in Roppongi demolished

By CJ • August 24, 2009

Gensiro Kawamoto’s Marugen No. 12 in Roppongi seen closed in 2008. It once housed numerous night clubs. The building is now being demolished.

Chilling out with stories of spooky sex

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • August 24, 2009

The cameras were rolling away and male lead was banging her from behind when Mayumi happened to glance down on the rocks about 10 meters below. “Looking down, I noticed something white,” she tells Shukan Taishu (Sep. 7) in a hushed whisper. “It was a girl dressed in white.”

Confidential confessions of a convenience store cashier

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • August 21, 2009

Ayako, an attractive 25 year old, works behind the counter in a convenience store in Tokyo’s old shitamachi area. The shop is owned by her family, and Ayako, a college graduate with a good job, pitches in to help out when she’s not working at her company, reports Nikkan Gendai (Aug. 18).

Chinese take-out: mainland visitors revel in Japan’s deri heru delights

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • August 20, 2009

Shops in Tokyo and Osaka are finding male visitors from mainland China to be a growing sources of revenues. As reported in Shukan Jitsuwa (Sep. 3), business is booming for the deri heru and so-called “date clubs.”

Minoru Torihada at Yasukuni Shrine

By CJ • August 20, 2009

Comedian Minoru Torihada pays his respects at Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, August 15 in Kudanshita, Tokyo.

Right-wing groups clash with police in Kudanshita

By CJ • August 19, 2009

Right-wing members tussle with police during a left-wing march toward Yasukuni Shrine in Kudanshita, Tokyo on Saturday, August 15.

Sex workers bite the bullet with stinky, kinky customers

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • August 19, 2009

It goes without saying that the life of a fuzoku-jo (female sex worker) is no bowl of cherries. On top of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, a lot of clients they service are disgusting, scary or just plain weird. Shukan Asahi Geino (Aug. 27) gets some of the gals to open up about their more unpleasant experiences.