By • January 8, 2010
With the year winding down, the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group entertained 1,200 members of the Kobe community with food and gifts in an effort to convey a sense of civic goodwill, reports Shukan Shincho (Jan. 14).
By • January 7, 2010
Standard sex services can be topped in price
By • January 6, 2010
“Due to an error I’d made on a job, I was obliged stay at the office and work overtime,” the anonymous female narrator relates in the December issue of the women’s soft porn magazine Renai Tengoku, as reported in Shukan Bunshun (Jan. 14).
By • January 5, 2010
With the Year of Tiger now underway, the owner of Kansai’s Hanshin ball club, conveniently bearing the same nickname, is already on the prowl for the Central League crown, reports tabloid Daily Sports.
By • January 4, 2010
Boxy concrete apartment buildings have inspired renowned architect Kengo Kuma
By • January 4, 2010
The museum dedicated to former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui attracted an unprecedented number of visitors over the New Year holiday as a result of the designated hitter winning the Most Valuable Player award during last year’s World Series, reports tabloid Daily Sports (Jan. 4).
By • January 3, 2010
A selection of photos from New Year’s Eve in Tokyo.
By • January 3, 2010
Hostess to be featured in upcoming book and drama
By • January 2, 2010
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By • January 1, 2010
Fan dancers perform on New Year’s Eve at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Tokyo.
Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
