April 2010

Saori Hara, Maria Ozawa and Shelly Fujii shine at 2010 porn awards

By CJ • April 17, 2010

In its sixth year, the somewhat tongue-in-cheek event was a mix of accolades and entertainment that featured many of the hottest stars performing regularly in bondage and fetish roles on programming carried by satellite broadcaster Sky PerfecTV!

Gaijin shitamachi: Kinshicho a low-cost alternative to Kabukicho

By Amy Takahashi • April 16, 2010

The warmth of spring may have finally arrived but the chill of the wave of recession is still readily apparent throughout the metropolis. Yet Akihabara on the Chuo Line in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward, to be surprisingly indifferent to these economic difficulties.

Toe at the Kaikoo Popwave Festival ’10

By CJ • April 12, 2010

Toe live at the Harumi Passenger Terminal in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward during the Kaikoo Popwave Festival ’10.

Teen hookers’ demands for dough dented by deflation

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • April 11, 2010

After efforts by the authorities to crack down, the practice of so-called enjo kosai (“compensated dating”), a euphemism for teen prostitution, appears to be on the rise again.

Mono at the Kaikoo Popwave Festival ’10

By CJ • April 11, 2010

Mono live at the Harumi Passenger Terminal in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward during the Kaikoo Popwave Festival ’10.

Tender, loving, caring guy: a completely new experience

By Mieko Shimizu • April 9, 2010

“On our first date, young Mr. S drove me to the seaside, but nothing happened between us.” So begins an excerpt from the April issue of the women’s soft porn mag Ai no Taiken Special Deluxe, as introduced in Shukan Bunshun (Apr. 15).

TV Tokyo talent dispensing deri heru services in Shibuya

By Amy Takahashi • April 9, 2010

Being a magazine that frequently covers the activities of call girls, as a deri heru gal might be best described, such an offer for the tabloid proved too irresistible to ignore and for an article appearing in its Apr. 22 issue a reporter was dispatched to the scene within one hour.

Paradise TV wins Best Production in HD at 2010 porn awards

By CJ • April 7, 2010

Adult channel Paradise TV (as represented by actress Riri Koda) wins Best Production in HD at the Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards 2010 that took place on Mar. 24 at a theater in Tokyo’s Shibuya district.

Hyogo cops catch daffy dowager on suspicion of stalking

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • April 7, 2010

One never knows who will fall into the long arm of the law. But the Hyogo police themselves may have been a bit surprised when they snapped the cuffs on a glitzy 63-year old gal on charges of stalking a man 23 years her junior.

Yuzuka Kinoshita receives Best Program prize at 2010 porn awards

By CJ • April 5, 2010

Yuzuka Kinoshita receives Best Program prize at the Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards 2010 that took place on Mar. 24 at a theater in Tokyo’s Shibuya district.