Kenji Nakano

Tokyo’s konkatsu izakaya serves dumplings to lonely hearts on the prowl

By Kenji Nakano • March 29, 2012

At Shimanto the customers are as available as the Schezuan dishes

Tohoku sex workers one year on

By Kenji Nakano • March 15, 2012

Ladies in the commercial sex industry have courageously resumed their activities in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Kyoto University medical school major minors in porn

By Kenji Nakano • February 27, 2012

Med student porn star has the blogosphere buzzing

Minami Takahashi scandal snuffed by AKB48 management agency

By Kenji Nakano • February 23, 2012

Risk of legal retaliation limited coverage of the scandal

‘Minako Komukai effect’ impacting Saki Takaoka’s speculated porn performance

By Kenji Nakano • February 22, 2012

Rumors of a potential adult video (AV) debut by actress Saki Takaoka are currently swirling through the industry.

Nippon Ham happy with Yu Darvish split

By Kenji Nakano • February 14, 2012

Sports tabloids have in recent weeks speculated on love affairs between Texas Ranger Yu Darvish and porn actress Kirara Asuka and former golfer Miho Koga.

Democratic Party of Japan’s Yasuko Komiyama loses civil suit in lottery ticket scam

By Kenji Nakano • February 2, 2012

Fraud scheme masterminded by her brother

Nishi Azabu celebrity playpen target of Tokyo police gang probe

By Kenji Nakano • January 27, 2012

Tokyo Metropolitan Police are focusing multiple investigations on a lavish club in upscale Nishi Azabu frequented by celebrities.

Hit-and-run case turns into multiple murders in Chiba

By Kenji Nakano • January 14, 2012

After the body of construction worker Akinori Kuwayama, 21, was discovered on a road in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture last June 10, Chiba prefectural police believed it to be a simple case of hit and run.

Japan in 2012: Fukushima looms, Sendai nightlife booms

By Kenji Nakano • January 9, 2012

Nuclear disaster concerns and a Tohoku ‘bubble economy’