Here, Have Some Scanty Panties for Your iPhone
Doing a little holiday shopping? Not anymore you're not, because we've got the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Behold, courtesy of our new favorite Tumblr, the Worst Things for Sale: a little silicone pair of strawberry-print panties for your iPhone.
Tokyo: Gay Bars, Gundam Cafes, and Sex Toys
On Saturday and Sunday, I went into central Tokyo. I actually go into the city proper only rarely because it's too expensive. It costs about $2-$3 every time you ride a train or subway (even if you only ride it one stop), a cup of coffee will set you back about $5, and given that today (Monday) is a national holiday,…
Playboy Tries to Make Their Clothes Retro Cool Again
Moving away from the t-shirts with those ubiquitous bunny ears, Playboy has teamed up with the brand Hysteric Clothing to release a line of retro clothes – in Japan.
Wrong about Japan and Sex
Right now, Japanese people are having sex. Not all the Japanese people at once, mind you. But it's going on as you read this. Forget what you've recently heard about the country's bedroom habits, because it's just not true.
So What If People in the Future Stop Sexing Each Other?
The title of a recent Guardian article about the technological/cultural atomism and alienation keeping many 20-something Japanese men and women from engaging in intimate, romantic relationships is suitably provocative: “Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?” Well, reader? Were you even aware that young…
NSFW: Japan's $7 Million Sex Museum Sure Is Silly
Whether it's North America, Europe, or Asia, sex museums dot the globe. But how many of them can claim Superman sex or phallic nunchaku?
Wine For Cats: It Exists
Finally, two of my saddest interests combined into one sad, sad product: cat wine.
Butt Pudding Is Your New Favorite Dessert (Not a Euphemism)
If you are in Japan, and want to make butt pudding, today's your lucky day!
Sushi Cat Island, Where All Your Acid Trip Cat Dreams Come True
Introducing the Sushi Cats — "extremely unusual life-forms consisting of a cat on top of a portion of sushi rice." Thanks, Japan!!
Prudent Dog Rightly Fears What Lies in the Fathomless Deep
TOYOOKA, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: A woman pulls her pet dog in the water at Takeno Beach on August 4, 2013 in Toyooka, Japan. This beach is open for dogs and their owners every summer between the months of June and September. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)
This One Time, I Licked My Friend's Eyeball
Oculolinctus, an eye-licking fetish that is also called "worming" (gah), is all the rage among Japanese schoolkids. I get it, because I once licked my friend's eyeball when I was 12. This is my story.
Woman Shows How To Kick Ass at Work
This is Nao Nagasawa. She's here to unleash fists of fury. And do so at the office, apparently!
Osaka Mayor Offers Non-Apology for ‘Comfort Women’ Comments
Toru Hashimoto, the unfortunately loquacious mayor of Osaka, Japan, managed to keep talking long enough to apologize for one offensive comment he made about contemporary American Marines making “more use” of Japan’s local, legal sex industry to “relieve” their sexual energy, and then stand by the other offensive…
U.N. Stands Behind Woman Suing Prada Japan For Sexist Discrimination
Provoked by the four-year-long lawsuit
The World of Japanese Husband Salaries
In Japan, there's the salary you get from your company. And if you are a married man, there's the salary you get from your wife. It's called "okozukai" (お小遣い), which is sometimes translated as "pocket money". Think of it as a husband salary. That's what it is.
Osaka Mayor Says Comfort Women Were Necessary Evil For 'Rough Men'
Dispensable comfort women — women and girls forced to provide sexual services to the Japanese military during World War II — were necessary to sate the lust and harness the virile power of Japan's brave soldiers, according to the mayor of Osaka.
Japanese Cafe Brilliantly Tops Dessert With Larger Dessert
Fuck a cherry, topping parfaits with slices of cake is where it's AT.
Is Wearing Underwear on Your Face the Next Big Thing?
This is a trailer for underwear-faced "superhero" Hentai Kamen, or "pervert mask", who is a parody of certain Japanese films. Along with the release of the trailer, comes a book of ladies posing with underwear on their faces. This is some final frontier shit. What's next? Fishnets rolled in a ball, covered in chocolate,…
Kashmir's First Girl Band Forced to Break Up After Violent Threats
Get ready to frown sadly at your computer screen. Pragaash, the first all-girl rock band in Indian-controlled Kashmir, has been forced to break up after receiving violent threats via social media and orders to cease by Kashmir's state-appointed cleric Mufti Bashiruddin Ahmad.
Japanese Mascots Set World Record; Also Haunt Our Dreams
Did you know that the cities and prefectures of Japan have kawaii mascots? I don't know what any of these things are — I look at this mess and just see Valerie Cherish as a giant cupcake — but I really love the idea of cities having adorable mascots. Ugh, so sick of sports hogging all the good shit in America! (I'm…
Shoko Nakagawa Rocks a Hat Made of Bugs
Heads up, Tim Burton! Here's Shiyoko Nakagawa, a Japanese idol known for taking style to its limit, modeling a head full of the shed shells of cicada juveniles. All I have to say is: Good thing they're not live cicadas, because if those fools stay on a human too long they sometimes stick their (painful) proboscis into …
Prankster Hacker Uses Crafty Cat to Really Mess with the Police
For months, Japan's National Police Agency — akin to the FBI in the United States — have been chasing down an elusive criminal hacker who's sent them on crazy capers all over Tokyo. Finding this person has become so urgent, they've forced several confessions from people who have no connection to the hacker whatsoever…
Japan Might Rescind Their 1993 Apology To World War II's 'Comfort Women'
Japan's current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a stern conservative and nationalist who stepped down from his post in 2007 only to re-emerge this year, might be taking back a 1993 apology that the nation issued to World War II "comfort women," thousands of female citizens who were forced into brothels across Asia to…
Man Invites Virtual Girlfriend to His Real Wedding
My dream wedding check list: Delicious cake? Check. HELLA BOOZE? Check. Guests? Sure. My future husband's virtual girlfriend? Hold the phone.
Pepsi Is Releasing a New Brand of 'Fat-Blocking' Cola that Will…
Oh, man, wouldn't it be great to glug unlimited Pepsi AND get your fats blocked!?!? Well, the good folks at Pepsi-Cola Japan are introducing a new product for just that purpose—a refreshing cola beverage that "blocks" your "fats" with "fiber," just like Gandalf on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. "Pepsi Special" contains an…
Honda Made a Car Just for Dumb-Dumb Lady Drivers
Sweet delicate lady flowers, now that you have finally mastered the art of pedaling your velocipede without showing your bloomers and fainting on the road, do you not think it's time for you to try operating the great and powerful automobile? I know: Vehicles are terribly loud and masculine, what with their engines,…