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NEWSFLASH: Hiroyuki Tanaka Wins World Top Fork competition in all categories

Judge Akireru Sugu explains, "When he came on the stage and pulled out his Kyocera porcelain fork and nothing else and brandished it in the air, then plowed in and…

The Amazing Japanese Wife: Part II “Fucked Up in Six Trees”

Roppongi is the white male's extra-territorial sanctuary as well as metaphorical catacomb, where pleasure draws a last gasp before crumpling into a heap of old bones. The white man's loop…

Who Matters? Sexual Assault and Inadequate Police Response in Japan

They will never catch the man. But that police report mattered. Women matter. Their safety matters. Procedure matters. Their stories matter. Their dignity matters. Though you would not have known…

Ladies of Japan: Last chance to be “The New Spice girl!” or World Idol! Apply By February 23rd!

Simon Fuller is in the midst of putting together a global pop group, the first of its kind in the world, and he is looking for talented members to join…

Celebrate Japanese Cinema Day: 映画の日! Ninja! Yakuza! Cyborgs! Reviews!

But I think that the reason the general public identified with the roles I played, was that they were struck by my stance as a man who unrelentingly stands up…

“Does My Gaijin Husband Go Good With My Dress?” Mixed Marriage in France & Japan

France has the highest rate of mixed marriages in the EU - close to 20% of married couples are of differing nationalities. For the rest of Europe that number on…

Wearable Technology Tells How Your Pets Feel

By Julianne Chiaet They say dogs are a man’s best friend, but how does your pet really feel about you? Japanese company Anicall developed a wearable device that they claim can…

The Rise & Fall Of Japanese Xmas: Please Bring Back The Sex & Money & Carnal Pleasures

One is referring to the Japanese Christmas, of course. Back in the day, or the 1990s to early 2000s to be exact, Christmas was drenched in two things: sex and…

The JK Biz (日本語版)未成年の性的搾取(JKビジネス)と日本の異様な「カワイイ」

性は商品として売られることに日本人は男女を問わず寛容な傾向がある。大人が合意によって行っている前提であればそれは「寛容」と呼べるだろうが、未成年が対象となると全く別の話だ。また、「合意」の部分についても誤謬がないか。

In Japan, Hamster Asses Are Cute. Cute my ass, hamsters are homicidal rodents.

Next time, you're fawning over a cute hamster butt, look closely and you may notice the blood stained hairs that are probably the trace evidence of their cannibalized lover or…