Pink Tokyo starts today, Japan's first major adult expo. Despite a name which might be mistaken for a gay parade event at first glance (pinku in Japanese always implies porn, as in pinku eiga), this ...
5 “Wacky Japan” myths we don’t agree with (and why)
February 19, 2014
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Japan Trends
Japan is a country that seems to inspire more than its far share of stereotypes and myths. The overseas media is also complicit in perpetuating many of the images of Japan that make it seem weird, ...
For the great majority of Japanese people, same-sex marriage is still a fantasy that, well, should only happen in a fantasy world. On March 1st, Tokyo Disneyland held its first same-sex wedding ...
Photographer Leslie Kee arrested for “obscene” male nude photo books
February 5, 2013
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William
Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee (41) has been arrested by Tokyo police on suspicion of distributing obscene imagery, a development that will surely ignite a fierce debate over the freedom of ...
Being free of all the suffocating pressures and cringing of the Judeo-Christian traditions, the Japanese are often remarkable open about sex.
So it comes as no surprise that a special bar has ...