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A legendary adult theater entertains the next generation

You might think that a porno theater with a high-quality interior and modern fixtures would be as improbable as an AV film going 15 minutes without bare flesh hitting the tatami. Yet that’s the case with the rebuilt Ueno Okura Theater, which enjoyed a nearly half-century run as Japan’s most highly regarded home for pinku...

Sep 2, 2010 | No Comments | 132 views

During a promotional appearance for the NHK time-traveling drama Still Love You in 10 Years, actress Aya Ueto said she could empathize with her lovelorn character. “I am now 24 and yes, I’m thinking about marriage,” she said… Mega-popular J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, 31, will release back-to-back singles over two weeks in September… The tabloids are reporting that 60-year-old actor Kenichi Hagiwara (Tajomaru), popularly known as “Shoken,” has a new partner: model Rika Tomita, 48.

By: Chris Betros | Sep 2, 2010 | No Comments | 29 views

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Meisa Kuroki

Actress Meisa Kuroki (Crows Zero) has become the face—make that legs—of Uniqlo’s new line of “leggings-pants.” In a TV ad that began airing last month, Kuroki strolls around a conbini wearing the jeans-like tights and checking out the magazines and food selection. That’s a situation that the single Meisa can relate to. “You can...

Sep 2, 2010 | No Comments | 12 views

Edward Harrison

Co-author of Idle Idol: The Japanese Mascot

Are we right in thinking you live in Japan at the moment? Yes, I live in Samezu, Shinagawa. I’ve lived in Japan for almost three years. What on earth is an “idle idol”? “Idle Idol” was a phrase my brother and I came up with to describe the unusual and interesting 3D figures we kept spotting all...

Sep 2, 2010 | No Comments | 17 views

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