SOCIETY
As Birth Rates Plummet, Japan’s PM Regrets Couples Have Fewer Chances to Hook Up
The PM also lamented the dip in omiai, traditional Japanese matchmaking services, and said the government should do...something.
women
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SOCIETY
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
Self-Styled “Eternally 16-Year-Old” Host, 35, Arrested for Taking Fraud Money
Kanai Yasutoshi, who went by the name Ibuki Reno, even bragged he wouldn't get caught because he "wasn't leaving evidence."
LAW & CRIME
Did “Your Name” Producer Get Off Easy for Raping Minors?
Some are calling the sentence light, as producer Ito Koichiro has admitted to at least 11 cases of prostitution involving minors.
WOMEN
伊藤詩織さんへの裏切り：正義の味方は誰でしょうか
ホテル側に直接取材した。結論は映画公開に何の異議も唱えていない。それなのに誰がこの映像の使用に怒っているのか？
ENTERTAINMENT
Maker of “Sexy” Maruchan Udon Commercial Denies It Used GenAI
CHOCOLATE Inc., the maker of the ad that went viral due to what some call its sexualized content, wants people to back…
FEATURED
The Betrayal of Itō Shiori: When Lawyers Do More Harm Than Good
Itō Shiori's award-winning documentary BLACK BOX DIARIES still can't be screened in Japan. Is that truly in the interests of justice?
ENTERTAINMENT
Did Maruchan Just Make The Horniest Udon Commercial Ever?
A commercial from instant noodle maker Maruchan is once again stirring debate about the sexualization of women in Japanese media.
TRAVEL
Tourists Flock to This Hot Hokkaido Spot. Residents Worry Their City is Disappearing
Many restaurants and businesses in the city of Furano love the influx - but others are sick of picking up traveler's garbage.