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WOMEN

Survey: Couples in Japan Believe in Equality – But Women Do All The Housework

People in Kagoshima said that men and women should share housework equally. However, 88% say the reality differs from the ideal.

SEX & NIGHTLIFE

New Law Would Restrict Japan’s Host Clubs From Pushing Customers Into Prostitution, Adult Films

The law would also raise penalties for both individuals and businesses, making it easier to shut down manipulative clubs for good.

SOCIETY

Poll: Over Half of Married Japanese Women Wanted to Keep Their Maiden Names

Politicians are still duking out the merits of changing the Meiji-era law forcing joint spousal surnames.

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.

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…