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As these manga show, sexuality is only part of the story for many women who turn to lesbian sex services. Many seek healing, comfort and emotional relief, too.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 1, 2026
Manga and lesbian sex-work agencies team up to tell untold stories
Agencies and artists seek to present more nuanced depictions of their work and to challenge mainstream narratives that often emphasize scandal, eroticism or exploitation.
Students write down scenarios relating to bullying and what they think they can do about it during a comprehensive sexuality education class at Tokai Junior and Senior High School in Nagoya.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional Voices: Chubu
May 25, 2026
School raises rights and dignity awareness through sexuality education
Guidelines from UNESCO and others outline eight key concepts of comprehensive sexuality education, including relationships, human rights, understanding gender and staying safe.
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan's most unusual-looking festivals.
LIFE / Travel
May 23, 2026
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
The event ¡®may look weird,¡¯ says a priestess of Kanayama Shrine, but its origins and purpose point to a deeper meaning.
Shoko Kizaki, an obstetrician and gynecologist who runs a youth clinic in Yokohama, says she wants to make women's health clinics more accessible.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2025
Youth clinics aim to address sexual concerns in Japan
As of fiscal 2022, Japan had about 60 such facilities, which provide free or low-cost consultation services.
A <i>shunga</i> work by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) is on display at an exhibition of erotic Japanese art in the Kabukicho red-light entertainment area in the Shinjuku district of central Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2025
Traditional Japanese erotic art exhibition puts female pleasure in focus
An erotic form of ukiyo-e, shunga is often dismissed as mere pornography. An exhibition in Kabukicho aims to highlight its artistry.
A Beijing store selling merchandise based on the "boys¡¯ love" genre of graphic novels on June 16
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2025
China detains female writers of ¡®boys¡¯ love¡¯ content in porn crackdown
The detentions since March have triggered debate on social media about the limits of free speech and the apparent sexist nature of the crackdown.
The government is looking into measures to address a situation in which online advertisements with sexual content are posted on websites that may be accessible by children.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
May 7, 2025
Regulation of online ads with sexual content draws mixed views in Japan
While advocates seek measures to better protect children, critics worry they might infringe on freedom of expression.
The Marquis de Sade¡¯s original rolled manuscript called Le Rouleau de la Bastille of ¡°Les 120 jours de Sodome ou l¡¯ecole du libertinage¡± (¡°The 120 Days of Sodom, or the School of Libertinage¡±) is displayed before being auctioned in Paris in November 2017.?
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2025
The Marquis de Sade¡¯s guide to cancel culture
The Marquis de Sade¡¯s legacy proves that even the most reviled figures can outlast cancellation.
An advertisement in Tokyo's Kabukicho, Japan's largest red-light district. The country is home to a thriving adult entertainment industry and has recently seen a boom in sex tourism fueled by the weak yen and availability of red-light services.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2024
From geisha to oshikatsu, toxic tropes fuel sex industry
It isn¡¯t only the foreign gaze that produces stereotypes of Japanese women as submissive and promiscuous. Local laws and cultural norms play just as important a role.
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair gestures during the Axios BFD event in New York on Oct. 12, 2023.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 30, 2024
How OnlyFans turned into a global empire bent on redefining porn
For all its ambition and influence, the inner workings of OnlyFans remain opaque.
The advent of ¡°relationship bots¡± will change the world¡¯s oldest profession, but the need for human connection will persist.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2024
AI will transform sex work but not intimacy
There is already at least one relationship bot called Replika and more will surely follow. And they will only get better.
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Nov 20, 2024
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
Just 37% of respondents in Japan said they were satisfied with their romantic and sexual relationships, according to a survey from Ipsos.
Only two other class of persons were treated with anything like the merciless ferocity meted out to lovers: subversives and Christians.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / The Living Past
Aug 17, 2024
Love was a most subversive affair in Edo Japan
As the shogunate required order in society, love was seen as a threat to rational thinking ¡ª something that you might die for.
Entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae at his office in Seoul. Lee had planned South Korea's largest sex festival in April, but the two-day event was banned by authorities following a backlash by local rights groups.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 30, 2024
Pervert or pioneer? The entrepreneur trying to get South Korea into porn
The South Korean adult content industry produces around 2,000 adult movies a year, compared with Tokyo¡¯s 2,000 a day $36.5-billion-dollar behemoth.
Nearly half of married couples in Japan are ¡°sexless,¡± a recent survey shows.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Mar 18, 2024
Nearly half of Japanese married couples are ¡®sexless,¡¯ survey finds
The most common reasons include ¡°my partner doesn¡¯t respond to my advances¡± for men, and ¡°it¡¯s too much hassle¡± for women.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jul 27, 2023
Japan unveils new measures to stop sexual assault against minors
As a part of the measures, the government plans to set up a hotline for male victims of sexual assault so that they can seek psychological support if needed.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Jun 19, 2023
What you need to know about the revision to Japan¡¯s sex crime law
Raising the age of sexual consent and an expansion of the definition of nonconsensual sex are among some of the major changes.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2023
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
A new bill, which also clarifies rape prosecution requirements and criminalizes voyeurism, cleared parliament¡¯s Upper House in a unanimous vote.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 19, 2023
Racial dynamics are inescapable when dating in Japan. That doesn¡¯t mean your experience will be negative.
In the cross-cultural or international dating scene, politics can sometimes sneak in. Avoid the pitfalls simply by being aware of the conversation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2023
A couple in Singapore shared erotic images in a group chat. The fine: $17,000.
Singapore is not an outlier when it comes to obscenity laws, but it often takes a strict stance on violations, even when they occur in the confines of one¡¯s home.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse&#039;s brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo&#039;s Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan&#039;s relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces&#039; Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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