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Asahi Beer abolishes “image girl” spokesmodel position, ending practice at...
Position was suspended during the pandemic, and it won’t be coming back. Asahi Super Dry has been on sale for 35 years, and for most of that time it’s been Japan’s best-selling brew. In January,...
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Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate...
One Piece Film: Red teams up with Peach John to create lingerie sets for Nami, Robin, and Uta, plus Shanks pajamas for guys and girls. When anime TV series get an original side-story movie, they need...
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Gravure model NFT series wants to attract online investors, real-world...
Series pairs gravure models with onsen ryokan. Unless “gangly illustrated apes” is a far more popular artistic genre than anyone had realized, a lot of NFTs are marketed more for their purported...
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The picture-perfect cosplayers of Comiket 100’s Day 1【Photos】
After a three-year hiatus, the cosplayers are back at Japan’s largest summertime otaku celebration. For decades, Comiket, Japan’s biggest gathering of interpedently produced manga/anime art creators...
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The best cosplayers from Day 2 of Summer Comiket 2022【Photos】
Meet the colourful cast of characters and cosplayers who brought the heat to this summer’s otaku celebrations. This past weekend was a big one for otaku in Japan, as Summer Comiket returned to the...
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Winners of manga magazine beauty contest no longer appear in bikinis at...
Organizers wanted to make a change at event’s 40-year anniversary. Weekly Shonen Magazine and Weekly Young Magazine are manga anthologies. Their serialized comics aren’t the only things people buy...
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Tokyo real estate agency sends beautiful women with you on apartment visits...
Girls Chintai wants to help customers make the right chintai choice. There’s a company in Tokyo called Girls Chintai. Chintai means “rental” in Japanese, so you might think that Girls Chintai is an...
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The best cosplayers from Day One of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
Japanese anime characters rub shoulders with some surprising faces in Tokyo’s famous otaku neighbourhood. Halloween is celebrated a little differently in Japan, and though the tradition of...
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The best cosplayers from Day Two of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
From costumes to makeup, hair, props, and poses, these cosplayers know how to bring characters to life. The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival was held in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro on 29-30 October,...
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14th-generation condom ambassador named by Japan’s Sagami Original【Photos】
Tochigi-born model asks for fans’ support in new role. Ambassadorships are, generally speaking, non-permanent. Regardless of how great any one individual’s diplomatic skills and charisma may be,...
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The best cosplayers from Day 1 of Winter Comiket 2022【Photos】
Plus, Bocchi the Rock! creator’s newfound fame causes chaos at the venue. Every time a new year appears on the horizon, a league of cosplayers appears on the horizon too, over at the Tokyo Big Sight...
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The lovely models of the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon【Photos】
Mr. Sato attends the first post-pandemic protocol iteration of Japan’s largest car aftermarket show. As long-time readers may remember, every January our ace reporter Mr. Sato attends the Tokyo Auto...
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Beautiful Japanese martial artist recreates fighting video game moves in the...
Strikes and poses from Street Fighter, Dead or Alive, and more. Japanese Twitter user Inami (@inami_future) has two major interests. One of them is Lolita fashion, so sometimes she posts things like...
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Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Spy x Family’s Yor, recommends...
Enako slips on the dress of the Thorn Princess. On Wednesday, Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV aired an episode of its Honma Dekka!? TV variety show with manga as its focus and a panel of celebrity guests...
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Tokyo Burlesque traveling event offers costume tip-stuffing experience for...
Five dancers from Roppongi burlesque club will appear at photo album launch events across Japan. Located in the Roppongi neighborhood (Tokyo’s nightlife capital), Burlesque Tokyo is, as its name...
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Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Valorant character in amazing...
Enako’s newest cosplay is taking fans’ breath away. Usually, when we see Enako, Japan’s number-one cosplayer, showing off a new costume she’s dressed as a character from an anime or video game series...
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The booth models, booths, and official cosplayers of Anime Japan【Photos】
Anime spectacle returns to Tokyo Big Sight. The weather was cold and rainy in Tokyo last weekend, but that wasn’t going to keep us away from making the trip to the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in...
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The beautiful booth models of the Tokyo Motorcycle Show【Photos】
A look at the fashion trends of motorcycle model costume design. Last weekend, we headed out to the Tokyo Big Sight convention center to check out Anime Japan. The country’s biggest anime industry...
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The beautiful cosplayers and booth models of Niconico Super Conference...
Japan’s celebration of Internet culture returns in full force for the first time in four years. The Niconico Chokaigi, or Niconico Super Conference, isn’t an anime convention per se. The annual event...
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AI-generated swimsuit/lingerie model makes debut in Japan’s Weekly Playboy...
“Even if she doesn’t actually exist, the love for her that sprouts in your heart is real.” “Ai” is a pretty common name for models in Japan, and not just because it’s short and easy to remember. In...
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