Photographs from a small group of islands
Japan’s plentiful pachinko parlours are hardly known for their architectural beauty, with gaudy rather than graceful the apparent watchword — standing out from the concrete crowd leaving little space for subtlety or style.
An approach dramatically demonstrated at the rather appropriately named gambling getaway, Beam; the building’s relatively demure daylight persona giving way to a dazzling display of Tokyo tastelessness.
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After years — back in the days when it was still allowed — of sponsoring far from sexy sports such as darts and snooker, the news that Japan Tobacco may be about to take over Gallaher, the maker of Benson and Hedges cigarettes, has sent share prices soaring — many investors hoping that the Japanese company will add a touch of titillation to tobacco.
However, even if the deal does go through, insiders claim that the hugely popular itsy bitsy baccy bra will almost certainly not see a European release.
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Due to the increasing availability of rental options and room-hire services — plus magazines devoted to the subject — it’s perhaps not surprising that state-of-the-art silicone sex dolls are becoming more and more popular in Japan; however despite the high cost, a growing number of men are opting to buy rather than rent — hygiene concerns being a possible factor.
Yet unfortunately for some gentlemen, latex love appears similar to Pringles, as once they’ve popped they simply can’t seem to stop, resulting in a surrender of sorts to silicone satisfaction.
Take the man below for example, as after a shaky start he certainly got to grips with the situation.
The video below documenting his now copious collection.
Although in some respects he’s still something of a novice, with another chap cramming an apartment with around forty such companions — their man-made mammaries being a key factor.
This video of his abode being fairly safe for work — a blurry boob its only blue bit.
(videos found via JapanSugoi.com)
Well-known economist and former television commentator Kazuhide Uekusa denied charges of groping a high school girl this week, after being arrested in connection with the incident in September.
At the case’s first hearing in Tokyo on Wednesday, the 45-year-old denied the charges, which according to the indictment took place on a train, with Uekusa allegedly putting his hand up the student’s skirt and feeling her buttocks — an unconventional commuting pastime that resulted in other passengers seizing the perverted professor and handing him over to the police.
In court the accused remained calm, claiming, “I swear to the heavens that I did not commit such an act.” However Uekusa-san’s vision of heaven may not follow conventional norms, as the ex-Waseda University employee was convicted of public indecency in 2004 for trying to peek up a 17-year-old girl’s skirt using a mirror.
In a bid to promote healthy living and at the same time combat Japan’s growing obesity problems, two Japanese health ministers have started a website to document their fight against getting fatter.
Both Noritoshi Ishida and Keizo Takemi have been diagnosed with so-called metabolic syndrome, which in layman’s terms appears to mean the possession of a big belly – the pair’s relatively ample abdomens having been measured at the outset of the six-month experiment.
From their comments, the two men seem intent on succeeding, with Ishida-san (left) explaining, “I have given myself a challenge and decided to open up the diary of my struggle.†The 55-year-old boasting that he will now only use elevators as a last resort, drink just one beer a day, and last but not least, try to walk a whopping 10 minutes a day.
Tubby Takemi is equally gung-ho about getting rid of a bit of girth, although he is well aware of the coming difficulties. “I will be under pressure to make a very serious effort, as I love delicious food. But I want to send a message: ‘If Takemi can do it, everybody can’ â€. An assertion that was immediately backed up by the minister’s pledge to practically starve himself by limiting his dessert intake to a measly one helping a day.