Real field reports and columns on Japan's adult-entertainment world
Columns
What is the soapland periscope, how does it work, and what are the upsides and downsides? Elon, with 20-plus years in the fuzoku trenches, breaks it down from firsthand experience.
Columns
What are the downsides of changing careers to work at a fuzoku shop — and the upsides? Elon, with 20-plus years in the fuzoku trenches, breaks it down from firsthand experience.
News
Cases in which 'dark part-time jobs' (yami-baito)—which lure young people with promises of 'high-paying work' on social media—lead into sex crimes are surging. Teenage girls in particular are being targeted, with growing numbers forced to film sexual videos or provide sexual services. Police are stepping up enforcement, but their response cannot keep pace with increasingly sophisticated methods.
Field Diary
Miss Cast was a place I'd wanted to hit at least once whenever I came to Sendai. I checked it out for real on the 60-minute, ¥8,000 course.
Field Diary
Fukuoka's Gekiyasu Deriheru!! Hitozuma & Jukujo Tengoku, ¥10,900 / 70 minutes. A detailed account of the flow from the phone call to walking out the door.
Field Diary
This time it's The First in Osaka. The 75-minute course at ¥22,000. A detailed write-up of a delivery health experience in this area.
Field Diary
Machida Hitozuma Jo is a delivery health shop whose name comes up a lot in Kanagawa. I booked the 60-minute course and wrote up my honest take.
Field Diary
This time it's Prostate Massage Specialist Mogura no M-Seikan Nishi-Nippori in Tokyo. ¥17,000 for the 80-minute course. A detailed write-up of the delivery health experience in this area.
Field Diary
Iku Iku Circle Uguisudani had been on my list every time I thought about Tokyo. I finally checked it out for real on the 120-minute, ¥26,000 course.