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Japanese Foundation Living No 4

2006-10-20T09:35:00.000+10:00

Tokyo is vast, with a population of 12 million. It's been destroyed and rebuilt twice during the 20th century, first by an earthquake and then by American bombers during the 2nd World War. The city has a habit of reinventing itself, each time bigger, brasher and more energetic than before.

Japanese Tanc Magazine

2006-09-29T09:05:00.000+10:00

After several waves of immigration from the Asian continent and nearby Pacific islands, followed by a heavy importation of culture from China, the inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world under the Tokugawa shogunate until the arrival of the "The Black Ships" and the Meiji era. As a result, a culture distinctively different from other Asian cultures developed, and echoes of this persist in contemporary Japan.

Alice Japanese Magazine

2006-09-22T09:43:00.000+10:00

Sure, Zen gardens, sushi and the Sony Walkman are great, but the greatest Japanese invention of all time has to be the love hotel. In the concrete wasteland of the modern Japanese city, the love hotel stands out as a refreshingly off-the-wall escape from conformity, a monument to hedonism, and a libertine's paradise. It's also a godsend when you're tired of taking your girlfriend back to your gaijin apartment with its half-inch plywood walls and nosy neighbours. Nearly every foreigner in Japan has a love hotel story to tell and number of Japanese people who were conceived in one must be enormous.
The love hotel is changing though, and the news isn't all good. They've gone upscale, lost some of their sleazy associations and the decors have become more tasteful but the bad news is that in an effort to clean up their image, they got rid of a lot of the exciting theme rooms. Although they still exist, its getting harder and harder to find places with bumper cars and disco lights.

Japanese Foundation Living Magazine

2006-09-20T09:33:00.000+10:00

Because Japan saw constant changes in concepts of femininity and masculinity as well as in gender and sexual roles during the early part of the twentieth century, it is particularly worthwhile to analyze homosexuality in the shifting patterns of culture in the period. As Western medicalized psychoanalysis, feminism, and modern social engineering all made headway in Japan, they problematized the issue of sexuality, and homosexuality in particular, making same-sex relations a contested site in the production of new gender relations. Publishing represented one area that gave expression (both supportive and reactive) to these newly produced understandings.

Entertainment for Adults Magazine

2006-09-14T11:11:00.000+10:00

New how to sex 16, and how to ride a unicycle naked. Girlish youth and innocence are considered sexy in Japan, a culture with a long history of regarding women more as sex toys than as people. This obsession with untouched adolescence results in the sad sight of women in their thirties emitting girlish giggles and clutching teddy bears in an effort to maintain their appeal to the opposite sex. Although it can fairly be said Western society also prizes youth in a woman, there the fascination has to do more with the looks of a girl than it does with her immaturity and presumed sexual innocence. A pretty 26-year-old who would be considered lovely in the West would in Japan be viewed by many as hopelessly long in the tooth.

Sailor X Magazine

2006-09-13T10:08:00.000+10:00

Renai is Japanese for romance. America's conflicted cultural obsession with the gay cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain" might seem old-fashioned in Japan where stories of love and romance between beautiful young men have been entertaining women for more than a decade. Stories about male-male homosexuality have been extremely popular with Japanese women for decades,. Mainstream Japanese theaters attract huge, mostly female audiences for romantic stories of troubled love between sensitive and impossibly beautiful young men, known as bishonen.
In addition to movies, male-male romance is a popular theme in a variety of other Japanese pop culture media, including book-length graphic novels and comics, known as manga, and an array of animated cartoons and television action series, known as anime. All of which have developed cult followings on the Internet and among fans of late-night cable television programming, including large numbers of American teens.

Teens 15 Magazine, is it "Kawaii"?

2006-09-08T09:41:00.000+10:00

If you want to be trendier than the next girl, 'gal style' and 'Paris Hilton' look is out and faded denim is in. Kawaii, an adjective usually mistranslated as simply "cute," has become much more than a word. It is a state of mind for Japanese teens, a modifier that means cool, bitchin', groovy, killer and I-love-it all rolled into one, then squared. For a clothing label trying to crack Asia's burgeoning teen fashion industry, business these days boils down to the quest for kawaii. Asian teenagers tend to wear today what Japanese teens wore a few minutes ago. And unlike the fashion industrial complex in the West, in which top designers and magazine editors dictate what's hot, Japan's teen fashion industry revolves entirely around what Tokyo girls say is kawaii. Every month, high schoolers in the capital spend roughly $275 each on gear and clothes—three times more than the average Japanese high schooler. What those Tokyo girls define as kawaii can be as cute as frilly pink shirts one day and as raunchy as a vinyl miniskirt the next. A year ago, the most popular items in Shibuya were Esperanza's light brown knee-high platform boots and black face paint—the so-called "gal" look. Now it's remade clothes, faded jeans and low-heeled pumps.

New Self Magazine

2006-09-06T10:48:00.000+10:00

Japan in the 1970s was marching steadfastly on a high-growth track, despite the two oil shocks that hit in 1973 and 1979. This decade represents the prime of young adulthood for the baby boomers born in the early years following World War II, as well as the height of the popularity of folk music in Japan. Folk music, with its rhythms and melodies unlike any of the popular Japanese music that preceded it, struck a chord with many members of this generation. To them it was, perhaps, the perfect music for the generation in the vanguard of Japan's move away from prewar culture and toward modernization.

Britney covers up in Japan

2006-08-31T09:58:00.000+10:00

A magazine publisher has covered part of a nude photo of U.S. singer Britney Spears in a magazine advertisement to be placed at a Tokyo subway station following an order from the subway operator.
HB Japan, Inc., the publisher of Harper's Bazaar Japan edition, has been puzzled by the order by Tokyo Metro Co., the operator of a large Tokyo subway network.
"The photo expresses her happiness at being pregnant. Covering part of the photo has made its concept unclear," a HB official said. Tokyo Metro officials deemed the advertisement carrying the nude photo of Spears constitutes a violation of its in-house guidelines for advertisements, which states that advertisements must be appropriate in view of the protection of youths.
The subway operator then advised the publisher to cover part of her body below the elbow.
The publisher protested the order. "We can't advertise our magazine unless we use the same image as its cover. It will certainly draw attention from the public. Since we've already completed the advertisement, we can't change it."
After holding negotiations with Tokyo Metro, the company reluctantly agreed to cover part of the nude photo below the stomach.
The cover bears the message, "We apologize for covering part of the image of a beautiful future mother. In this place, we can't show the same image (as the magazine), so we made the change."

Japanese World Playboy Magazine

2006-08-30T08:16:00.000+10:00

In a nation where men write the rules and women do the dishes, the Japanese Health Ministry's speedy decision to approve the male impotence drug Viagra has infuriated women's groups.
Why, they protested, did the government approve the new drug in a record six months, when Japan remains one of the last industrialized nations to ban the low-dose oral contraceptive for women?

Teens Japan Magazine Volume 9

2006-08-24T09:58:00.000+10:00

Girls Kissing for 64 pages awesome. Gay culture in Japan was altered when the self-righteous Victorian English entered Japan. They left Japan with silly Victorian values. the word for "gay" , "queer" use to be "Bi-do", "Dansyoku",or "wakashudo". It was very common and considered noy unusual for a wealthy men not to have a special man friend, or their wives to have special woman friends, this was not liked by the Victorians. Japanese culture then began to change dramatically and still even today Japanese still suffer from Victorian values for example Japanese must not see a full frontal of a naked man.

Mimi Japanese Magazine

2006-08-23T09:52:00.000+10:00

Mimi in Japanese means to listen, I'm all ears!

New Look Exciting Magazine

2006-08-18T10:53:00.000+10:00

The first magazine in Japan was Seiyo-Zasshi, or Western Magazine, published in October 1867 by a scholar Shunzo Yanagawa. It was a 12 page wood printed booklet, and had six issues until it closed in September 1869. Since then, the term Zasshi has been used for Japanese magazine.

Sex Bomb Japanese Magazine

2006-08-16T12:45:00.000+10:00

Cheeky girl in Japanese school uniform, strips to her underwear... cool. In Japanese girly mags, the women often wears a Japanese school uniform. Typically this is based on the summer sailor fuku type (white blouse with blue sailor colour and red tie, as well as a blue pleated skirt), except the skirt is shortened significantly. However, numerous variants exist: these can be based on Catholic schoolgirls or uniforms from anime or hentai, such as the "bustier plus miniskirt" outfit seen in Bible Black. Generally, "authentic" uniform design maximises the display of the body's curves with minimal skin exposure. In addition, numerous uniforms that are associated with Japanese schoolgirls are also used: examples include the form-fitting navy blue one-piece swimsuit, the typical gym clothes for Japanese schoolgirls consisting of a tight white top and navy blue tights plus sneakers, and traditional Japanese martial art garb.

Wild Private Japanese Magazine No. 16

2006-08-13T08:53:00.000+10:00

In Japan a Young girl "on the game". Strange they didn't blur the licence plate.

Lovely Magazine

2006-08-12T11:24:00.000+10:00

Girls putting on Foundation in Full Color... nice!

Bonjour Magazine

2006-08-11T11:03:00.000+10:00

Mmm... it's all in Japanese, can't read it, anyone out their wanna translate it? Looks to be from 1970s Japan.

Check In Magazine

2006-08-10T09:59:00.000+10:00

Japanese Check in Magazine: nice grandma undies.

Xmas Open Ecstasy Magazine

2006-08-09T11:38:00.000+10:00

"Full Coler 52 Page"... Petite Lady does karaoke with the Japanese Jaws... awesome.

Plandel Planning Magazine

2006-07-30T15:19:00.000+10:00

In 2004, Japan had a total population of 127.69 million, making it the ninth largest in the world, equivalent to 2.1 percent of the global total. Its population density measured 341 persons per square kilometer, ranking it fourth among countries with a population of 10 million or more.

Alice Book Magazine

2006-07-29T14:41:00.000+10:00

Japanese pinup culture is weird here's some text I found explaining it:

"Beginning in the early '60s and running through today, Japanese filmmakers combined love with violence to make a product far nastier than that allowed by America and many European countries. One early title well sums up the Japanese ideal: "The Joys of Torture". In Kaneto Shindo Onibaba, two woman lure warriers into traps before assaulting and eating them. In Kiyonori Suzuki's Nikutai no Mon, a group of prostitutes living in an abandoned house punish each other for break house rules. Some victims are suspended from the ceiling and whipped, others are shaved and placed in a net for public view. Suzuki's films of the early '60s - The Brute, The Woman Sharper, Flower and Blood - took place in the slums of Tokyo. His characters are prostitutes, pimps and gangsters. On the verge of bankruptcy, Japan's oldest studio saved itself in 1972 by producing "roman" - romantic films. At the time, Japan's slumping box office forced five major production companies out of business. Nikkatsu Corporation used respectable bugets, innovative camera angles, superb acting and strong plots to produce high quality "roman" movies which won acclaim for their quality. Japan's young directors faced unusual restrictions - Japan's Motion Picture Code of Ethics Committee prohibited exposure of the "midlands" or the pubic regions, so their scenes had to stay soft. In response to restrictions, Japanese directors responded like their peers around the world, and poured on the violence. Japanese film of the 1970s through today overflows with assault, bondage and sado-masochism."

Circle No. 5 Airline Hostess Magazine

2006-07-28T09:27:00.000+10:00

Circle No. 5 Journal of nudie airline hostesses, pages and pages of naked airline hostys abound in this magazine.

Ourei Harada Magazine Idol

2006-07-26T20:30:00.000+10:00

Yes I know I'm not meant to put up contemporary Japanese covers... but I couldn't resist, this is some info I found on Ourei Harada: "Although Japan has a huge idol culture that produces popular models like Yuko Ogura, it's the idols with oversized chests that always get the attention. A true Japanese definition of a woman with suicup size (watermelon), this is veteran Idol Ourei Harada, a cute 20 year old beauty who just can't seem to find the right sized bikini to model in. You'll enjoy Ourei teasing with her slightly pocchari body, continuously hiding her assets which always happen to overflow from her tight bikini. Her angelic face and oversized chest is a rare treat in Japan and is sure to be a hit. Shower scenes, ripped clothing, and front body shots abound, kimono not included."

Dog Eared Sailor Girl Magazine

2006-07-26T14:53:00.000+10:00

What appears to be a sailor suit is actually a school uniform... theres seems to be a lot of this in Japanese girly mags. From the metropolitan bustle of busy, modern Tokyo to the serenity of classical Kyoto, from the northern frontier land of snowy Hokkaido, to distinctly colorful Kyushu and Okinawa in the southwest, japan is a county of striking contrasts and frequent contraditions - geisha and baseball, the Kabuki theatre and oil refineries, skyscrapers of steel and glass, landscape gardens of sand and rock. The blend of the ancient and the contemporary is unique and fascinating. Japan's beauty and vitality of a nation whose recorded history reaches nearly 2,000 years, a nation that has progresed in little more than a century from self imposed isolation to a palace of technological prominence among the nations of the world.

Playnude Gaho Magazine

2006-07-24T18:13:00.000+10:00

Very blue, very seventies, very playnude, nice pink bikini bottom, very Gaho.

Playtime Japanese magazine

2006-07-23T17:03:00.000+10:00

Classy stuff it looks like she sniffing... umm well... her yes. Cheers! The traditional form of clothing worn in Japan is generally referred to as kimono. The term, which means simply "Japanese style clothing", is used today to differentiate this style of attire from yofuku, the western-style garments most contemporary Japanese men and women prefer to wear.

From the land of Anime

2006-07-21T12:00:00.000+10:00

Popular culture in Japan today appears in many instances - especially for males between the ages of, say, twelve and thirty-four - to revolve around anime (animated films, both theatrical releases and video productions) and manga (a type of visual literature including everything from comic strips to complex illustrated visual novels). Reflecting a traditional cultural orientation intensely visual in general, these commonplace forms of popular literature sell literally millions of copies monthly and are frequently found stacked in huge piles outside neighborhood bookstores. The most popular recent manga has been Akira, the complex tale (set in the year 2030) of a group of psychic Japanese victims of an atomic explosion that wiped out Tokyo years earlier. The story was published in monthly installments over a period of five years, winning an audience of millions of readers. Perhaps the most famous anime are those produced from the manga drawn by Hayao Miyazaki; they include such titles as Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind (a young princess whose powers provide her great empathy with the non-human life forms surrounding her), My Neighbor, Totoro (about a fantasy figure involved in the lives of two young children), Laputa (a castle in the sky...) and Kiki's Messenger Service.

Yellow Bikini Girl Magazine

2006-07-21T11:58:00.000+10:00

Girl - Age 20 - in yellow bikini, simple and elegant with some sweet um.. decking.

Chair Girls Magazine

2006-07-21T11:57:00.000+10:00

This mag has a definate early 70s look about it, two girls standing and sitting in what looks like snow, great shoes but bad panties. Would love some help translating the cover words.

Japanese No. 33 Magazine

2006-07-21T11:56:00.000+10:00

Not much to write about No. 33 magazine except she looks like someone's mother. I do like the worn feel of the front page. For many people, the mention of Japanese culture conjours up images of weird masks and extravagantly made-up actors twirling red umbrellas on a stage and elegant, kimono-clad ladies demurely pouring cups of tea in tranquil cherry-blossomed temples. Well, even today you can still experience all that kind of stuff, if you know where to look. The traditional arts of Japan offer an opportunity to experience something truly exotic or find inner calm. For the serious practitioner, solemn awareness of the history and intimate knowledge of the past-masters of your chosen form of expression are essential if you wish to practice at the highest level. These ancient 'ways' are not for the faint of heart, but many foreigners come to Japan each year to enlighten themselves through their study. For the rest of us, just a nibble at this great banquet of culture will be more than enough.

WP Magazine

2006-07-21T11:54:00.000+10:00

I wanna subscribe. The Japanese WP covers are always interesting (I've got a heap and I'll try and get them all online on this Blog). Nothing better in Japan than drinking some cola and eating some pineapple chunks and then getting your kit off so someone can take some rude photos. The influx of Japanese culture around the world is not a new phenomenon. These days, Japanese pop culture takes on a more dynamic and multi-dimensional form. The one thing that has remained unchanged is the way it lures unsuspecting people with its exoticness. The public gets most of its contact with the Japanese culture through the entertainment media. Still what a great magazine cover! Where's my subscription?

Pretty Hippie Vest Girl Magazine

2006-07-21T11:52:00.000+10:00

Another Emma Peel 60s looking girl... awesome. I would love for someone to translate this cover for me, just the title would be sweet.

Pang Magazine

2006-07-21T11:50:00.000+10:00

Pang; it certainly is... this looks late 60s or early 70s judging by the TV set behind her. She looks very happy to be covering herself.

Young Bobo Magazine

2006-07-21T11:49:00.000+10:00

This is one of my favs, very 60s, very Emma Peel. Love the Speed Racer helmet. Though "Bobo" is vagina, so Young Bobo is a little seedy.

Pop Up! Magazine

2006-07-21T11:47:00.000+10:00

I wonder what they are expecting to pop up? Maybe what is going to pop up is a statutory rape charge? This girl looks more like she might belong on the cover of an 80's knitting magazine except she's misplaced her cardy!

Japanese Pink Lady Magazine

2006-07-21T11:45:00.000+10:00

Japanese Pink Magazine girls wear a MIller Shirt, red skirt, white undies and headphones.. hey that's exactly what I'm wearing! Its looks like one of those "I got my ex-girlfriend drunk and took some photos of her to put on the internet" except judging by those chunky soild state headphones this is from Japan of the 70s. They did make some sweet audio gear then, still do. Blog on!

Crankin Magazine

2006-07-21T11:43:00.000+10:00

It's time time to Crank In! Whatever that means, my god this girl looks high and not particular japanese, though thats a nice 80s flower komono.