A blast from the past.  A rare front cover drawing with Apple boss  Steve Jobs getting his back massaged by former Microsoft boss Bill Gates on the cover of this Japanese Mac magazine from October 2007.  The heading says -

インテルMac時代のMacとウィンドウズの賢い共有共存 “Mac & Windows Smart Sharing and Co-Existence in the Intel Mac Era”

The subhead in vertical red type is: 拡張子やフォント、ファイルの扱いはここに注意 – “Watch out for extensions, fonts, and file handling!”

The big character on the purple curtains says “Men”.

Can’t explain the monkey, except they’re common at mountain hot spring resorts (onsen)  in some parts of Japan.

Osaka born Ayumi Touma 藤間 あゆ美  あゆみ is a 23 year Japanese gravure idol who started her career in 2005.  The tall 171cm beauty has measurements 88 – 60 – 87 cm.  She has appeared in 4 DVDs including her last effort “Eternal Summer” in May last year and one photo album “Ayumi First”.

Ayumi has also appeared on ads for Sapporo Brewery サッポロビール, TV shows Onsen Go (TBS), Boys over Flowers (TBS) as well as magazines Weekly SPA!, Flash, BOMB, Life Up, Sabra and CircusMax.

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Ria Asami 麻海 りあ  is a sexy new 19 year gravure idol from Tokyo who is also a nail artist. She debuted last year with her DVD Gekisha Vol.37 Ria Asami and this year she released her DVD Real.  Ria also has a collection of cosplay gravure idols on the web .

Ria Asami 麻海 りあ videos

Ria Asami sexy at home
http://www.dailymotion.com/videoxaogrl

Ria Asami school girl cosplay
http://www.dailymotion.com/videoxaol8x

Ria Asami fun with mirror
http://www.dailymotion.com/videoxaoicy

Ria Asami outdoor fun
http://www.dailymotion.com/videoxaojue

Ria Asami sexy stretch
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Fumie Nakajima 中島史恵 is a beautiful and sexy 38 year old Japanese actress, gravure idol and talent. Fumie is from Nagano prefecture and started as a gravure idol as part of the idol group Shape Up Girls シェイプUPガールズ from 1994-2000 which included Mamiko Mise 三瀬真美子, Eri Emai 今井恵理 and Mayumi Kajiwara梶 原真弓. The group appeared on various Japanese TV shows and published 4 photobooks Superbody, Zippy!!, Vivace and Best of Shape Up Girls.

After the breakup of the Shape Up Girls she continued as a model and appeared on Asahi TV’s 生です旅サラダ and 赤かぶ検事奮戦記 and TBS’ 夜王～YAOH～.  Read more...

Tatoos are not that commonly displayed in Japan except among the Yakuza (crime gangs), however with modern pop culture, fashionable tattoos among young Japanese women are beginning to change things. Tattoos on Japanese pop stars such as Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki are thought of as stylish and surprisingly, Japanese women have a strong presence in the Japanese tattoo industry with many editors of tattoo magazines being female.

Many Japanese women who choose permanent or fake tattoos are of course choosing kawaii (cute) tattoos (Hello Kitty comes to mind!). However, if you are thinking about getting tatooed, remember that in many places in Japan, like onsens, golf courses and gyms prohibit people with tatoos.  Read more...

When traveling to Japan this summer, make sure you stay in a Japanese Ryokan, a traditional Japanese style inn popular with locals and foreign travelers alike. First time visitors to Japan will encounter traditional Japanese customs and courtesy where the staff consider it a duty to ensure the pleasure and comfort of their guest by paying attention to the smallest details.  Read more...

Many western pop acts like Bon Jovi and Madonna have been coming to Japan for many years. Another global pop star that has always toured Japan is Mariah Carey who first visited in 1996 with her DayDream tour. She’s also been interviewed a few times on Japanese TV, mostly by Karube Shinichi 軽部真一, a reporter for Japan’s popular Mezamashi め ざましテレビ ( morning breakfast) TV (Fuji TV). In her latest interview for the album E=MC2, Karube visits her large NY apartment full of awards, dogs, shoes, clothes and where she promises him to go an onsen (hot spring) with him next time she travels to Japan.  Read more...

Beautiful gravure idol Mami Yamasaki 山崎 真実 has continued her move into the television world with television commercials for the Japanese konbini (convenience stores Circle K and Sunkus 株式会社サークルKサンクス) and on Japanese TV shows like GoGo Sentai Boukenger 轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー, as Kaze no Shizuka (Shizuka of the Wind) a member of Dark Shadow ダークシャドウ, villains group . She has also appeared on the Fuji TV’s popular show Hey! Spring of Trivia トリビアの泉 and direct to video series Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK 超忍者隊イナズマ (as Mishima Tsubame 三島つばめ) and appears to be enjoying every TV show she is in.  Read more...