日本は淫乱で尻軽なメス豚が溢れる美しい国。それを証明するかのように、日本では女性誌のオマンコ特集号がよく売れています。ジャパンタイムズでは、この日本でオマンコ特集号を載せた女性誌が飛ぶように売れていることを報じています。
If you happened to peruse the May 31 edition of An-An, one of Japan's most popular fashion magazines for young women, you'd have found, amid the slick presentation of clothes and cosmetics, a lengthy and explicit special on the topic of sex.
A detailed guide on the finer points of oral satisfaction was followed by a collection of articles explaining the joys of soft S&M, sex toys and menage a trois.
The frankness and detail of the articles would not have been out of place in a raunchy men's rag. But in a glossy fashion weekly for women?
In fact, An-An's approach is nothing new anymore, according Shukan Gendai. Women's magazines, long known for their squeaky clean and decidedly uncontroversial content, are covering the gritty realities of sex like never before. As in An-An's case, this coverage largely comes out in special sections each year.
As to the reason behind the proliferation of sexual content, Shigeru Kashima, a professor at Kyoritsu Women's University, believes it's a case of the gals trying to keep pace with the guys.
"The special sex editions have become more explicit amid a growing trend of perversion among men, who are demanding out-of-the-ordinary sex, such as S&M or with multiple partners. This, in turn, is inspired by AV (adult videos). So the videos' influence is now projected on women," he says.
For the magazines' editors, meanwhile, the main incentive to delve into sex is simple: Sex sells.
An-An's May 31 edition sold a whopping 600,000 copies. The edition that preceded it sold less than half that, around 250,000 copies.
It's a similar story with An-An's rival publications and other magazines for young women.
"Our sex special is a big seller, all right," acknowledges an editor, name not given, at fashion-oriented Mina magazine. "Our readers are aged from around 20 to their mid-20s. But not all of them are the up-front types. That's why we decided to take on the task of conveying knowledge and information about sex."
Mina's sex special this year was contained in its May 20 edition. Among the topics was cosplay (short for costume play).
"Stewardesses, with their neat and trim career-woman look, make a big impression. Treat your man like a customer and respond to his demands," the magazine advises.
A recent sex special carried by Ray magazine showcased its survey of 10,000 readers, whose average age was 20.
Among the findings is that around 2,000 respondents had had sex in public washrooms at least once. Other popular, but unconventional locations included karaoke booths (1,460), building rooftops (1,000), and manga cafes (850). About 400 admitted to have romped on the grounds of religious shrines.
Novelist Mika Naito believes that such information serves an important role for many women as a kind of sex education.
"In a lot of cases, women just don't know how to approach sex. And because they're shy about it, they don't ask their friends," she says.
"The knowledge makes them feel secure. They'll think to themselves, 'Hey, I'm not weird after all.' "
Tokyo Confidential summarizes articles appearing in vernacular tabloids. The views expressed herein do not reflect those of The Japan Times, nor can we vouch for the veracity of the contents.
