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Retractable Tsunami Breaker Construction and First Test Underway off Coast of Wakayama: People in Japan are always working on technology to mitigate the effects of earthquakes and tsunami, but it’s become a much more serious endeavor since the horrific 3/11 disaster. Last month, a brand new, retractable barrier was built and tested out. I have no doubt that these barriers have benefited from years of experience with Japan’s retractable bidet technology.[/threecol_two] [threecol_one_last] Japan’s AV biz to thrive under TPP : A lot of the times, trade agreements between countries have unexpected consequences. It looks like for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement currently being worked on, one of the unforeseen results could be more direct competition between US and Japanese pornography. Finally, the free market can decide which country’s smut reigns supreme.

Japan’s 50 Richest: Without a doubt, Japan has its share of millionaires and billionaires, as proven by Forbes’ “50 Richest” list. UNIQLO tycoon Tadashi Yanai tops the list for yet another year, proving that big money isn’t in oil, finance, or tech: it’s in casual, designer clothing. [via News On Japan][/threecol_one_last]

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[threecol_one]North Korea ‘moves mid-range missile’: As Kim Jong-un gears up North Korea’s military for another round of threats and scare tactics, Japan and other Asian countries are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. Kim is still only in his second year as leader of the DPRK, so here’s hoping that this is just his terrible twos.

Campaigns on Multiple Fronts Against Whale Hunting: Whaling remains a hot button issue internationally as the U.N.’s International Court of Justice in the Hague hears a case against Japan about whale hunting. While it’s doubtful that anything will be decided for certain (or that anything will change at all), it’s still the most high-level court in which the issue has ever been discussed.[/threecol_one] [threecol_two_last]

Have Japan’s Anti-Smoking Laws Gone Too Far? Smokers Begin to Feel the Pressure: Japan has long been known as a smoker’s paradise, but the Japanese attitude towards smoking has been changing over the years. Now, smokers are beginning to feel squeezed out, almost discriminated. My advice: take solace in knowing that no matter how stigmatized, unhealthy, and polluting smoking is, it still makes you look cool. Joe Camel told me so![/threecol_two_last]

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Paradise TV, beloved Japanese satellite smut-provider, will be hosting its annual 24 hour charity event this weekend: ２４時面テレビエロは地球を救う or “24 Hour Telethon Porn Can Save the World”.

Stop! Aids will be the day’s motto (the punctuation seems a bit wonky but it’s a lovely sentiment, all the same); all proceeds earned during the 24-hour span will go to the Japan Foundation for AIDS Prevention (JFAP). The basic idea of this event is simple: AV (adult video) enthusiasts contribute to Paradise TV’s collective endowment in return for the enlargement of their collective endowment.

As you can imagine, this won’t be your average pledge drive. With Paradise Studios set up to resemble a kind of lewd, televised matsuri (festival), it’s sure to be the scene of many a questionably-charitable act (pictures generously provided at the bottom of the page).

For example, after donating the minimum 3,000 円 (approximately $26 US) to JFAP and slipping on a condom, guests at the event can enter the Tekoki Jinja (手コキ神社 or Hand-Job Shrine) where one helping hand deserves another. Inside, men will have three minutes of stroke time with one of Paradise’s leading AV ladies (who arms herself beforehand with tissues, paper towels, and disinfectant).

When interviewed, Kenichiro Suzuki, Manager of International Sales, said, “Most guys think that the time period is too short…but [the actresses] are professional” (source). In fact, last year’s “customer satisfaction” rate was 80%. Not too shabby for three minutes. And, while not everyone can…er… make that final contribution, shall we say?—those people are allowed to line back up.

Another notable feature of the telethon is the Oppai Bokin (おっぱい募金 or Breast Fund). Here, yet another big chested hearted actress will lift her shirt for any openhanded man who has donated a mere 1,000 円 (approximately $8.75 US), allowing him five double-handed squeezes (tallied by a nearby assistant). My research indicates that the grope-limit was imposed after an unfortunate incident a few years back when over-fondling resulted in painful swelling for one AID-fighting AV idol.

Last but not least, there is the Oshikko Bia Gaaden (おしっこビアガーデン or Pee Beer Garden). Well, sure, there’s other stuff, like the Wet-Undies Auction, Strip Mahjong Room, or Ball Rubbing Station, but come on, this is urophagia (one of the more hardcore urine fetishes) we’re talking about here. This takes priority, being higher up on the Japanese Scale of Weird Sexual Acts.

Basically, in the makeshift bar on the Studios’ rooftop (of all places), still more topless women will be waiting to act as both barmaid and tap. Men with a penchant for pee have to donate at least 300 円 (about $2.60 US) to sample the stuff (straight from the source, if so desired D: ). There will also be food dishes to be had, all seasoned, of course, by the actresses before service. Lovely.

Personally, I’m on the fence about this one. While many of the things done to raise money this weekend seem humiliating for the AV actresses and actors, as well as possibly illegal (after talking to my Japanese friends about this kind of “prostitution”, in it seems that PTV may have found a loophole), I can’t deny that they’re doing it for a worthy cause. Though my particular moral stance inclines me toward tamer forms of charity (washing cars, selling cookies, etc), I’m sure that Paradise’s campaign will earn a heck of a lot more money their way, don’t you think?

Source: Random Japanese Blog