Asaki Yoshida 吉田亜咲 is a pretty and cute 23 year old gravure idol from Tokyo who started her career in 2003 but retired in 2006.

During that time she released 12 DVDs and 4 photo books and was so popular she was known as a Gravure Legend 伝説のグラドル by the otaku in Akihabara.

When she retired, it was rumored that she would start a singing career but nothing has been heard of her since.

Asaki Yoshida Videos

Asaki Yoshida sexy sabra photo shoot

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Asaki Yoshida fun at the beach

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Asaki Yoshida sexy in bed

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source: Japanprobe

Earlier this year twenty year old  Rumi Koizumi 小泉瑠美 of Jpop idol group Idoling!!! アイドリング!!! announced her retirement from the group. Koizumi was one of Idoling!!!’s original nine members who made their TV debut in October 2006.   Rumi Koizumi  remains under the Watanabe Entertainment talent agency and will continue working in other areas of the entertainment business. Idoling!!! will continue on as a 16-member group.

Read more about Rumi at her blog here.

Rumi Koizumi Videos

Rumi at the beach

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From Ken shimura’s comedy show, Ken can only dream of his ideal staff!

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In Japan’s top 30 singles this week, Japanese group’s B’z has lost the number 1 spot to AKB48.  Ken Hirai’s “Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru” is at number 3 and looks on course to be number 1 on the Jpop charts.

30- B’z – “Ichibu to Zenzu / DIVE”
29- Gospellers – “Love Notes”
28- Takako Matsu – “Kimi to Nara”
27- Kazuya Iwade – “Ame yo Fure”
26- TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET + HALCALI – “Konya wa Boogie Back”
25- Mari Iijima, FIRE BOMBER, May’n – “Macross Gannen Kinen Chojiku Anthem : Iki wo Shiteiru Kanjiteiru”
24- The Birthday – “Ai de Nuri Tsubuse”
23- ALI PROJECT – “Datenkoku Sensen”
22- Etsuko Yakushimaru – “Oyasumi Paradox / Jenny wa Go Kigen Naname”
21- Hiroyuki Nishikata – “Kanzakura”
20- Spontania feat.AZU – “Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni”
19- Sukima Switch – “Golden Time Lover”
18- Kiyoshi Hikawa – “Tokimeki no Rumba”
17- Joji Yamamoto – “Senri no Michimo”
16- Kagrra, – “Skiki”
15- Rina Aiuchi – “MAGIC”
14- Shinsengumi Rian – “Otokomichi”
13- Ikimonogakari – “YELL / Joyful”
12- YUI – “It’s all too much/Never say die”
11- Naotaro Moriyama – “Namida”
10- Nodoka Manabe(Chika Fujito) – “‘K-ON!’ Image Song (Coolly Hotty Tension Hi!!)”
9- Mimi Kitagami with MM Gakuen Gasshoubu – “Daisuki ni Nare! / Kokoro Kimi ni Todoke”
8- Hilcrhyme – “Shunkashuto”
7- Ui Hirasawa(Madoka Yonezawa) – “‘K-ON!’ Image Song Ui Hirasawa”
6- Kana Nishino – “Motto…”
5- Sheryl Nome starring May’n – “Pink Monsoon”
4- B’z – “MY LONELY TOWN”
3- Ken Hirai – “Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru”
2- AAA – “Hide-away”
1- AKB48 – “RIVER”

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akb48 river commercial

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Hot Japanese gravure idol Kana Tsugihara shows you why every hot blooded male sees her as the ideal Japanese girlfriend. Here she is being seductive at home

Kana Tsugihara videos

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More from the Hello Kitty product range.  This time from Japanese retailer Mouse Computer,  in Akihabara which has it’s new “demee” brand.  One of the new products is a small 16gm clip on Hello Kitty Music Player which started selling on September 19.

You can replace Hello Kitty’s trademark red ribbon with a flower that comes with the product, and her yellow nose lights up whenever you use the controls. You can also change  Hello Kitty into a pink “Bear Ears Kitty” or a black “Devil Ears Kitty” by putting on a silicone case (sold separately).

The player is priced at 5,980 yen and  can play music for up to 10 hours straight.

If you want to splash out more for your Japanese girlfriend, there’s even a 13,800 Yen Swarovski Cyrstal version.

For those of you who are enjoying the fun Japansugoi Friends service (run by the guys at Worldfriends networks), we recently came across an e-book called Japanese girls – the Guide. The e-book contains some very useful information about dating Japanese girls especially if you’re new to the scene and need a few tips to figure out why you’re striking out.  So whether you’re just trying to make friends or seriously want a Japanese girlfriend or wife, click here to find out more.

Manablog is a car blog written by a 39 year old car enthusiast from Tokyo.  Though the site is in Japanese, you can watch his great youtube videos that shows his passion for all the latest cars available in Japan and attending all the auto shows.

Japanese car blog Manablog videos

HONDA CR-Z 2009

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LEXUS LFA 2009

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Toyota Auris hsd 2009

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Earlier this year, wanting to create some publicity,  Japanese hair fashion magazine HairMag.jp. hired some bald models to walk around Harajuku and Shibuya.  The Japanese girls with no hair (wearing bald wigs actually) created quite a stir everywhere they went.