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A case-study portrait of a man described as having masochistic sexual desires, including an attraction to humiliation, domination, and physical punishment. The narrative traces the development of these tendencies and their expression in relationships with wome...

A case portrait of a man whose sadistic sexual desire is expressed through coercion, physical abuse, and humiliating treatment of women. The account frames these acts within the periodical’s broader discussion of abnormal sexual behavior and includes observati...

A case portrait examining fetishistic desire through a man’s intense fixation on women’s clothing and bodily traces. The article describes how this fetish shapes his pursuit of garments and intimate objects, presenting the behavior as part of a broader study o...

A travel sketch of Singapore’s side streets, describing its tropical scenery, brightly colored buildings, waterfront settings, local streetscapes, and the atmosphere of its entertainment districts. The piece emphasizes the mixture of Southern warmth, exotic ar...

A first-person account of a nude model’s work, recounting how she entered modeling, posed for artists, and experienced the practical and personal pressures of the profession. The article discusses studio routines, artistic representations of the body, compensa...

A folkloric study of genital worship and the sexual spirit, examining phallic and female sexual symbols in folk toys, shrine objects, village rituals, and fertility customs. The article compares regional and historical examples, linking these objects and pract...

A collection of erotic curiosities gathered from different Japanese provinces, describing unusual sexual customs, shrine-related objects, folk practices, and anecdotes. The piece emphasizes regional variation in erotic culture and includes discussion of changi...

An observational essay on the Frappé dance, describing its alluring choreography, suggestive bodily movements, costumes, and the intense fascination it produces among spectators. The author considers how the performance balances playful elegance, erotic displa...

A discussion of fetishistic attraction to rubber raincoats, focusing on the garment’s distinctive appearance, texture, smell, and the unusual fantasies or compulsive behavior it can evoke. The article presents the subject as a form of sexual and psychological...

An obstetrician-gynecologist discusses contemporary sexual attitudes and behavior through three illustrative cases identified as A, B, and C. The article approaches these matters from a reproductive-medical and social perspective, with accompanying explanatory...

A medical discussion of kissing that examines the oral cavity, oral cleanliness, and the bodily and psychological conditions involved in kissing. The article combines physiological explanation with practical observations about oral hygiene and intimate contact...

An editorial discussion of erotic pictures examines their circulation, the authorities’ attempts to suppress them, and the uneasy boundary between obscenity, artistic expression, and public morality. It also reflects on the continuing demand for such material...

An exposé recounts the activities of a bogus circumcision specialist who presents himself as medically skilled while deceiving clients. The piece treats the episode as an example of medical quackery and fraud surrounding intimate bodily treatment.

A humorous series of imagined 1948 vignettes portrays everyday life in a rapidly accelerating “speed age,” using dialogues set in urban spaces such as department stores, cinemas, streetcars, and busy streets. The feature satirizes how new technologies and mode...

A lightly comic collection of male-female exchanges sketches the flirtation, dating behavior, and sexualized etiquette associated with “pink” social conditions. Its conversational format emphasizes changing gender relations and the social performance of courts...

A sensational miscellany of sexual and medical curiosities, including reports of an attempted assault, sexual scandal, and a young girl brought to hospital with gonorrhea. The page combines brief worldly anecdotes with an accompanying caricatural illustration.

A gossip column presenting short, suggestive anecdotes about nightlife, entertainers, romantic entanglements, and sexual behavior. Its conversational reports and personal episodes emphasize rumor, scandal, and the circulation of intimate stories.

A short fictional conte centered on a narrator’s observations and an encounter in an urban back-street setting, where a small but significant difference becomes the story’s central contrast.

A reportage-style account of Shanghai’s “den of vice,” describing its nightlife districts, bars, dance venues, brothels, prostitution, and the varied people drawn into the city’s postwar entertainment world. The feature combines social observation with sensati...

A social report on Osaka’s postwar pleasure districts, describing the women working in and around entertainment quarters, street solicitation, changing nightlife, and the economic pressures shaping these spaces. It surveys areas including Dōtonbori, Abeno, and...

A first-person night report along the Kanazuka Highway in Osaka, recounting encounters with street women, male customers, entertainers, and other figures moving between lodging houses, restaurants, and theaters. The illustrated feature presents the nighttime s...

An essay examines the social and emotional difficulties faced by women who remain unmarried beyond thirty, discussing marriage prospects, sexual and domestic expectations, and the pressures placed on single women. It contrasts women’s situations with those of...

A folklore essay surveys Japanese beliefs about fox spirits and fox possession, combining traditional supernatural lore with anecdotes of apparent possession and exorcistic or ritual responses. It presents the fox as both a shape-shifting yōkai and an explanat...

A bawdy rakugo tale presented through comic dialogue and anecdotal storytelling, centering on sexual and marital misunderstandings in a historical Japanese setting. The piece uses the conventions of oral performance to turn erotic situations into humor.

An essay investigates the historical meaning of “objects for personal use,” tracing the term through literary references and advertisements for intimate articles. It discusses artificial sexual implements, their shapes and materials, and their use among women...

A brief humorous dialogue presents a child’s puzzlement about family relationships and household arrangements, ending with a teasing parental response.

A pseudo-scientific and ethnographic essay speculates about the flavor and tenderness of human flesh, comparing it with animal meats and referring to reports of cannibalism and travelers’ accounts.

A series of anecdotal sketches set in the city’s hidden quarters, depicting encounters involving drinking, women, deception, and the precarious social world around illicit entertainment. The piece presents the urban back alleys as a space of sexual commerce, u...

A discussion-format feature from the magazine’s “Y-section,” combining an anecdote about nightlife and sexual behavior with broader reflections and opinion prompts concerning intimate conduct, social attitudes, and sexual knowledge. Its participatory, conversa...

A sensational erotic-crime episode recounts a woman’s encounter with a threatening man, culminating in an attempted act of resistance with an improvised weapon. The narrative combines sexual menace, suspense, and physical struggle.

Gotō Fumio examines changing attitudes toward female sexuality by comparing modern girls with representations of women in erotic books from earlier periods. The essay discusses precocious sexual awareness, the weakening of traditional restraints, and the effec...

A color frontispiece for “The Naked Witch” depicts a nude woman in an intimate interior, accompanied by erotic prose invoking mirrored rooms, duplicated bodies, and a fantastical “naked witch.”

A full-page color illustration shows an intimate encounter between a reclining traditionally dressed woman and a man in Japanese clothing, with a sheathed sword visible beside him.

A color erotic frontispiece depicts two women in a traditional Japanese interior, posed intimately beside a low table laden with food. The vertical caption presents the scene as the arrival of a “peach-colored inspector.”

A color dramatic illustration shows two partially undressed women in a room divided by a sliding screen, with one woman watching or confronting the other. The surrounding Japanese text frames the scene as an emotionally charged story of desire, jealousy, and r...

A photographic feature presenting nude female performers in a sequence of posed and dance-like studio images. Japanese captions emphasize movement, bodily form, and the visual appeal of the performers, with several portraits and group compositions.

A humorous miscellany presented as a circular-board column, combining satirical topical notes, comic reports, school and workplace anecdotes, domestic jokes, and reader-style question-and-answer exchanges. Its humor frequently turns on everyday social tensions...

A sensational illustrated feature about a man absorbed in collecting nude photographs and discussing the women, settings, and circumstances represented in his collection. The narrative explores erotic image-making, voyeuristic desire, photographic fantasy, and...

An erotic comic fiction follows a young physician and the women connected with a psychiatric and venereal-disease hospital, mixing medical examinations, ward life, flirtation, jealousy, and sexual intrigue. The episodic narrative satirizes doctors, nurses, pat...

A humorous “fake news” feature presents a series of invented reports and comic anecdotes involving public figures, officials, social scandals, and absurd incidents. Its mock-news format uses gossip, parody, and exaggeration for satirical entertainment.