{"id":14247,"date":"2012-10-13T18:10:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T18:10:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:40:14","slug":"female-masturbation-bar-opens-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=14247","title":{"rendered":"Female masturbation bar opens in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new bar in Japan is generating lots of buzz &#8212; and not just for its battery-operated sex toys.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovejoule\">Love Joule<\/a>, located in Tokyo&#8217;s Shibuya entertainment district, opened in July and is touted as providing Japan with its first \u201clove and sex bar dedicated to women,&#8221; according to the bar&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The wall behind the bar is stocked with dozens of colorful sex toys, <strong>and female patrons are encouraged to speak openly about an often-taboo subject &#8211; pleasuring themselves, according to the Tokyo Reporter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No single men are allowed, although men are welcome if accompanying a female customer, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.rocketnews24.com\/2012\/09\/25\/female-masturbation-bar-opens-in-tokyo-to-encourage-healthy-conversation-about-going-solo\/\">Rocket News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s only been open three months, Love Joule is already a hit with women in Japan&#8217;s adult film industry, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovejoule\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact, former adult video star Nayuka Mine and model Sayo Hayakawa are rumored to be regular customers.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new bar in Japan is generating lots of buzz &#8212; and not just for its battery-operated sex toys. 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