ikemen

Muscly Japanese men fill stock photo site with hilarious poses in unusual settings

Muscle Plus has the perfect “macho man” image for your all-important presentation.

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Mr. Sato tries out ‘the Life Ruiner’, a wearable kotatsu – will it ruin his life?

Now you can feel the irresistable warmth of a kotatsu whenever you want, so say goodbye to productivity.

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SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato declared no longer hot by Google

The algorithm giveth, and the algorithm taketh away.

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SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato is now the top Japanese search result for “handsome man” on Google Japan

The world’s biggest search engine has spoken: this is Japan’s number-one ikemen (but not because of this photo).

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The Body Shop unveils handsome anime wizard characters for vegan beauty product in Japan

The Body Shop anthropomorphises a best-selling skincare item with Three Wizards and The Moisture Princess.

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Tatsumasa Murasame: A hunk with Japanese landscaping skills…and Japanese citizenship

People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.

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Male model’s Princess Mononoke-inspired cosplay is a feast for the eyes

Who knew San could be this sexy… as a guy!

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“Mr Freshman 2017”: Japan reveals its best-looking first-year male high school student 【Video】

Another unusual beauty contest makes news in Japan.

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Anime artist reveals the key features of handsome men in Japan

These are the features currently making people swoon across the country.

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Our Japanese-language reporter dishes on the differences between cool guys in Tokyo and Osaka

Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.

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11th annual Mister International contest crowns its most handsome winner【Photos】

Out of the 35 contestants, where does Japan place?

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Female anime fans reveal the Studio Ghibli character they most want to date in real life

Surprisingly, the male stars of Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away don’t top the list, according to this survey.

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Welcome the New Year with a calendar of hunky Japanese farmers 【Pics】

If this is what Japanese farmers look like, you can stick me on a train to the nearest country town.

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Pac-Man rickshaw rides available for a limited time around Asakusa’s famous Senso-ji temple

The magical rides include mysterious “invisible” ghosts chasing the carriage, which can be seen by passers-by.

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Personified drinks are are singing, dancing and “Making Love” as Cocktail Princes in Japan

If there’s any trend our posts in the past couple of years have shown, it’s that the Japanese can and will personify absolutely anything.

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Hearts are a-flutter over the handsome man behind Japanese city’s hero mascot【Photos】

Forget the mascot – we want the man behind the mask!

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Hot and handsome rickshaw pullers poised to become the newest crush of women across Japan

These guys don’t need a cool car to catch a girl’s eye.

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Meet your “Bath Time Boyfriend” and let these hot guys pamper you in the bath!

Want to feel a little special in the bath? These hot guys (ikemen) in anime form can help you with that!

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Japanese chocolates come to life as ikemen “hot guy” anime characters

Say hello to six chocolates in handsome human form.

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Anime store offers men romantic “kabe-don” experience with male staff on Valentine’s Day

Male customers can receive same-sex kabe-don with romantic ear-whispering from the staff member of their choice this Valentine’s Day.

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