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Also plenty of beefcake, at Koh-sama’s memorial

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Did I mention that there was plenty of beefcake at Koh’s memorial? There’s something about drag queens-and-beefcake that speak to an international gay culture: equal doses of beauty, comedy, and lust. I believe this fetching go-go professional is named “Masaki.”

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There’s a name for hot young dads: ikumen

This new word イクメン combine the slang ikemen, which means attractive man, with iku, which means child-raising. It is one of the many, many sub-categories of men I find very hot in Tokyo. Watching men whose main accessories are their toddlers inspires admiration and lust.

And, like every trend in Japan, it’s been fully commercialized, including a special section of Takashimaya department store’s website! For more 2010 new words, check out this Japan Times article.