The Japanese word panchira (パンチラ) is a portmanteau blending two words: ‘panty’ and ‘chira’. Like munechira, ‘chira’ is a voyeuristic term that means an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance. In this case, panchira is an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance of panties. In English the term is synonymous with upskirt.

Following is a panchira-themed list of 5 items from Japan that make you say: “Huh, WTF?”

1. Upskirt Photographers Manner Posters

Trains in Japan often run campaigns that advertise good manner standards for commuters, the Please Do It At Home campaign is one example. The image below however seems to point out that taking discrete upskirt photos around the train station is poor manners.

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Shape enhancing, uplifting, body contouring men’s briefs from Japan.

I Was a Teenage Ninja (Youen Kunoichi Den: Aome Hen, 2007) is the fourth release in the Ninja Girl V-cinema series. The series has a recurring theme where kunoichi (female ninjas) use sex as a weapon of entrapment against their enemies.

Japanese AV girl Saki Ninomiya plays Sora the 19 year-old ninja novice called to action as warring factions tear Japan apart. Sora is injected into the chaos before her time and is forced to rely on her skills in the art of seduction to compensate for her lack of swordplay mastery.

I Was A Teenage Ninja (starring Saki Ninomiya)

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