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Badi

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Badi (バデイ) is a monthly Japan

Japan

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ese magazine

Magazine

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 for gay

Gay

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 men. The title comes from the Japanese pronunciation of "buddy." Badi is published by Terra Publications.

Gay magazines in Japan, along with much gay culture, are segregated by "type"; most are aimed at an audience with specific interests. Badi frequently has approximately 500-1000 pages, including several pages of glossy colour and some black and white photograph

Photograph

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s and drawings of young, fit men in their teens and early twenties (these photographs are censored in accordance with Japan's rules; while they feature explicit depictions of sex

Sexual intercourse

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, genitals — and most pubic hair

Pubic hair

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 — are obscured). Despite the pornographic

Pornography

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 pictures and stories, however, Badi is not mainly a pornographic magazine.

Badi appeals to a young market (and to admirers of younger men). It features fashion, health and relationship articles and community news and event listings as well as the stories — often pornographic and several in comic form — common to all gay men's magazines in Japan. There are also advertisements from gay-related and gay-friendly businesses such as spas, clubs and hotels, bar

Gay bar

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s, cafes and restaurants, host bars (hustler bars), brothel

Brothel

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s, and retail shops.

Readers can also place personal ads free of charge, and each month there are several pages of these, most from men in search of romantic attachments, friends or sex partners. Such ads have long been a popular way for gay men to meet each other in Japan, though text messaging

Text messaging

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 and the internet

Internet

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 are probably more popular now. Badi has developed a user-friendly system of icons to complement personal ads, which allow readers to quickly scan the pages for icons that match their specifications. This service is also available on the website.

The magazine is printed in Japanese only, and currently sells for ¥1500.