noun
kasutori magazines; postwar pulp men's magazines
Historical term for a genre of cheap, sensational adult men's magazines that flourished in Japan after World War II, named after the low-grade kasutori shōchū liquor.
In the chaotic postwar period, many lowbrow magazines for the masses called kasutori magazines were published.
カストリ雑誌は粗悪な紙と扇情的な内容で知られていた。
Kasutori magazines were known for their poor-quality paper and sensational content.