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Yoshiwara soapland workers reveal terrifying reality of obsessed clients after Kobe murder-suicide - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Following a gruesome murder-suicide at a soapland bathhouse in Kobe City’s Fukuhara district, female sex workers are speaking out about the daily terror of dealing with obsessed clients and the extreme, sometimes bizarre measures they take to stay alive. In June, a female employee and a male customer were discovered bleeding heavily inside a private room at a soapland in Hyogo Prefecture. Both were pronounced dead at a hospital. The woman had suffered multiple stab wounds to her nec
Gravure idol Yume Hayashi turns yakiniku boss, seeks man who can âcommute to an officeâ - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Gravure idol and former top race queen Yume Hayashi, nominated three consecutive years for the “100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World,” is cutting her agency ties and grilling up a new business venture, she tells Shukan Post (Sep. 18). The Hokkaido Prefecture native, renowned for her world-class beauty and stunning proportions, recently revealed that she went freelance about a year ago and has since plunged headfirst into the hospitality and nightlife industries. “At first, I was do
Konkatsu conundrum: Woman seeking husband with ¥8 million salary handed reality check - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – A recent television broadcast has reignited a fierce debate over the financial demands of women in Japan’s marriage hunting (konkatsu) market, with financial experts warning that women seeking wealthy breadwinners are facing a harsh reality. In July, a female announcer on Fuji TV’s daytime show “Pokapoka” sparked intense online backlash after declaring, “Marrying a man with an annual income of 20 million yen makes you the happiest.” Even among ordinary women, demands for partners ea
Gravure queen Ina Ehara flaunts âmaximum sex appealâ in record 9th cover appearance for Friday - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Busty gravure idol Ina Ehara has graced her ninth magazine cover for weekly tabloid Friday, a record for the publication. The Kansai native recently expanded her repertoire with a Netflix acting debut. Appearing on the cover of the September 4 issue, she assures that this latest shoot captures the “maximum sex appeal” of a woman in her late twenties — one who has officially graduated from the pastel bikinis of her early career. “This shoot is the pinnacle of the ‘mature Ehara’ serie
Adult influencer entered underground sex trade to fund own suicide, ended up mastering menâs desires - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – An adult influencer boasting 1.3 million social media followers has revealed she initially plunged into the underground sex industry to repay a 20-million-yen debt to her parents before committing suicide, only to discover a highly lucrative talent for monetizing male desire. Known professionally as “Rurutan,” the influencer detailed her bizarre journey from a suicidal law student to a top-ranking sex worker in the Kabukicho red-light district in a recent dialogue with author Akira
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