With growing numbers of hesitant, herbivorous males matched by more assertive, carnivorous females, sex in Japan has truly turned topsy-turvy. Nikkan Gendai (July 17) reports that increasingly libidinous Japanese women have been flocking to discreet “sensual massage parlors,” where they pay to be pampered by young hunks.

An office worker in her 30s who patronizes such a place in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district tells the tabloid, “The place where I go has a membership system and won’t admit anyone without an introduction. A 90-minute session costs 30,000 yen.”

She describes the shop as one unit in a modern building, which has been partitioned into cubicles that have been well soundproofed.

“After showering, good-looking male esthetician gives me a full-body oil massage, which including stroking my breasts, buttocks and asoko (down there). They’re so skilled in their techniques my butt twitches with pleasure.

“In principle intercourse is not included on the menu, but the esthetician might ask a customer he likes, ‘Do you want to lick me?’ and if you reply ‘yes,’ he’ll whip it out and let me get him hard with my mouth. Then he’ll stick it in — the sensation’s so good I feel faint.

“And there’s no extra charge for the intercourse, even if the time runs over,” she smirks.

The hunks, who appear to be the type one normally finds employed at host clubs, range in age from their 20s to 40s. Many are said to be interested in starting up similar shops and are there to learn the tricks of the trade.

“Those in their 20s earn from 400,000 to 500,000 a month,” says a “pink” journalist. “Those over 30 seem to be more trusted by the women and are requested more often, which of course boosts their income. But even the youngest customers at these places are in their late 30s. And there are plenty of middle aged ladies in their 50s and 60s. Many are women who operate their own businesses, or trophy wives of wealthy businessmen.”

According to the journalist, particularly popular is a certain shop in Tokyo’s upscale suburb of Setagaya, where a lead performer in adult videos moonlights. Many of the women who patronize this place seek anonymity, and arrive at the door wearing sunglasses or surgical masks.

“Some shops will also summon female estheticians, for women who enjoy getting off by lesbian play,” the journalist adds.

Even with new shops springing up, demand at these establishments is said so brisk that customers are obliged to set up a session with their stud a month in advance. (K.S.)

Source: “‘Joseiyo seikan esute’ ni muragaru onnatachi,” Nikkan Gendai (July 17, page 4)

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For a rundown of the top-ten stories thus far in 2010 in the fuzoku trade — that is, businesses offering sexual services — weekly tabloid Shukan Asahi Geino (July 8) turned to Yoshikazu Murazaki, the editor-in-chief of monthly entertainment guide Manzoku.

“Shaking the industry the most has been the deri heru (out-call sex shop) debuts of big-name AV actresses Mai Nadasaka and Kei Megumi at club Muteki in Shibuya and Maria Ozawa at Club Tora no Ana,” explains the editor.

The magazine adds that AV stars had appeared at such establishments in the past but the recent trend has been with bigger names offering their services. “Over the next three months, we expect that even more girls will make their debut,” says the manager of club Muteki.

Ranking second was the June re-opening of Yoshiwara soapland Kakuebi Honten. The magazine supposes that its closing, occurring one-year ago, was due to Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara’s crackdown of sex clubs prior to Tokyo’s bid to be the host of the 2016 Olympics.

Amateurs, too, are making an impact, with clubs specializing in university students being among those offering employment. “Most people think that the reason university gals work in the fuzoku industry is because they can’t find a job elsewhere in this difficult economy,” says Murazaki. “But in fact they simply want to buy a nice handbag, and they can make a decent hourly wage working part-time.”

Murazaki says that much of this is due to those belonging to the yutori sedai, or the generation which came of age when educational standards had been lowered — a time generally considered to have begun in the 1980s. “The number of girls thinking like this is increasing,” he says, referring to their interest in material pursuits. “They don’t have any business sense. But their ’slow’ and ‘casual’ approach is appealing to some customers.”

Also among the non-professionals are housewives, specifically known as hitozuma, who are considered cheap, erotic and relaxing. Legislation effective from June placed added restrictions on the availability of consumer loans. The co-signing by a spouse is one example. This requirement might force housewives to seek employment at fuzoku clubs to pay off debts unknown to their husbands, the editor postulates.

Other notables cracking the top-ten include the popularity of Chinese massage parlors in Shimbashi, Ikebukuro and along the Chuo Line, the busting of a huge high-end deri heru service and the closing of publication Tokyo Manzoku News due to competition from the Internet.

Murazaki ends his roundup with a niche category: the hazure fuzokuten (loser sex clubs). Girls staffed at these establishments have been dubbed jirai, literally “land mines,” and are very unattractive or overweight, perhaps having failed interviews at other places.

No service, no hospitality and “land mine looks” (i.e. handle with care) — the shops are mainly for maniacs who have a fetish for these types of ladies, the editor says of jirai joints. “Some customers will use them to conclude a batsu game,” Murazaki explains, referring to a competition in which the loser must be punished, “and their popularity is on the rise.”

The magazine lists deri heru club Uguisudani Dead Ball in Tokyo’s Taito Ward as one jirai option. (A.T)

Source: “Kyokushiteki 10 dai nyuusu fuzoku hen Manzoku henshucho,” Shukan Asahi Geino (July 8, page 177)

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Tokyo Metropolitan University, or TMU, was formed in 2005 by the merger of four public institutions of higher learning in the Tokyo area. The institution was in the headlines recently when two of its seniors majoring in system design were summarily expelled.

The two had come up with a project they named “Dobusu wo Mamoru Kai” (group to protect ugly women).

“They went around on the street accosting women, saying they were ‘researching an article,’” a source at TMU tells Shukan Shincho (July 8). “Later it was determined that the video, showing the faces of certain women, had been posted on YouTube without the subjects’ permission.”

The school’s investigation found that on three occasions the pair had gone to Shibuya, Shinjuku, Tachikawa and other places in Tokyo and filmed a total of six female subjects “on location.” At least two of the six had data posted in a manner that enabled them to be identified by name.

The one shot at Tachikawa, filmed on June 12, ran for about six minutes in length. Its opening included this introduction by the producers: “Presently in Japan, dobusu (ugly girls) are endangered with extinction a possibility. Through dissemination of information more women are finding it easy to improve their appearance through cosmetics, fashion and hair styling, and in addition thanks to advancements in cosmetic surgery they are able to boost their appearance to the minimum level.”

The producers of this goofy video were actually dumb enough to include their own names in the credits at the end.

“After they submitted the video a friend who saw it chewed them out, and they deleted it, but the next day it was resubmitted,” the aforementioned school source relates.

By June 17, copies of the video had been spreading like wildfire all over the Web, and the following day TMU’s home page posted an apology from the president.

Then on June 24, the school announced that the two would be expelled from the institution. A third student who had provided the background music for the video was suspended from attending classes for one month.

The reasons given for the expulsion were for having made persons’ images public without permission; causing psychological harm to said persons; and damaging the university’s public image.

Shukan Shincho reports that the families of the students involved have been subjected to abusive telephone calls. From his home in Tottori Prefecture, father of one of the two told the magazine, “I saw the offending video. It was done in the humorous style of a TV variety show, but was lacking in morality and was cruel to the persons involved.

“I first learned about it in late June,” the father continues. “A complete stranger called me up at work, telling me she was in the process of organizing a protest and saying, ‘Do you know what your son’s been up to?’ Why didn’t he drop out of the university of his own volition?’”

Both students were in the process of job seeking, but their future prospects with employers appear to be in doubt. (C.J.)

Source: “‘Dobusu wo mamoru kai’ de shutodaigaku wo taigaku ‘bakatare daigakusei’ oya ga naiteita!” Shukan Shincho (July 8, page 40)

Note: Brief extracts from Japanese vernacular media in the public domain that appear here were translated and summarized under the principle of “fair use.” Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the translations. However, we are not responsible for the veracity of their contents. The activities of individuals described herein should not be construed as “typical” behavior of Japanese people nor reflect the intention to portray the country in a negative manner. Our sole aim is to provide examples of various types of reading matter enjoyed by Japanese.

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