When doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), I imagine you meet people from all kinds of professions, but I feel that company owners and CEOs tend to be especially interesting to talk to.

I’m Kazu, a male member. Sorry, this isn’t really an answer. > “Do you know who I am?!” There are people like that, aren’t there? I didn’t meet him through a dating club, but every now and then, some small-time business owner lets that line rip right in front of me. It’s hard not to laugh. I don’t think anyone who says, “Do you know who I am?!” is worth much.

I’m Rin, a female member. Through papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), I think you get wonderful opportunities to meet people living in worlds you’d normally have little chance of crossing paths with. Some people show you such a sweet, enchanting world that you almost start to imagine you’re a creature living there yourself. What matters, I think, is taking the various things you learn from those experiences and incorporating them into your own life—rather than simply carrying them over unchanged into your everyday life and the real world—and using them to grow and refine the way you conduct yourself in a way that suits who you are. The kinds of people I enjoy meeting and spending time with are: People I meet at networking events with professionals from different industries, and people I meet through newly established study groups—people who keep working hard and never stop learning; Someone I met through a project who inherited his parents’ debts, rebuilt the family business, and went on to develop programs supporting young people; In short, people with broad perspectives and vivid imaginations who don’t immediately dismiss or judge others. People who have been through hardships don’t go around talking about them or forcing others—such as their subordinates—to endure the same things. I want to keep meeting, again and again, the kind of people who make me think, “I want to keep broadening my own world and make everyone smile!”

Maezawa from the President’s Office here. Thank you for your question. There are jobs that allow you to meet people from all kinds of professions, not just through papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan). For example, at Universe Club, you meet men when they join, so it’s one of those jobs where you get to meet people from a wide range of professions. > The business owners were the ones who entertained me with their unique ideas and ways of thinking. That’s wonderful. I’m glad you’ve had the chance to meet some good people. Personally, I see it a little differently. Even among business owners, some people think, “I’m right” or “I’m important,” and have neither unique ideas nor original ways of thinking. Some are simply very rigid. So in the end, I don’t think someone’s profession matters that much. It probably depends more on the environment they grew up in and the way they’ve chosen to live. Some business owners say things like: “Do you know who I am?!” And I’ve actually thought: Huh? Is this a world from a manga? Do people really say things like that? Huh? Huh?

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. That’s a good question. I’d like to look at it from a slightly different angle... > Trivia, expertise, and little bits of useful knowledge are for salespeople. I imagine that among those salespeople, some will study further, seize opportunities, and eventually start their own businesses. I remember someone once asking on this Q&A site how they could marry a wealthy man who could be a papa in papa-katsu. Most of the answers said that wealthy men like that probably already had partners, and that the competition was extremely fierce. I also recall someone advising that it might be better to look for a rough diamond. So with this question too, it’s not just a matter of thinking, “Business owners are interesting...” You can make things more enjoyable by approaching papa-katsu with the perspective of, “If a man like this shows up in the future, I might try cozying up to him a little.” (lol)