What do you think of men who want to take photos and videos?

Universe Tokyo’s Mami will answer your question. Whenever I eat something, I always take a photo. When supplies from Amazon arrive, I take a photo. If I have time to kill while waiting to meet someone, I take selfies. When I see something beautiful or cute, or a friend’s baby, I feel like taking a photo—or rather, a video! I think that, regardless of whether they’re a papa, it’s probably just human nature for men to feel the urge to take a photo when they see a beautiful woman, driven by a similar impulse. They haven’t actually attempted anything yet, right? I doubt there are any foolish men who are already taking photos to save up as material for when the next COVID comes along, so please don’t condemn the act itself too harshly.

Maezawa from the President’s Office will answer as well. Thank you for your question. > What do you think about men who want to take photos or videos? Since it’s a personal preference, I don’t think it’s strange for someone to want to take them. For example, some people work as swimsuit models or nude models on an individual basis. This may not be exactly what you intended by the question, but I’ve never thought it was strange when people like that agreed to have their photos taken. I believe Japan is a country where individual freedom is respected as long as it doesn’t infringe on the freedom of others or the public. > They may be making the request immediately before or during the encounter, when it’s difficult to refuse. I’m not sure about asking during the encounter, but if they can take photos when they ask, that means there’s already a camera there. So I doubt anyone would actually bring it up in the middle of things. I can’t really imagine what you mean by a situation where it’s difficult to refuse. It would have been better to give an example of the kind of situation you’re referring to. And even if it is difficult to refuse, you should still say no if you don’t want to. The point is that there’s no problem as long as both people agree. If one person is uncomfortable with it, that’s a different matter. > Are the members really the kind of people who need something like this spelled out? I’m not sure what you mean by “the kind of members who need this spelled out.” If you want to include it, then include it. If you think it’s better not to, then you don’t have to. And even if you don’t include it, they can’t take photos if you refuse. So I’m not really sure what you’re worried about.

I’m Marika, a female member. This question seems to have a particular member-answerer in mind, but if you don’t like it, just say, “I’m not comfortable having photos taken,” and that should be enough. I don’t think it’s anything more or less than that. In all my time, I’ve only met one person who asked to take photos. You could probably get a sense of it by looking at the ratio of the number of offers you’ve received to the number of people who wanted photos taken, but people who say things like that are rare. Of course, you need a reasonably large sample size to make that kind of judgment. To answer the question directly: yes, they do exist. I also have my photos taken with my face cropped out. If you have a problem with the type of members at the club, I’d think you simply shouldn’t register as a female member—but saying that would be rather harsh, so I’ll refrain. That said, if you have circumstances that force you to register with a club you don’t even want to join, I feel there are probably more considerate ways to express yourself.

I’m Kazu, a male member. I believe that as long as everyone involved consents, it’s nobody else’s place to interfere. So whether it’s unprotected sex with ejaculation inside, anal sex, scat play, rough BDSM to the point of causing injuries, or the amount of the allowance, I don’t think there’s anything wrong as long as both people have agreed to it. Some people may find a relationship involving sex in exchange for an allowance distasteful. There are probably even people who would find it disgusting for 500,000 yen. And we can’t rule out the possibility that, even in an adult relationship (intimate), someone may be negotiating in a situation where it’s difficult for them to say no. Why does the questioner feel that everyone has to share their view that sex for an allowance is acceptable but filming it isn’t? I think being unable to accept people whose opinions differ from your own is narrow-minded. (Just to prevent anyone from skimming and misunderstanding: I’m not criticizing women who don’t want to be filmed, nor men who want to film.)