Lately, it seems that some sex workers have been registering as models, race queens, and so on. What measures are the clubs taking to address this?

Maezawa from the CEO’s office here. Thank you for your question. Members self-report their occupations, but we tell them not to provide false information. So I think it depends on how you came to learn about this in the first place. For example, if she told you during your first meeting that she works in the adult entertainment industry, we’d appreciate it if you could let us know. We would also confirm it with her and take appropriate action if it turned out to be true. I’m not sure whether it would warrant permanent removal, but I imagine she would at least receive a serious warning. In other cases, it may be difficult for us to verify the facts. However, unless you tell us how you found out, I don’t think we’ll be able to take any action.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member. I agree—having dated a sex worker would be a deal-breaker for me too. But wait… Once you start saying that, you end up ruling out hostesses, men’s estheticians, dating-app users, women with papa-katsu experience… basically everyone. There are probably girls who work in the sex industry while also being models or race queens, too… Eventually, you’ll even decide you don’t want someone who would join a club, and that the best kind is an innocent girl who could never join one in the first place, haha. I think it’s better to see papa-katsu as a game of finding someone you genuinely click with—someone you can find wonderful regardless of what she does—and simply enjoy the process.

I’m Kazu, a male member. What difference does it make if she’s a sex worker? Modeling, being a race queen, and working in the adult entertainment industry are all closely related, so it’s perfectly normal for some women to do more than one of them. If the woman you approached wasn’t actually a model or race queen at all, then I think you should submit feedback for misrepresenting her occupation.