Looking at the posts here, I feel like the allowance I receive is extremely low. Everyone gives me around 50,000 yen. I know I’m not particularly attractive, but I do try every day to maintain my appearance.

I’m Meg, a female member. Everyone? ¥50,000? That’s plenty! If they keep meeting with you, then you’re doing just fine!!!

Maezawa from the CEO’s office here. Thank you for your question. You say it’s a small amount, but when you say “one hand,” that means you’re getting 50,000 yen, right? And the fact that you’re excluding male members from answering makes me suspect there may be some ulterior motive. Anyway, getting to the main point: If you think it’s too little, I think you should try harder. There are women who receive 100,000 yen or more.

Yokoyama from the staff here, also answering. We don’t know how much allowance our female members receive either, since we don’t ask about it during interviews. If you feel it’s too low, why not try asking for more when discussing the terms? If they turn you down, you can either lower your request or decline—it’s all about the chemistry, after all. We can’t provide information on going rates, but please stay within a comfortable range for you♪ Yuma Yokoyama

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member. Hypothetically speaking: A man who gives a generous allowance is wonderful. A woman who asks for a modest allowance is cute. So please strive to be the cute kind of woman. Women who think, “The allowance is less than one hand’s worth,” aren’t cute. I’d like you to become an appealing woman who can enjoy a fun time and be happy with any amount—even if it’s less than that. Even with papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), both people are investing valuable time. Unless you’re spending quality time together, you’ll end up becoming bound by the time-efficiency of the allowance.

You say it politely and modestly, yet still point out that the allowance is low. That feels a little underhanded. Rather than telling your current papa, you could try asking someone else from the start for a higher allowance and see if they’re willing to agree. If several people offer you the same amount, then that amount is probably the going rate for your allowance. That said, I’ve never negotiated the allowance myself, so I’m not very good at talking about it. Marika P.S. Actually, saying I’ve never negotiated is incorrect. I did negotiate—or at least try to—with one person who wasn’t giving me anything.

I’m not someone who was asked to answer, but Kazu, a male member, would like to weigh in. I honestly question the sanity of asking staff about allowance amounts in a public forum. Female members often don’t want to disclose their own allowance either. Asking complete strangers how much they receive is rude, isn’t it? What exactly have you read on this Q&A site that makes an amount in the ¥50,000 range seem extremely low? If you’re the kind of woman who easily takes other people’s words at face value—for example, if you read a question like this and started thinking your own allowance was far too low—try reading the answers as well. https://universe-club.jp/help/questions/view/5560 It includes the perspective of men who are the ones paying. As someone answering questions, I generally don’t immediately conclude that a question is a lie. This isn’t 5channel, and I think most of us try to answer on the assumption that the question is at least true from the questioner’s perspective. If people responded with things like “Sure, it’s a lie,” this place would become nothing but a forum full of provocation and personal attacks. Because of that, the things described in questions may start to seem like established facts. But you’ll have to read the answers carefully and decide for yourself whether the question is true and whether it reflects the norm. For the record, I’ve dated dozens of women across all classes, and in most cases I’ve paid around ¥50,000. I sometimes increase it for two Black-class women I’ve been seeing for about six months when I hear they’re struggling with this month’s expenses, but normally, it’s ¥50,000.