I’ve been lying that I have a day job, but I’ve been doing nothing but papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) for the past five years.
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I have four papas (male supporters) and make about ¥1 million a month, but that income is likely to drop by ¥700,000 starting next month because I may lose three papas all at once.
I only have about ¥1 million in savings.
I know it’s my own fault, but I want to die. I’m already 27. Since graduating from university, all I’ve done is work at Universal Studios. This is the only way I know how to make money.
What should I do from here...?
I’m asking for advice knowing full well that I may be criticized.
I just want to die. I have nothing going for me except my looks.
First of all, Papuwa-chan, you shouldn’t casually recommend welfare to someone like this. Welfare is funded by taxpayers. You’d be getting ¥300,000 a month, right? What you should be recommending is Hello Work.
That said, it would be good if she could find a job where her looks are an asset. But there are probably fewer jobs like that these days, so she should consider working as a delivery driver or something—demand for those jobs has increased because of COVID-19.
I’d say that’s better than dying, but would the person asking really rather die than do delivery work?
Marika
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I’m Shigo Lee, a column writer.
If you earn 12 million yen a year and still can’t save any money, then your current lifestyle costs “12 million yen a year.”
Even if your income drops by 700,000 yen, you’ll still be bringing in 300,000 yen a month, leaving you with 8.4 million yen a year. Of course, there’s such a thing as taxes, so you’d need to earn 11 million yen just to have 8.4 million yen left in your pocket.
1. Earn 11 million yen and maintain your current lifestyle
2. Cut your expenses by 8.4 million yen and live within that budget
3. Die penniless
You have these three options right now, so I suggest choosing whichever one you like.
As for your future career plans, why not attend a language school?
There are still Asian countries, such as Malaysia, looking for Japanese talent, and if you have a university degree, you can obtain a work visa. East Asians are said to have genetically high IQs.
By moving into a field outside Japan, you’ll have more opportunities to succeed. Why not overcome your only disadvantage—your language anxiety—and make a fresh start overseas?
Even if you still have 300,000 yen left over each month now, there’s a good chance that amount will decrease going forward.
Why not take this opportunity to develop your own abilities?
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Maezawa from the CEO’s office here, too.
If you were receiving ¥1 million a month, that’s an annual income of ¥12 million, right?
And since you probably weren’t reporting it, that would mean ¥12 million in take-home income?
Over five years, that comes to ¥12 million × 5 = ¥60 million.
If you had saved even half, you probably would have had around ¥30 million by now. On the other hand, not saving may be why the tax office never looked into it, so it’s hard to say which would have been better.
> What should I do from here...?
① Get a job
At 27, I think it’s still very possible to find employment. As for having no work history, you could probably just say you were working part-time. Of course, it might be a good idea to actually get a part-time job at a convenience store or somewhere similar. You could apply for full-time positions while working part-time.
② Find a new papa (a male supporter)
If things had been going well until now, I think you’ll probably be able to find a new papa fairly quickly.
That said, this time, you should also consider saving or investing so that you’ll be okay even if you and your papa part ways.
③ Get married
You could look for someone who’s fine with you being a stay-at-home wife and get married. If you’ve had four papas, you’re probably quite popular, so I think you’ll be in a position to choose among men when looking for a partner.
Try to choose the best possible person.
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It’s Seattle.
If things had worked out, I could have saved 40 million yen by now. How foolish of me. Let’s all save money so this doesn’t happen to us.
If you can lower your standard of living, I think you could still save 40 million yen starting now.
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I’m Meg, a female member.
I’m glad you realized it in time.
I think having ¥1 million in savings should be more than enough.
That’s just how I see it, though…
This is your chance to change.
You’re probably a beautiful woman, so don’t say looks are all you have going for you. Have confidence and reflect on what you’ve done up to now.
First, let’s find you a job.
As a mother with a daughter, I can’t just stand by and do nothing.
“Anything short of death is just a scratch.”
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This is Ayase Nana ♡
First, start by cutting back. Keep your food expenses to ¥30,000 a month. Move somewhere cheaper, like an inexpensive studio apartment. You’ve bought plenty of clothes up to now, right? Stop buying more. If you’re not using your jewelry, sell it.
All you need to do is get your lifestyle back on track.
But how do you know all three of your papas will cut you off? Once you’re down to one, you’ll be desperate to keep that person from cutting you off—and you might end up losing the last one too.
For now, get a job somewhere.
There are probably job openings at COVID-19 vaccination sites right now. You’re already 27? Not yet, lol. Even at Universe, I think you can still be popular starting at that age. You’re still just a wet-behind-the-ears kid.
If you’ve hidden your profile, ask them to make it visible again. Or have them hide it from everyone except your last papa?
The first thing you need to do today is LINE the Universe staff and ask, “What should I do?”
Look through the job listings. The pay may be low, and you might not even be able to handle something simple right now. Try looking for an easy job, even if the hourly wage is low. Once you get used to it, you can take on something a little more difficult, right?
Starting today, give it everything you’ve got. Understood?
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I’m Tetsu, a male member.
If you’re going to lose ¥300,000, you just need to find a way to make an extra ¥500,000. Once you’re dead, you can’t look for solutions.
If you’re confident in your appearance, you’ll be fine.
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There are all kinds of jobs out there.
You’ve probably only ever done things that let you make money easily, but there’s work of every kind.
If you can casually say you want to die, then surely you can do any job.
Stop relying on money that other people have worked hard to earn. Have you ever thought about how difficult it is to make even ¥300,000 through a regular job? You just need to live within your means.
What do you mean, you want to die… just because your papa (a male supporter) cut you off?
—Akari
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