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  2. Noriko Kijima - Wikipedia

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    Kijima was born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan on March 22, 1988. [4] She was one of the winners at the 2005 Seikore competition, short for Zenkoku Joshikousei Seifuku Collection, a Japanese national contest for girls of high school age to model school uniforms and bikinis. [5] [6] [7] She has since made a number of gravure videos. [4]

  3. Onnagata - Wikipedia

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    In the early 17th century, shortly after the emergence of the genre, many kabuki theaters had an all-female cast (onna kabuki, or kabukimono), with women playing men's roles as necessary. [3] Wakashū kabuki ('adolescent-boy kabuki'), with a cast composed entirely of young men playing both male and female roles, and frequently dealing in erotic ...

  4. Oiran - Wikipedia

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    Compared to yūjo, whose primary attraction was the sexual services they offered, oiran, and particularly tayū, were first and foremost entertainers.In order to become an oiran, a woman first had to be educated in a range of skills from a relatively young age, including sadō (Japanese tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging) and calligraphy.

  5. Nana Natsume - Wikipedia

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    In addition, her video Face Within Japan, Body Within a Vehicle!! was given the Best Video prize at the 2006 AV Actress Grand Prix. [13] She also earned mention in a Mainichi Shimbun story in 2006 by starring in Dirty DVD for Girls, a pornographic video targeted for women. The newspaper described Natsume as, "one of the biggest stick flick ...

  6. Women in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japanese women have their first child at an average age of 30.3 (2012 estimate). [67] Government policies to increase the birthrate include early education designed to develop citizens into capable parents. [68] Some critics of these policies believe that this emphasis on birth rate is incompatible with a full recognition of women's equality in ...

  7. Yomiuri Shimbun - Wikipedia

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    The Yomiuri newspaper said in an editorial in 2011 "No written material supporting the claim that government and military authorities were involved in the forcible and systematic recruitment of comfort women has been discovered", and that it regarded the Asian Women's Fund, set up to compensate for wartime abuses, as a failure based on a ...

  8. Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra ... - AOL

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    TOKYO (Reuters) -Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his ...

  9. Junior idol - Wikipedia

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    Junior idols are primarily gravure idols who are marketed through photo books and image DVDs, but some are also trained in singing and acting. Unlike other child models , idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining an emotional connection with a passionate consumer fan base.