AIDS research fundraiser to be held next month in Tokyo.

One might be tempted to label Japan’s Paradise TV just another smut peddler. After all, the adult video Internet portal is currently running banner ads for something called Eros in Wonderland, in which a woman dressed in an obvious Alice in Wonderland costume travels to a magical land of sentient penis mushrooms.

However, Paradise TV has a conscious, too. Last year, it organized a charity event in which participants who donated to AIDS research could tough the breasts of adult film actresses. Over 7,000 eager participants showed up, and the gathering raised more than six million yen (US$58,250), along with an unspecified number of erections.

But while most people will agree that AIDS is bad and AIDS research is good, the concept of paying to touch a woman’s breasts tends to be a more polarizing subject. Even in Japan, which often takes male lust as a matter of course, the promotion had some calling it sexist, with a Change.org petition to cancel the event for 2016 attracting slightly less than 9,000 signatures.

Paradise TV has announced, though, that it’s moving ahead with its plans for another round of Paradise TV Presents STOP AIDS Charity Boobs, which is scheduled for October 10 of this year. It’s made a change to this iteration, though, in that participants will be able to choose between touching the chest of a female porn star or a male one.

As a matter of fact, this year’s event, to be held at an as-yet-undetermined location in Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood, will feature the chests of three men, Taku Yoshimura, Makoto, and Hattori, and the bosoms of only two women, Mako Ayanami and Nina Nishimura. Between two and three of the adult film stars will be present in any time block (the event runs from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.), with at least one man and one woman always on/in hand.

It’s unclear whether the addition of male chests was in response to criticisms of last year’s event, or simply a move on Paradise TV’s to tap a previously ignored demographic. In either case, reservations are required, and can be made here through the Paradise TV website, which is definitely not safe for work.

Source: IT Media (1, 2), Paradise TV, Change.org

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