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NEWS: Love Hotels Make Twice as Much as Anime


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CCSYueh



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:31 am Reply with quote
britannicamoore wrote:
Gotta love that Japanese sex- have to wonder if itakes me a Japanophile if I said Japanese sex is better than American Sex.

Intresting article there. Looks like I need to buy that book.


Not according to a survey announced in April 2006.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5355494&ft=1&f=1007

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Global Sex Survey: Satisfied in the West (April 21, 2006)


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• Asian countries all reported low levels of sexual satisfaction and moderate to low levels of satisfaction with their relationships and the importance of sex.


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• Overall, people in Austria are most satisfied with their sex lives, and Japanese are least satisfied.



The US came in #5 on the satisfied end
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Terrestrial_Cel



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:11 am Reply with quote
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50% of all Japanese sex occurs in love hotels.


For some reason, I just can't force myself to believe this. That percent is just huge.
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Reikon



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:17 am Reply with quote
I can't believe the 4 trillion yen number. There is no way that the hotels make 34 billion US dollars in profit a year and the anime industry 17 billion.
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starcade



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:35 am Reply with quote
So let me get this straight...

1% of the entire population of Japan checks into love hotels each day.

Now, I could see a benefit (except for the obvious problems) in getting a "short rest" between long days of work over there...

And according to one study, half the sex in Japan occurs in these hotels???

Are they trying to tell the world the Japanese believe anime is overrated?
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kyokun703



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:46 am Reply with quote
fightncomet wrote:
From what I remember, while I was living in Japan, some of my friends tried to stay in a love hotel on the way back from Mt. Fuji because they, in fact are more comfortable than capsules. However, one person can't check into a room alone. Furthermore, two men and one woman cannot check in as a group, but two women and a man can check in as a group.

How do you like them apples?

I wonder if the same prohibition applies to China. I remember I was touring China with two guy friends of mine, and we had the WORST time trying to get a hotel. And we got the dirtiest looks, too. Like my friend would start getting the room, and then as soon as they realized it was for all three of us, they suddenly would be out of rooms.
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Josh7289



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:51 pm Reply with quote
Ewww.
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scortia



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:10 pm Reply with quote
I wouldn't have believed this until I visited Japan... staying in old-timer's Asakusa and seeing at least 3 Love Hotels in the area...and also seeing quite a few drunk old business men keeping themselves vertical by hanging on a much younger woman in a mini-skirt. Gotta admit,.. we wanted to stay at a love hotel one night... just because they have Hello Kitty themed rooms *snort*.
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Saga_Darklight



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:10 pm Reply with quote
Well, that 1 % only indicates the people who like to do it on a hotel; instead of another place. But yeah, if that 1 % is the 50 % in the average in Japan, is something scary...
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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:49 pm Reply with quote
Wow, thats ~ a three to one population turn over every year, and thats just counting the 50% thats choose love shacks! Laughing

Iridium wrote:
Anime does not clear $17 billion in profit yearly in Japan. More like $2 billion in gross sales.


Well the NA market was recently quoted at $5 billion, but yeah, that 2 trillion Yen profit does sound a little fishy, considering that it's own market was just quoted as 242 billion Yen. If they were making that much in profit I doubt we would hear so many stories about the failing state of anime.

There was an article about it, but I am not entering the right key words or something in the search, so it's only bring up 02'-04' items.
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CCSYueh



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:29 pm Reply with quote
Terrestrial_Cel wrote:
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50% of all Japanese sex occurs in love hotels.


For some reason, I just can't force myself to believe this. That percent is just huge.


Don't forget the Japanese are the least satisfied with their sex lives.

So if half the sex is happening in the hotels & 1% checks into the Love Hotels every day

That means 98% of Japan isn't having sex on any given day. Which is probably why they're so disatisfied.
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omnistry



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:43 pm Reply with quote
scortia wrote:
Gotta admit,.. we wanted to stay at a love hotel one night... just because they have Hello Kitty themed rooms *snort*.


There's a picture of that on Wikitravel's Japan Travel Guide. Anime hyper
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KyuuA4



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:01 pm Reply with quote
So, this is the Japanese equivalent to GET A ROOM PEOPLE!! Laughing Laughing
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beelzebozo



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:07 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
... it's all down to the way that most apartments are built with literally paper thin walls that are then not very sound proof also there will usually be other family menbers in the same apartment which is not what one would call an ideal situation that would allow the development of a romantic interlude.... I guess guys never think about this when they go and buy sports cars with no back seat. That's why I had a Ford Escort van that I decked out as a passIon wagon. Boy do I miss those days now, so does the missus. Wink


Heh, yeah, I heard about this too from some friends who lived in Japan. Also mentioning the cars, it's much more expensive to own a car in Japan and few places to park, especially for those wanting to steam the windows. I have heard also that there is no age restriction since it's pretty automated and they figure if you're old enough to pay, you're old enough to play. I didn't know they had anything but automated check-in, so I was surprised about not letting single people or certain mixes of people not go in. The only restrictions on the ones in America is generally age and ability to pay.

I wonder if they have hentai on their in-hotel channels? Twisted Evil
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eloyabun



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:49 pm Reply with quote
So, this article contradicts last month "anime is better than sex" (accordly to internet research). Sex is still way more popular than anime Laughing
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britannicamoore



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:18 pm Reply with quote
eloyabun wrote:
So, this article contradicts last month "anime is better than sex" (accordly to internet research). Sex is still way more popular than anime Laughing


Well its according to who you ask. If I remember correctly- wasn't that based off a poll here? Or the intrests over at livejournal?
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