Japanese Gigolos to the Rescue

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the 2004 Durex Global Sex Survey. Among the findings were the fact that the Japanese ranked dead last in frequency of sex (by a long way, nearly half that of the second-to-last country, Hong Kong). I wondered if those results were accurate, until I read this story on Yahoo News:

Craving sex after repeated rejection by their partners, women who felt doomed to join Japan’s growing ranks of the “sexless” are being offered a prescription: a squad of well-dressed men ready to assist free of charge.

The unique counselling service was launched four years ago in the outskirts of Tokyo by celebrated sexologist Kim Myong Gan, drawing sex-starved women who found little satisfaction from textbook advice, sleeping pills and other medication.

Apparently “many Japanese men soon after marriage start regarding their wives as a mother or sister — too close to have sex with.” Bummer. As for the squad of well-dressed men, I’m immediately reminded of the Crazy 88 from Kill Bill.

UPDATE: It’s no wonder Japanese women aren’t getting enough sex. Via BoingBoing, check out this hilarious (but also kind of sad) photo gallery of Japanese business men asleep or dead-drunk on the subway and around town.

UPDATE #2: As we segue away from Japanese gigolos, here’s more weirdness on Japan’s subways. This video features a woman in her underwear. Your safeness for work may vary.