Japanese TV Anchorwomen Dread the Psycho Peepers ("Japan Is Weird" File)

Japan Today ^ | 16 November 2002 | Japan Today (from Tokyo)

[AmericanInTokyo]

TBS Network: Japanese TV anchorwomen Dread the Psycho Peepers

Being a Japanese television anchorwoman in Japan carries a lot of perks. It also carries a lot of hassles, especially at the Japanese national TBS TV network.

Recently, underground web sites have sprung up, created by and for crazy fans looking for a bit of titillation. On these sites, fans are exchanging pictures of anchorwomen, many of which are "panchira" shots — chance moments caught on film of anchorwomen's underwear thanks to a gust of wind or a strategically placed camera at the bottom of the stairs. Other photos were obviously taken by hidden cameras.

Women at TBS Network are expecting more trouble after the news division moves to a different floor. Said one TBS staffer: "The news division is moving down to the 5th floor from the 7th floor in order to improve their efficiency with the production department. However, all anchorwomen are strictly against it.

"Right now their security is very tight but once they move to the 5th floor, it will be lax. For example, they will have to share the toilets with more people. Anchorwomen are worried that will simply increase the chances of getting photographed by hidden cameras. As it is now, a lot of them have had personal items stolen this year."

The anxiety of anchorwomen at TBS is no exaggeration. About three years ago, a TBS reporter was arrested for frequent peeping in anchorwomen's toilets. He was also taking pictures of them with a hidden camera.

A worker in the news division says TBS doesn't give popular anchorwomen special treatment. "They commute by train like the rest of us. As a result, some of the most popular ones have been stalked. There have been cases of fans show up in the middle of a dark street on their way home and trying to hug the women."

Having long complained that the station does nothing to protect them, the anchorwomen are understandably incensed over the proposed floor move. "TBS is doing nothing to protect us from all these creeps," said one, adding they are now thinking about a signature collecting campaign against the move. (Translated by Sachie Kanda)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Wonder what would happen if poor Laurie Dhue and Connie Chung had to put up with this in their professions?

[Dog]

She has a nice set of legs......:-)

[AmericanInTokyo]

I would be a fool to argue with you.

[Bogey78O]

Japanese have a bad habit of going to extremes as far as sex is concerned.

[Question_Assumptions]

Japan can be strange bump.

(What do people expect from a country where there are signs in the trains telling men not to reach under women's skirts?)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Japan can be strange bump.

"Oh yeah, You wanna make something of it?" /joke

[ozzymandus]

She's a cutie, but she needs some of our lawyers. I vote we send about 3/4 of our lawyers to Japan. That may be crueler than nuking them again, but at least we get rid of some RATs.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Oh yes. The perverted 'debakame' are always good for a few laughs.

(But then again, the libertarians around here will chase us off and tell us to mind our own business and stop making 'value judgements.') :-)

[rmlew]

There are a lot of Jkapanese with wierd sex lives. A lot of disgusting porno and perversion and not enough procreation.

[rmmcdaniell]

There are a lot of Jkapanese with wierd sex lives. A lot of disgusting porno and perversion and not enough procreation.

Japan has a big fecal porn industry. I just can't imagine how anyone could ever be turned on by that kind of stuff.

[GOP_1900AD]

The last time I went through that park (admittedly a while ago, ~2000) there were all these homeless camped out there. I think they had jobs as cabbies and truck drivers (based on the numbers of such vehicles parked on nearby streets) but had been previously down and out or something. As only a periodic visitor and not an expat I am probably missing quite a few subtleties maybe you can fill me in.(?)

[cmsgop]

Don't Eat The Brown Sushi........

[GOP_1900AD]

Heck, I went out and bought a DCT CD a couple of years ago and right there on the inside cover is a photo of Miwa Yoshida in a certain semi-haunched pose with the ole skirt hiked way up and... well, at least she's "proper"... :)

Japan, the land of subtle extremes...

[Dog Gone]

Wait a minute. When I was a kid, I was amazed by the reports in National Geographic about communal baths in Japan where nobody was concerned about co-ed nudity.

Now we're getting stories about peeping toms trying to get underwear shots?

What happened?

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[Bogey780]

Don't forget Bukake(sp?). Man missionary sex between two consenting adults must seem foreign to them.

[jlogajan]

the libertarians around here will chase us off and tell us to mind our own business and stop making 'value judgements

Despite the smileys around your misstatement, Libertarians would hold that it is up to the individual (the girls in this case) who could touch them.

I'm not sure why cultural conservatives feel the need to lie about Libertarian tenets. Make it seem like cultral conservatives are comfortable with lying for their cause.

[PFKEY]

Japan has a big fecal porn industry. I just can't imagine how anyone could ever be turned on by that kind of stuff.

You haven't lived until you tried...

Too each his own I guess.

[martin_fierro]

Give Helen Thomas a gig there.

That'll solve the problem.