Weekly Asahi Geinō
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The magazine tends to focus on sensationalized stories, celebrity gossip, stories about yakuza, articles with risque or erotic content or topics,[3][4] and scandals. About 90% of the readership are married, male salarymen. Asahi Geinō frequently has articles related to sex,[3] and participates in campaigns to stem the AIDS epidemic.
Translations of and commentaries on articles from Asahi Geinō were common in the English language newspaper Mainichi Daily News's now-discontinued column WaiWai. Other articles in Asahi Geinō have covered include an apparent rise in 20-something virgins,[5] the possibility of breast milk being a cure for obesity,[6] and accusations of groping while on a train (and advice on how to avoid being falsely accused).[7]
Weekly Asahi Geinō is not related to the similarly titled Weekly Asahi (which is owned by the also-unrelated Asahi Shimbun).
Criticism
The Asahi Geino has been criticized for attacking Japan's sex education while at the same time publishing nude photographs and sex-related articles and stories.[3]
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