A nude sketching class in Tokyo aims to help Japan's middle-aged virgins by allowing them to spend time with a real female body.
A nude sketching class in Tokyo aims to help Japan's middle-aged virgins by allowing them to spend time with a real female body.
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A Japanese government survey in 2010 found that one in four Japanese men in their thirties who've never been married are virgins. The figures were only slightly less for women.
A Japanese government survey in 2010 found that one in four Japanese men in their thirties who've never been married are virgins. The figures were only slightly less for women.
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A flyer for the nude art class.
A flyer for the nude art class.
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The classes are offered bimonthly in Tokyo by the non-profit White Hands.
The classes are offered bimonthly in Tokyo by the non-profit White Hands.
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White Hands offers a course and textbook on how to graduate from virginity.
White Hands offers a course and textbook on how to graduate from virginity.
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Sexual apathy is extremely troubling for Japan, which has the world's most rapidly aging population and is where citizens are not producing enough children to sustain a healthy economy in the coming years.
Sexual apathy is extremely troubling for Japan, which has the world's most rapidly aging population and is where citizens are not producing enough children to sustain a healthy economy in the coming years.
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