Jap mag ‘sorry’ for uni sex claim
A MAGAZINE apologised for an article ranking women’s universities on how easy it is to convince students to have SEX at drinking parties.
The list in the December 25 issue of the Japanese weekly magazine Spa! sparked outrage, particularly online where one woman launched a campaign seeking an apology and suspension of sales of the offending issue.
Her petition on the change.org platform accused the article of “sexualising, objectifying and disrespecting women”.
It had collected support from more than 28,000 people by Tuesday.
The article was about a practice the magazine described as “gyaranomi” – or drinking parties that male participants pay women to attend.
It said the parties are popular among female college students.