Japanese porn stars raise $40,000 during breast-squeezing charity event

Nine Japanese porn actresses, (middle left to right) Kotone Nishida, Iku Sakuragi, Rina Serino, Yui Kasugano and Nodoka Otsuka, (rear left to right) Yuria Kitahara, Riku Nekota, Yumena Muro and Karin Natsumi, pose with three supporters in Tokyo as they were preparing to have their breasts squeezed by fans for 24 hours Photo: AFP

Japanese porn stars have raised thousands for Japan Foundation for AIDS Prevention  by letting people squeeze their boobs.

The nine women let thousands of men grope them at the ‘Boob Aid’ charity event in Tokyo.

More than 4,100 pairs of hands groped the women for 12 hours, according to Channel News Asia.

It suggests around $40,000 (£24,067) has been raised, as each participant was expected to donate $10.

Before the event, which was televised live on a Japanese adult channel as part of "Erotica Will Save The World," a 24-hour live-streamed event that took place Aug. 25-26 in Tokyo, porn star Rina Serina told the Tokyo Sports newspaper: “I’m really looking forward to lots of people fondling my boobs.

“But I would be very happy if you would please be delicate. I never thought my boobs could contribute to society.”

Fellow participant Iku Sakuragi, 21, said: “It’s for charity. Squeeze them, donate money – let’s be happy.”

Fans are said to have sprayed their hands with disinfectant before groping the women’s boobs.

One man was seen pressing his palms together as though praying before and after he touched each of the nine women.

The predominantly male crowd also had female attendees, prompting one of the porn stars to say: “Wow, I’m happy. I want her to touch my breasts.”

‘Boob Aid’ was part of a 24-hour Stop! AIDS campaign event, which has been running since 2003, and is backed by the Japan Foundation for Aids prevention.

It follows the recent sexist heckling of a Tokyo assemblywoman, who was asked ‘why don’t you get married’ during an official debate.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to apologise for the comments which raised questions about gender equality in Japan.

Although risque methods of charity fundraising aren't unheard of in the Western world, they often take the less-interactive form of topless or partially-nude calendars, which have been used to raise money for college athletic clubs.

While the practice is so familiar as to be lampooned, scandal has erupted over such charity photos in the past.

In 2011, furor erupted after sexy stills taken by the women's swim team at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. for a fundraising calendar ended up posted to porn websites, The Sun reported.

Culled from The Telegraph