Ahh, so desu ne, if you had to date one, which would it be?
Neither. But if I had to choose, Sukebe is better!
Have you ever encountered a Densha Chikan?
No, no one has ever groped me on the train, but I've had creepy Japanese businessmen write their phone numbers and slip them in my handbag. It was scary; very stalker-like.
How do you say stalker in Japanese?
Tsukemawashi.
My weird Japanese word of the day. On the topic of weirdness, can you explain what a "love hotel" is like?
There are so many kinds of love hotels in Japan. They are very comfortable like most normal hotels these days... and are very cheap. Also, a girl can stay with another girl, even though they aren't lesbians or anything. There's everything that you need in the room: video games, swimming pools, Jacuzzis... they even have delicious food, too!
I'm sure they have plenty of man, er, homemade country gravy. What's the craziest Love Hotel you've been to?
The craziest one I've been to was a hotel themed after an ancient Japanese castle. [laughs] We stayed in a room which had tatami flooring!
Tatami flooring? Sounds sticky. Going into themed castles, Tokyo Disney or Disneyland, which do you prefer?
The only Disneyland I knew of was the one in Japan. I have never been to the original Disneyland in California. I also want to go to Disneyworld! I haven't been to either, yet.
Now would be a good time to impart the fact that our office is five minutes from Disneyland... just putting it out there. Going into your career, I hear you've appeared in Japanese dramas and commercials?
Yes! I work for a Japanese modeling agency in Hawaii and I had the opportunity to play a flight attendant in a Japanese drama that aired last year called Attention Please. I've also done various commercials in Japan.
What was the weirdest gig you took from a Japanese company?
A foot model for a fetish-oriented company. They took pictures of my legs in fishnets and black stockings.
What was the worst job you've ever had?
I passed out tissues with advertisements on a busy street for an entire day. It was so exhausting.
What modeling have you done in the U.S.?
I've been to SEMA, HIN, Streetcar Showoff, XDL Drift and was in a few other magazines.
I heard a rumor that you're a photographer for a magazine?
Yes! [laughs] I work for Dog Fancy magazine, taking pictures of cute puppies.
Do you own any dogs?
Two Weimaraners--a male and a female--and a long-haired Chihuahua.
What other animals do you own?
Two Persian cats--one black, the other white.
Lastly, and most importantly, how do you have such straight teeth for a Japanese girl?
I had them fixed in the U.S.! It's very expensive to get braces in Japan. I think it costs over 10 grand.
Word? I think I've just found my true calling. JDM orthodontistry, here I come.
[laughs]
By Aaron Powell
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