Saaya Irie Photos
Saaya Melts Hearts -- But May Break Yours
A photo is "worth 1000 words," so yes, we've got the photos (below). But usually you need some words to put the photos in context. Before exhibiting any lust, be sure to note the girl's age! From True's 22 May 2005 issue:
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The Chinese are upset by a new Japanese school history textbook which, they say, whitewashes Japanese crimes during WWII. But photos of a little Japanese girl are helping to melt Chinese hearts. Saaya Irie is "pacifying a certain segment of China's population" with her photos, especially those showing her in a bikini. The 11-year-old budding actress fills an F-cup bra, and her photos have swept Chinese web sites. A message with the photos, surely not written by the girl, begs the Chinese to "stop these anti-Japanese hijinks" since "if you don't, I won't like you anymore." But if people "unite for the sake of China's democracy," the message says, her breasts will "rise up." The unlikely propaganda is working. "This is one Japanese import I won't be boycotting," said one Chinese man. The girl's agent says she's a "bit frightened" by the attention, but she says she "would like to see good relations between Japan and China." (Japan Times) ...At 11, let's hope she doesn't understand exactly what sort of relations the guys really want.
(Author's Note: Several American female readers have questioned the "F-cup" claim. I'm no expert on such things, but I expect that there is a difference between American and Japanese cup sizes. Indeed some searching brought up a comparison chart that showed (as far as I can tell: the rest of the text was in Japanese) that a Japanese F-cup translates to an American/U.K. DD-cup. Ignoring this ...um... minutia, the point of the story still stands: it's fairly amazing what lengths even young girls will go to to "launch" a "career" even before they finish growing up -- and how an entire culture seems to be fine with offering her up as fodder for political posturing. -rc)
![[Saaya Irie helps international relations]](http://www.thisistrue.com/images/saaya.jpg) |
![[Maybe this gives you a better view?]](http://www.thisistrue.com/images/saaya2.jpg) |
| A Different Kind of International Tension: Remember, guys: she's only 11. |
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Posted by roy, birmingham uk on September 12, 2009:
you are hot
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And you're not only a sick bastard, you're a very confused man -- unless you're speaking about my portrait at the top of this blog! -rc
Posted by hector, texas usa on December 16, 2009:
i read into this and the findings i came across point to the fact that the japanese are actually upset about her pictures being used for political purposes. apparently one man used them without permission. also to my knowledge she has never done another photo shoot like this, her agent and family became upset at how quickly and widespread the pictures from this ONE photoshoot became.
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I don't doubt at all that many Japanese are upset by this. And yeah, I hope it scared her family! -rc