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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:

International Incident

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]
[Maybe this gives you a better view?]
A Different Kind of International Tension: Remember, guys: she's only 11.

Most of the reader reaction to this story (and photos) is on the page, the Exploitation of Saaya Irie. Additional comments can be made below.

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Posted by Janet in Jacksonville on March 2, 2010:

She is very hot and sexy, there is nothing wrong with that. Age is subjective to maturity, and in the past she would have been married off by 11.

Posted by Stephen, Idstein, Germany on March 19, 2010:

I have heard a lot about the Chinese being upset about Japan down playing the events of world war II. Since the activities in the Asian theater (military term) was not a big part of the history books I can't say that the Chinese are not right in their claims.

Aside from that. I am a guy that has been around the world twice. And Saaya Irie does look very young, which does not say much because Asian people tend to look very much younger than they really are.

BUT!!!! Those are no where near DD. I would guess high B low C. With a height of about 5'4" to 5'6" the proportions would fit.

Posted by Scott, Japan on July 11, 2010:

She's still doing bikini shoots, is acting, was in a girlband, does voiceacting for animated movies, etc.

Her manager appears to have been upset because they didn't get any royalties when her photos went viral, and her family apparently wasn't that bothered, since her schedule didn't change much at all.

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