Who kind of man does a Japanese porn star want to marry?

We all love Japanese porn stars. We all want to have sex with them.

But would you want to marry one?

Because of the nature of their profession, porn stars sometimes face discrimination when it comes to marriage, parenthood, and further career options.

Those who have tried to develop new careers in the public eye have suffered criticism, such as Yua Mikami for her modeling and fashion brand work, and those who have openly shared details about their marriages and children have also received abuse online.

On a recent episode of Abema’s Hyena of Love, porn star Ai Sayama was shown discussing her ideal future husband with a marriage consultant.

Sayama is now 36 years old, the age when many women will be very keen to secure a spouse and start a family. She has enjoyed an immensely long and prolific porn career that began with her debut way back in 2007. She announced her retirement earlier in the year and her final releases are now coming out. September 16 sees the release of her last AV.

Sayama’s preferences for a future marriage candidate were the source of much interest among fans, netizens, and viewers.

She said she wanted a man from the same generation or, at oldest, in his forties. Since she’s thinking of starting a family, she said, he would need to earn about ¥50 million so that they would have enough money to live on.

This condition has generated a lot of chatter, as it is an extremely high salary in Japan, where the average annual income is only about ¥4.6 million. Sayama would have to look for a top CEO who lives in the expensive Minato area of Tokyo, though such a man would surely have his pick of the ladies and might not be willing to marry a porn star due to the social stigma.

The marriage adviser cautioned Sayama that a beautiful woman in her mid-thirties like herself would be competing against young women to snag a good catch. “You have to keep in mind your female competitors.”

This is Sayama in her prime.

It’s no secret that porn stars do date men during their careers, and also engage in compensated dating and even prostitution to support their expensive lifestyles.

The men they date tend to be those with high salaries like doctors and surgeons, or they are male celebrities with other things going for them. Being funny also helps: several Japanese porn stars are known to have dated or married male comedians.