In Japan, Women Can Doze With Man Pillow

[ghosthunter]

NAGAREYAMA, Japan - After a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime — and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow.

Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new "Boyfriend's Arm Pillow" — which consists of a headless torso and a stuffed arm that curls around the sleeper — might make some people uneasy.

But not Suzuki, or about 1,000 others in Japan who have bought the pillow, which Kameo says is the first of its kind. The product went on the market last December.

"I like to sleep holding someone's hand," Suzuki, 34. "And this pillow makes me feel relaxed because I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side."

Kameo, based in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka, says the pillow is not only an emotional comfort, but that its shape keeps the body balanced by supporting the sleeper from both sides.

Sleepers typically curl up in between the body of the pillow and the crooked arm, with the sleeper's head resting on the pillow's "bicep."

"My grandmother used to say that there is nothing more comfortable pillow than human," said Kameo President Tomoki Kakehashi. "So, I thought that maybe women would want to sleep on an arm-shaped pillow."

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[baiskee]

nice pillow. :D

[TEAL]

"Boyfriend's Arm Pillow",hmmm, unique! makes me wonder what "girlfriend's Arm Pillow" look like....especially the headless torso...

[ghosthunter]

I wonder if the "girlfriend's lap pillow" is softer and more cushioned than the "girlfriend's arm pillow"

:D

[reyeens]

I bet if they made a Girl's Arm Pillow...it would have something more than that... hahhahaa!!!

I've seen this already through email...it really is sold with several colors and all....

Iba talaga Hapon noh?

[pajerokid]

hehe.... okey sa orayt a!

[van_wilder]

pag-girlfriend arm pillow, may different sizes yan! depende kung gaano kalaki gusto mo...

iba talaga ang mga hapon, may butter nga sa kanila nasa lalagyanan ng lipstick eh. parang mr.mgloo... para handy daw...

[altec]

tell them japanese women to come over. Maraming pinoy dito more than willing to take over the role of their pillows!!

[kiper]

hmm..ako na lang yayakap sa kanya..kahit wala ng gisingan..haha

[dprox]

NAGAREYAMA, Japan - After a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime — and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow. (For complete story, click here)

Siguro kaya nagre-recession sila ngayon. Epekto yun ng demographic crisis nila -- ageing population & workforce, kasi walang gustong manganak. Paano pala naman, mas gusto pa nila yung piillow imbes na fellow. Dapat matuto ng sfelling yang mga yan! :hysterical: