A few of you may be aware WaniKani and Tofugu communities banded together last summer and helped fundraise over $1,400 for the American Diabetes Association to support my participation in their cycling event, Tour de Cure. Before I continue any further, I like to thank again to those who have sent their support, both words and donations, for last year’s event.

For those who are unaware, the American Diabetes Association is the USA’s leading nonprofit charity fighting against diabetes and its deadly consequences. Tour de Cure is the ADA’s signature fundraising cycling event that occurs once a year in major communities across the US. Last year I participated in the Oregon State century ride event (100mi/161km).

I plan to do so again this year, though this time I want to crush last year’s amount raised. And get Team Tofugu (and Schrodinger, my compatriots) on the Top 10 donator list for our region.

Once again, I ask the community for their support in spreading diabetes (awareness). And if you’re charitable, donating to my goal for Tour de Cure.

Last year’s Tour de Cure we offered a small incentive to WaniKani users who donated. For this year’s event we are going to take it up a level.

Many of you have inquired when we will be adding Tofugu stickers back on the store or how one would obtain such stickers. I don’t have answers for either of those questions. But, I can at least offer you a limited time opportunity to obtain a set. The trifecta!

A donation of $20 towards my Tour de Cure goal will be gifted a Tofugu sticker set (shown above) as a thank you for your support and generosity. After the initial $20, every $10 interval will qualify for an additional set. All donations paid towards my goal is collected directly by the ADA and is eligible for tax deductions.

Alternatively, individuals who donate $10 will be gifted a Tofugu sticker + cycling sticker.

But wait. There is more. We have made a limited-run sticker to commemorate the fundraising. It will be included in the sticker set, bringing the total number of stickers to four (or two if you donated $10).

I am not done yet! In Tofugu fashion, we will also match the first $1,000 in donations until the day before the event, July 25, 2014. This means if the community raises $1,000, Tofugu will donate an additional $1,000 to the cause. Pretty sweet, huh?

Gift eligibility is open to any member of Planet Earth!

If you are interested in donating or would like to read more about the ADA and Tour de Cure, please visiting my fundraising page in the follow link:

http://lets.bike/tour-de-cure

If you have made it this far, thank you for taking the time out of your day to read an anomaly post on Tofugu. I encourage those who cycle to participate in your local Tour de Cure. If you are from the Portland, Oregon area, a cyclist, and want to go fast with the lone Tofugu cyclist, hit me up at viet@tofugu.com.

Paradise TV, beloved Japanese satellite smut-provider, will be hosting its annual 24 hour charity event this weekend: ２４時面テレビエロは地球を救う or “24 Hour Telethon Porn Can Save the World”.

Stop! Aids will be the day’s motto (the punctuation seems a bit wonky but it’s a lovely sentiment, all the same); all proceeds earned during the 24-hour span will go to the Japan Foundation for AIDS Prevention (JFAP). The basic idea of this event is simple: AV (adult video) enthusiasts contribute to Paradise TV’s collective endowment in return for the enlargement of their collective endowment.

As you can imagine, this won’t be your average pledge drive. With Paradise Studios set up to resemble a kind of lewd, televised matsuri (festival), it’s sure to be the scene of many a questionably-charitable act (pictures generously provided at the bottom of the page).

For example, after donating the minimum 3,000 円 (approximately $26 US) to JFAP and slipping on a condom, guests at the event can enter the Tekoki Jinja (手コキ神社 or Hand-Job Shrine) where one helping hand deserves another. Inside, men will have three minutes of stroke time with one of Paradise’s leading AV ladies (who arms herself beforehand with tissues, paper towels, and disinfectant).

When interviewed, Kenichiro Suzuki, Manager of International Sales, said, “Most guys think that the time period is too short…but [the actresses] are professional” (source). In fact, last year’s “customer satisfaction” rate was 80%. Not too shabby for three minutes. And, while not everyone can…er… make that final contribution, shall we say?—those people are allowed to line back up.

Another notable feature of the telethon is the Oppai Bokin (おっぱい募金 or Breast Fund). Here, yet another big chested hearted actress will lift her shirt for any openhanded man who has donated a mere 1,000 円 (approximately $8.75 US), allowing him five double-handed squeezes (tallied by a nearby assistant). My research indicates that the grope-limit was imposed after an unfortunate incident a few years back when over-fondling resulted in painful swelling for one AID-fighting AV idol.

Last but not least, there is the Oshikko Bia Gaaden (おしっこビアガーデン or Pee Beer Garden). Well, sure, there’s other stuff, like the Wet-Undies Auction, Strip Mahjong Room, or Ball Rubbing Station, but come on, this is urophagia (one of the more hardcore urine fetishes) we’re talking about here. This takes priority, being higher up on the Japanese Scale of Weird Sexual Acts.

Basically, in the makeshift bar on the Studios’ rooftop (of all places), still more topless women will be waiting to act as both barmaid and tap. Men with a penchant for pee have to donate at least 300 円 (about $2.60 US) to sample the stuff (straight from the source, if so desired D: ). There will also be food dishes to be had, all seasoned, of course, by the actresses before service. Lovely.

Personally, I’m on the fence about this one. While many of the things done to raise money this weekend seem humiliating for the AV actresses and actors, as well as possibly illegal (after talking to my Japanese friends about this kind of “prostitution”, in it seems that PTV may have found a loophole), I can’t deny that they’re doing it for a worthy cause. Though my particular moral stance inclines me toward tamer forms of charity (washing cars, selling cookies, etc), I’m sure that Paradise’s campaign will earn a heck of a lot more money their way, don’t you think?

Source: Random Japanese Blog