Nude photos of deceased singer spark row in Japan

Nude photos of deceased singer spark row in Japan

A Japanese record company is facing a backlash after announcing it would release a CD by a deceased singer that will include nude photographs of her taken privately. The governor of Kumamoto region in southern Japan, where the singer Aki Yashiro was from, slammed the decision as an “unforgiveable” act in a blog post published Wednesday. The CD is due to be released on Monday by the record company, which has announced that the product will featur…

Company to Release CD for Dead Japanese Singer - With Her Private Nudes Included - Unseen Japan

Everyone in Japan appears to be yelling at a company that’s planning to make a buck off of a deceased artist with a new album that includes naked private photos of her. Even the governor of the prefecture from which the artist hails is lambasting the plan. However, the firm’s remaining defiant despite the backlash. Yashiro Aki: Icon of enka music Yashiro Aki’s album Even if Love Dies. Yashiro Aki was a renowned singer of enka, a type of traditio…