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<\/p>\nMasayuki Ozaki bounced back when the spark went out of his marriage \u2014 by starting a new romance with a rubber sex doll he swears is the love of his life.<\/p>\n
The ultra-realistic silicone dummy, called Mayu, shares his bed under the same roof as his wife and teenage daughter in Tokyo, an unusual arrangement that triggered angry arguments before the family declared a delicate truce.<\/p>\n
Ozaki, 45, said: \u201cAfter my wife gave birth, we stopped having sex and I felt a deep sense of loneliness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the moment I saw Mayu in the showroom, it was love at first sight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife was furious when I first brought Mayu home. These days she puts up with it, reluctantly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen my daughter realized it wasn\u2019t a giant Barbie doll, she freaked out and said it was gross \u2014 but now she\u2019s old enough to share Mayu\u2019s clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ozaki, who works as a physiotherapist, takes his doll out on dates in a wheelchair and dresses her in wigs, sexy clothes and jewelry.<\/p>\n
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He admits to being turned off by human relationships, adding during a seaside stroll with his rubber companion: \u201cJapanese women are cold-hearted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re very selfish. Men want someone to listen to them without grumbling when they get home from work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever problems I have, Mayu is always there waiting for me. I love her to bits and want to be with her forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t imagine going back to a human being. I want to be buried with her and take her to heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ozaki is one of an increasing number of Japanese men turning to romantic relationships with sex dolls in a country that has officially lost its mojo.<\/p>\n
Experts are worried by Japan\u2018s plummeting birth rate, which poses serious problems for the future of the economy as it faces a dwindling number of workers.<\/p>\n
But a growing number of men \u2014 known as \u201cherbivores\u201d \u2014 are turning their backs on marriage and traditional masculine values for a quiet, uncompetitive life.<\/p>\n
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Every year around 2,000 of the life-like sex dolls \u2014 which cost from $6,000 and come with adjustable fingers, removable head and realistic genitals \u2014 are sold in Japan.<\/p>\n
Hideo Tsuchiya, managing director of doll maker Orient Industry, said: \u201cTechnology has come a long way since those nasty inflatable dolls in the 1970s.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey look incredibly real now and it feels like you\u2019re touching human skin. More men are buying them because they feel they can actually communicate with the dolls.\u201d<\/p>\n
They are popular with disabled customers and widowers, as well as mannequin fetishists, and some men use dolls to avoid heartache.<\/p>\n
Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\n Senji Nakajima, 62, who enjoys tenderly bathing his rubber girlfriend Saori, has framed photos of her on his wall and even takes her skiing and surfing.<\/p>\n He said on a romantic picnic beneath a canopy of cherry blossoms: \u201cHuman beings are so demanding. People always want something from you \u2014 like money or commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart flutters when I come home to Saori. She never betrays me, she makes my worries melt away.\u201d<\/p>\n Nakajima\u2019s romance with Saori has divided his family and his wife has banned her from the family home, but the Tokyo-born businessman refuses to give her up.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cMy son accepts it, my daughter can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll never date a real woman again \u2014 they\u2019re heartless.\u201d<\/p>\n The doll sleeps in his bed in a cluttered apartment on the outskirts of Tokyo, sandwiched between two dolls from previous dalliances and a headless rubber torso.<\/p>\n He admits reconciliation with his estranged wife is unlikely, adding: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be able to take a bath with Saori, or snuggle up with her and watch TV.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to destroy what I have with her.\u201d<\/p>\n And while the pillow talk is decidedly one-way, Nakajima believes he has discovered true love.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI\u2019d never cheat on her, even with a prostitute, because to me she\u2019s human.\u201d<\/p>\n Another doll lover is Yoshitaka Hyodo, whose home in Saitama is an Aladdin\u2019s Cave of dolls, kitsch toys and Japanese erotica.<\/p>\n He lives alone but has an \u201cunderstanding\u201d girlfriend. She would have to be as he owns more than 10 life-size dummies, many of which he dresses in combat uniforms to play out wartime fantasies.<\/p>\n The 43-year-old blogger said: \u201cIn the future I think more and more guys will choose relationships with dolls.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s less stress and they complain a lot less than women.\u201d<\/p>\n But he claims to have cut down on having sex with dolls.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt\u2019s more about connecting on an emotional level for me now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPeople might think I\u2019m weird, but it\u2019s no different from collecting sports cars. I don\u2019t know how much I\u2019ve spent but it\u2019s cheaper than a Lamborghini.\u201d<\/p>\n Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Future doll users can expect more bang for their buck as researchers are developing next-generation sexbots able to talk, laugh, simulate an orgasm, and even remember your birthday.<\/p>\n But for now, Masayuki\u2019s long-suffering wife, Riho, tries hard to ignore the rubber temptress silently taunting her from her husband\u2019s bedroom.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cI just get on with the housework.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI make the dinner, I clean, I do the washing. I choose sleep over sex.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n Masayuki Ozaki bounced back when the spark went out of his marriage \u2014 by starting a new romance with a rubber sex doll he swears is the love of his life. The ultra-realistic silicone dummy, called Mayu, shares his bed under the same roof as his wife and teenage daughter in Tokyo, an unusual arrangement …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[391],"tags":[2616],"yoast_head":"\n\r\n \t
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