The reality of the “dekasegi ladyboys” from Thailand who “make 900,000 yen in two weeks” and are rapidly increasing in number.

Earning a little less than 1 million yen per visit to Japan

Two weeks in Japan is 900,000 yen. That’s big money. But from there, I pay hotel, plane ticket, and 60,000 yen (brokerage fee) to the boss.

One of the Thai GOGO girls, “ladyboy” Ohm (pseudonym, in her 30s), reveals the reality of her “job” in fluent Japanese. She usually works at the “GOGO Bar,” a sex store in Nana Plaza, an entertainment district in Bangkok, Thailand. Nana Plaza is an area where women entertain customers with pole dancing in swimsuits, and Aum is a GOGO girl who earns money while dancing at the GOGO bar.

In recent years, the number of ladyboys coming to Japan to work has been increasing. The main reason is that with the spread of smartphones, more and more customers in Thailand are using dating and matching apps, and the number of customers at GOGO bars is decreasing. Furthermore, as part of Japan’s visa waiver program for Thai nationals, they can stay in Japan without a visa for up to 15 days. With the support of this system, the number of Thai visitors to Japan in 2011 was 995,500, approximately five times the number of visitors in 2010. This is one of the highest levels including those before Corona.

We asked Ohm how these women, who are now flocking to Japan in droves, work and live during their short stays in Japan. When we spoke to Ohm, she told us how much they earn, as shown at the beginning of this article. The amount of money is almost deafening.

I can’t make a living like this [in Thailand],” Ohm said with a laugh.

Aum laughs. She comes to Japan only a few times a year. She comes to Japan under the arrangement of a ladyboy in Bangkok, and earns a large sum of money in a short period of time.