Japanese porn actress-turned-AIDS activist …
Japanese porn actress-turned-AIDS activist found dead
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TOKYO (AFP) — Former Japanese porn actress Ai Iijima, who
campaigned for AIDS awareness in a nation where it is still widely
seen as a foreign disease, was found dead at her home Wednesday,
police said.
The body of the 36-year-old, who retired in March last year from a
lucrative career as a television personality, was found lying in
the lounge of her condominium in downtown Shibuya by a friend.
"There were few signs of foul play. We will conduct a post mortem
tomorrow to determine if the cause of her death was an illness,
suicide or something of a criminal nature," a police spokesman
said.
Iijima, who was also known in the rest of Asia, gained popularity
at home as a straight-talking character since her debut on
television variety shows in the 1990s.
Her AIDS awareness campaign started around the time she published
the autobiographical "Platonic Sex" in 2000, describing her
younger days as a porn actress and club hostess.
The book has sold some two million copies and been made into a
movie and a television drama.
Citing kidney problems and a lack of motivation, Iijima retired
from the show and television business world but continued her AIDS
campaign.
"In Japan, HIV-positive patients are increasing year by year and
many people's lives are lost," she wrote on her blog on December
2. "Is your boyfriend alright? Is your girlfriend alright? Why
don't you take an AIDS test to know yourself."
She stopped writing her blog on December 5 and was seen at an AIDS
seminar in a provincial city the following day.
In a recent interview with the weekly Asahi, Iijima said she had
just borrowed money from an investment back and would "open a
shopping site dealing with cosmetics."
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