She truly is a mystery since I did a search on her hoping to
locate a photo but I didn't find anything!
Mystery broadcasting employee goes from TV to AV
Squeaky-clean TV Asahi, one of Japan's major networks, is awash
with rumors that one of its staff members has turned into an adult
movie actress, according to Shukan Shincho. Making the claim to be
an ex-TV Asahi employee while posing nude for a glossy magazine is
Emiri Arisugawa; which is, of course, a pseudonym.
Arisugawa says that she worked on several documentaries and
educational programs during her time at TV Asahi and even helped
out on "News Station," the network's flagstaff program.But there
are few traces of the enigmatic Arisugawa at the network.
"Nearly every guy working at the station has seen the photo spread
she did, and that's all they're talking about. But nobody can
confirm if she really did use to work at the network," a TV Asahi
insider tells Shukan Shincho. "Judging by the photos, the woman is
about 40. I've checked with all sorts of guys who were working at
the network at about the time she says she was there, but nobody
has any recollection of her."
Arisugawa's handlers insist their charge is above board.
"Make no mistake -- she used to work for TV Asahi. She joined the
network about 15 years ago and there are people who joined at the
same time as her still working there now. She got an introduction
to the network, passed its employee test and joined the company," a
spokesman for the actress's talent agency tells Shukan Shincho.
"She left the network when she married, but she later divorced. A
few money issues arose and, now, she's working in the adult movie
business."
A source within the pin-up photo industry also speaks out on
Arisugawa's behalf.
"She spent time as a child overseas, skipped a few grades and
graduated from university, which gave her a different background to
the typical TV Asahi employee," the source says. "Those inside the
network who should know exactly who she really is."It's a different
story at TV Asahi, though.
"There's not a single person at the network who knows her," a TV
Asahi spokesman tells Shukan Shincho. "She may well call herself a
'TV Asahi employee,' but the number of contract workers or
part-time staff we take on is absolutely enormous. Even if we tried
to confirm she once worked here, the sheer number of people who've
worked here would make it an impossible task."