THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 24, 2025 at 07:00 JST
“Legendary” maid Hitomi, left, learns a self-defense move in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on June 13. (Noriki Nishioka)
Billed as “forever 17,” Hitomi Shiga is a legend in maid cafe culture in Tokyo’s Akihabara district. [Read More]
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