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Japanese adult
film actress Yui Hatano will appear on a limited-edition charity
series of Taiwan EasyCards, which users swipe to enter metro
stations and buy goods at convenience stores.
"We will issue the 'devil' edition Yui Hatano cards beginning
September 1 as originally planned," EasyCard Corp said in a
statement, referring to the sexier of the two cards. The softer
"angel" cards will be released after a change in theme after
hearing "input from various parties", it said.
"We expect to launch the 'angel' edition cards in mid-September,
following a redesign."
EasyCard had previously announced it would halt the roll-out
following an angry public reaction. Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je said
in a statement he didn't know what motivated recently appointed
EasyCard chairman Tai Chi-chuan to "make that kind of business
judgment".
Online images of the "angel" card shows Yui smiling, dressed in
white. The "devil" version shows her dressed in black and
shooting a sultry gaze at the camera. Pornography is conspicuous
by its absence.
Taiwan is one of Asia's most liberal societies, though
conservative attitudes persist among the older generation and in
religious communities.
Hatano, 27, was recently ranked the No.9 porn star in Asia,
according to erotic video website Xvideos.com.
(Reporting by Michael Gold; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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