joshi

These suicides of lovers are termed 'joshi' or 'shinju' -- (both words being written with the same Chinese characters) - signifying 'heart - death,' 'passion-death,' or 'love-death.'

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Kong left ARSION after disputes with Rossy Ogawa, and joshi legend Lioness Asuka took her place.

AKINO ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

Kong left ARSION after disputes with Rossy Ogawa, and joshi legend Lioness Asuka took her place.

Archive 2007-01-01 ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

Mika Akino, better known as AKINO, is a female joshi wrestler .

Archive 2007-01-01 ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

At the time, the promotion was thought to be the future of joshi puroresu, and had been rumored to be working with puroresu powerhouse New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Archive 2007-01-01 ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

After leaving AtoZ, AKINO joined with three other joshi wrestlers to form a new promotion.

AKINO ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

Mika Akino, better known as AKINO, is a female joshi wrestler .

AKINO ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

At the time, the promotion was thought to be the future of joshi puroresu, and had been rumored to be working with puroresu powerhouse New Japan Pro Wrestling.

AKINO ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

Running a show once a month, AKINO and Ohmukai still remain, with Yoshida ocassionally wrestling, though she left to open Ibuki to train up the next generation of joshi wrestlers.

AKINO ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007

Many in the joshi fan community considered this a death knell for M's Style, and expected the promotion to go under.

AKINO ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007