is a Japanese media personality and former

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Early life and career

Early life

Shibuya was born in Tokyo in 1991 to a prominent Japanese doctor, and grew up watching Japanese

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. After graduating from high school, Shibuya studied English in

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. As a young adult, Shibuya became a baseball reporter for the daily newspaper

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, covering

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from 2012 to 2014. In September 2014, Shibuya passed the

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with a score of 990 points. In 2016 she received qualifications in teaching English and in childcare. In May 2021, Shibuya revealed that at the age of 11, she was sexually abused by her elder brother, but her parents initially called her a liar when she confided them over the incident. Her porn career severely strained her relationship with her parents, who wanted to keep their reputation as model citizens.

Adult video career

Shibuya had a part-time job reviewing adult products, which eventually led her to debut in her first adult video in November 2014 through an exclusive deal with

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. Throughout her career, she has released more than 750 films. From May 2015 to April 2016, Shibuya joined the Japanese AV idol group as its ninth member, and also recorded a single in August 2015. From April 2017 to November 2019, Shibuya hosted ''Kaho Shibuya's Tawawa Challenge'' on Japan's Skyperfect TV. Shibuya announced her retirement from the AV industry at an event held in Tokyo in May 2018.

Later career

Since leaving the AV industry, Shibuya has moved on to a number of projects in the entertainment field. : Cosplay: Shibuya has since taken her love of anime and manga professionally, appearing as a cosplay guest at anime conventions internationally. She has also published two photo books of herself in various anime costumes. : : Acting: After having made her mainstream acting debut in the Japanese film ' in September 2019, Shibuya is currently lined up to be a voice actress in an upcoming untitled anime, which has been delayed by the

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. : : Hosting: Since August 2019, Shibuya been the host of the radio show ''Kaho Shibuya's TOKUMORI''. She has also hosted her own

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channel “Omochan” beginning in November 2018. In June 2020, she launched her

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channel. : : Writing: In July 2019, Shibuya wrote a

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about her life in the AV industry which she says she hopes to be able to translate into English. It was published in 2020.

Works

Books

Discography

;Singles * ''Natsu no Ojosan'' (2015)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shibuya, Kaho 1991 births Living people Japanese sports journalists 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese pornographic film actresses Actresses from Tokyo Cosplayers Twitch_(service)_streamers Japanese women radio presenters Japanese radio presenters Japanese voice actresses 21st-century Japanese women writers Japanese memoirists Women memoirists Japanese women journalists 21st-century memoirists Japanese YouTubers YouTube channels launched in 2018