Controversy over donation of sperm through sexual intercourse with friend's wife...So far, 7 people have succeeded in getting pregnant
Aug 18, 2025
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According to Japanese media Kansai TV and Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, a man under the pseudonym 'Hajime (38)' who lives in Osaka, Japan, helps with pregnancy through two ways: having sex directly with a woman or delivering semen without sex.
He became a sperm donor five years ago at the earnest request of his university classmate.
A friend who was diagnosed with infertility asked him to sleep with his wife himself in order to have children with her.
Hajime was shocked at first, but a few days later he accepted the request.
The next year, the wife of a friend succeeded in getting pregnant and a child was born.
Hajime recalled "When I first saw the child, I had complicated feelings, but it was rewarding to see my friends and family happy."
He later opened an SNS account to help more people and began donating anonymously.
It spends about 11,700 yen (about 110,000 won) every month to be tested for infectious diseases, and the results are released online, and it also posted a university diploma for reliability.
Donations are provided free of charge, and only transportation costs are covered by the requester.
Hajime does not write a contract, but promises not to take legal and economic responsibility after giving birth.
So far, more than 20 requests have been received, seven women have succeeded in becoming pregnant, and four of them have given birth safely.
"At first, I expected that there would be a lot of requests from infertile couples, but in reality, there was a greater demand for unmarried women who did not want to marry female same-sex couples but wanted children."," he said.
As for his donation activities, netizens said "Without official records, social problems such as incest marriage may arise in the future.", "As demand clearly exists, relevant laws and systems must be adjusted according to the times." post a message such as.
Despite the controversy, Hajime said he was continuing his activities for social contributions, not for financial gain.
He said "I feel very satisfied when I see people who want to have children succeed in pregnancy and childbirth. This is the biggest reason why I keep doing this."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
