HONG KONG - Nearly 30 adult video actresses from Japan were denied entry to Hong Kong on Wednesday, with some facing immediate repatriation by the city's immigration authorities, forcing the cancellation of a themed fan meeting just days before it was due to begin.
At least three actresses said on social media that all performers involved in the Mega Fans Expo 2026, along with their managers and staff, were denied entry despite having secured the necessary travel documents.
Hibiki Otsuki said on X that she was "surprised" when she and her team learned they were barred from entering the city. "No one did anything wrong, so it's only becoming more of a mystery. This has never happened before," she said.
The fan meeting's lead organizer later announced in a statement the cancellation of the three-day expo, which was scheduled to open Friday, without explaining the decision.
At the planned event, fans would have been able to shake hands with the actresses, take photos with them and get their autographs, with some tickets costing up to HK$2,380 ($300).
The cancellation came a week before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong to the north, amid ongoing bilateral tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on a possible Taiwan emergency.
