Former AKB48 member turned ramen entrepreneur Umezawa Mayuka will ban ramen critics from her ramen shops due to harassment

Umezawa Mayuka is a former idol who was part of “Baito AKB” (from 2014-2015), which are AKB48G members who worked part-time, as they pursued other careers.

Umezawa opened her first ramen shop “Mensho Yagumo” at the age of 20 back in 2017 and operates three ramen shops and is planning on a fourth.

Umezawa announced that she will no longer allow ramen critics to her shop due to power harassment, sexual harassment, slander and more.  She detailed her experiences on her Twitter account.

ラーメン評論家の入店お断りします

ラーメン評論家の方々とお会いしてきましたが、8割が私へマウンティングか言葉のセクハラが酷い人ばかりでした
それもあり避けたら裏で中傷される始末
うちにはマイナスしかなかったです

今後ラーメン評論家、同業で評論してる方の入店を全店固くお断り致します

— 梅澤愛優香 (@MAYUKA_YAGUMO) September 23, 2021

入店禁止の線引きについて。
今までご来店やSNS、発信等でお付き合いのある信用のある方、純粋にラーメン好きな方、純粋に食べ歩きが好きなレビュアー様のご来店は問題ございません。
あくまで私や当店に悪意のある方を指した内容となります。取材発信系の方のご来店については事前にご相談ください。

— 梅澤愛優香 (@MAYUKA_YAGUMO) September 24, 2021

ラーメン評論家から受けたセクハラ
一部をまとめましたので見て下さい

また近日ラーメン評論家による
パワハラ、セクハラ、中傷、癒着
についても公開させて頂きます pic.twitter.com/rZs4QvBol5

— 梅澤愛優香 (@MAYUKA_YAGUMO) September 27, 2021

One critic came into her shop to drink sake and started calling her Mayuka-chan, speaking to her like a friend without honorifics and he kept asking to take a photo with her, which she refused.  The critic then started take pictures close up of her body without her face which frightened Umezawa.

The critic said he was drunk.

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