NEWS POST SEVEN has reported that Yonekura has continued to miss events in which she was scheduled to appear since August 20. On September 17, she declined to appear at a photocall ceremony celebrating the reopening of the Ginza flagship store of BARNEYS NEW YORK, and on September 25, it was learned that the press conference event hosted by the Japanese subsidiary of the British luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover, where she was scheduled to appear, was itself canceled. On October 6, she was scheduled to appear at the same event, but it turned out to be cancelled. On October 6, Yonekura was also absent from the “21st Clarino Beautiful Legs Award 2025,” an award ceremony to honor celebrities with beautiful legs. In her absence from the event, Yonekura said, “I am very sorry that I could not attend the award ceremony today. I am honored to have received this recognition. I will continue to face my own body and cherish the accumulation of small daily care. Yonekura explained that the reason for her absence from the “BARNEYS NEW YORK” ceremony and the “CLARINO” award ceremony was “poor health.
They destroyed posters, pop-ups, flyers, etc.”
The news site “PINZBA NEWS” interviewed the PR firm that handled the PR office for the “Jaguar Land Rover” presentation and reported that “the firm has requested to cancel the appointment, and the decision to cancel the event has been made accordingly. The press event was cancelled due to a request from the office to cancel the appointment,” the report said. An editor of a fashion magazine commented. Yonekura was supposed to be the ambassador for the newest model of the company’s popular “Defender” car, which was scheduled to be unveiled at the event. If she was simply feeling ill, she could have just missed the press event and there would have been no need to cancel her ambassadorship. …… There is a strong suspicion that something serious is happening to Yonekura. Yonekura’s “withdrawal” from the presentation is expected to cost the organizers a huge amount of money. A person involved in the entertainment industry pointed out the following. We have heard that all the posters, pop-ups, flyers, and other promotional materials with Yonekura’s picture on them were to be discarded. We heard that the Japanese subsidiary of Jaguar Land Rover suffered a loss because not only the promotional materials for the media at the exhibition but also those to be placed in stores nationwide had to be discarded. Although it depends on the contract, normally, the penalty would be paid by Yonekura’s side, since it was her request to cancel the exhibition. The company will probably file a claim from now on, but it will probably be a large amount considering the fact that they had also held the event venue. Since Ms. Yonekura has her own private office, it would be a big blow if she had to pay the penalty. There is no doubt that there are extraordinary circumstances at play here, as Yonekura has voluntarily declined the appointment despite the possibility of having to pay such a penalty.