INTERVIEW
Interviews
Hear from the competitors, judges and supporters who took part in JMC2023, AMC2024, MCWT2025 and AMC2026. If you are thinking about entering, this is a great place to start.
Interview videos
Interviews published on our official YouTube channel. Select a title to open the video.
How did he become the best in the world? An exclusive interview with massage world champion Taro Yamaguchi
MCWT2025 overall champion
[World No. 1] We sit down with the oil massage champion: the story behind the win
MCWT2025 Oil division winner
World-class stretching technique | Interview with the massage world championship winner [MCWT2025]
MCWT2025 Stretch division winner
Youngest-ever world champion | Meet the winner of the Traditional Thai division
MCWT2025 Traditional Thai division winner
[Sales doubled] From a world championship to opening my dream salon!
What happened next for a competitor — *These are individual experiences and results; similar outcomes are not guaranteed.
Competitors
Competitor interview / Chiho Kaji
Winner, Stretch — AMC2024
Competitor interview / RUKA
Winner, Oil Massage — AMC2024 · 2nd, MCWT2025
Competitor interview / Shiraishi
Winner, Oil Massage — JMC2023
Competitor interview / Tamaki Kosoin
7th, Oil Massage — MCWT2025
Competitor interview / Akinori Inagaki
3rd, Thai Massage — AMC2024 · Audience award, MCWT2025
Competitor interview / Yuichi Azuma
3rd, Bodycare — AMC2024 · 2nd, Oil Massage — JMC2023
Competitor interview / Nobunae Aizawa
Winner, Bodycare — MCWT2025 and JMC2023
Judges
Judge interview / Misaki
AMC judge interview
From our supporters
Esthe Pro Labo — Mr Matsuyama on the championship
NAORU — Mr Wakabayashi on the championship