{"id":2861,"date":"2025-11-25T09:12:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T00:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T00:12:50","slug":"kaoru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/2025\/11\/25\/kaoru\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaoru Takayasu: Breast Cancer Survivor Model Embraces Life on the Runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaoru Takayasu, a breast cancer survivor model, is currently living a life where she strives to leave nothing undone. Her Instagram profile, under the handle @kaoru_takayasu, highlights her roles and achievements:<\/p>\n<p>* Breast cancer survivor model<br \/>\n* Mrs of the Year World Semi-Grand Prix<br \/>\n* Mental Trainer \/ Stage Team ADEYAKA \/ Organizer of the Megami Project (Goddess Project)<\/p>\n<p>She describes herself as a Performance Artist who proves that confidence and radiance are not lost, even after losing a breast due to cancer. She invites business inquiries via Direct Message.<br \/>\nReflecting on a Personal Milestone in Paris<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post, Takayasu shared a deeply personal reflection about achieving goals that were solely for herself:<br \/>\n&gt; &#8220;What I wanted for myself, not for anyone else.&#8221;<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\nShe detailed two major accomplishments centered around her birthday, which also coincides with the anniversary of her cancer diagnosis:<br \/>\n* Wearing a dress designed exclusively for her by MAMI OKANO (@mami.beautylife.monaco) and walking on a runway in Paris.<br \/>\n* Celebrating her birthday\u2014which she refers to as her &#8220;cancer declaration day&#8221;\u2014in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Takayasu acknowledged the challenge of achieving these goals:<br \/>\n&gt; &#8220;I am someone who struggles with interacting with people, but for the sake of these goals, I endured and persevered for 35 days. I have the confidence to say that I worked harder than anyone.&#8221;<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\nHer ultimate takeaway from the experience focuses on internal strength:<br \/>\n&gt; &#8220;What I ultimately realized is that it was not a battle against others, but a battle against myself. It was about how much I could push myself and how long I could maintain a strong, unwavering resolve. 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Her Instagram profile, under the handle @kaoru_takayasu, highlights her roles and achievements: * Breast cancer survivor model * Mrs of the Year World Semi-Grand Prix * Mental Trainer \/ Stage Team ADEYAKA \/ Organizer of the Megami Project (Goddess Project) She describes herself as a Performance Artist who proves that confidence and radiance are not lost, even after losing a breast due to cancer. She invites business inquiries via Direct Message. Reflecting on a Personal Milestone in Paris In a recent post, Takayasu shared a deeply personal reflection about achieving goals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2861"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2971,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions\/2971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makikomi.jp\/times\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}