Enjo-kōsai(援助交際) (shortened form enkō(援交)) means "compensated dating" and is a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money and/or luxury gifts to attractive women for their companionship, and possibly sexual favors. The female participants range from school-age girls to housewives. A common misconception is that enjo-kōsai always involves some form of sexual activity. The term enjo-kōsai first appeared in the Asahi Shimbun on September 20, 1994.[citation needed] In the opposite case of women paying men, it is called gyaku-enjo-kōsai(逆援助交際).