y ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁magazine ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Kob un sha . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁targets ▁women ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sister ▁magazine ▁of ▁J J , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁company . ▁The ▁two ▁mag az ines ▁are ▁closely ▁linked , ▁and ▁often , ▁models ▁who ▁pos ed ▁for ▁J J ▁magazine ▁in ▁their ▁youth ▁will ▁return ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁model ▁for ▁Class y . ▁ ▁Mod els ▁In ▁the ▁beginning , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁models ▁were ▁American ▁super models , ▁however ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁policy ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁local ▁models . ▁Fam ous ▁Japanese ▁super models , ▁namely ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁started ▁their ▁model ing ▁care ers ▁by ▁appearing ▁as ▁cover ▁girls ▁in ▁the ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Several ▁well - known ▁models ▁are ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁magazine . ▁H iro ko ▁Hat ano , ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁J J ▁magazine , ▁started ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁here ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Jess ica ▁Mich ib ata , ▁Say o ▁A iz awa ▁and ▁Ry oko ▁Tan ami ▁are ▁also ▁popular . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁- ▁Publish ers ▁website ▁( in ▁Japanese ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Japan ▁Class y ▁Category : J apan ese ▁month ly ▁mag az ines ▁Class y ▁Category : K ob un