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A murder-suicide at a soapland in Kobe’s Fukuhara district this June has people in Tokyo’s Yoshiwara talking about something they […]

Nighttime in a Japanese entertainment district and the sidewalk is packed. Not for ramen. Not for a limited-edition sneaker drop. […]

If you’re heading to Tokyo nightlife and using Google Maps the way most visitors do, a 4.8 rating on a […]

From doctor’s daughter to Yoshiwara soapland star to running her own legal office in Meguro — Sumika Hori’s story is […]

A woman in her 30s has been living two very different lives. By day she works as a home helper […]

Japan’s prostitution law has always been lopsided. Selling it in public can get you arrested. Buying it? Basically a shrug. […]

Rurutan is an adult influencer with about 1.3 million followers. In a recent magazine conversation with author Akira Tachibana, she […]

A few years ago, Okubo Park on the edge of Kabukicho was one of those spots everyone seemed to know […]

Japan’s economy can feel stuck in the mud for a lot of people. Up at the very top of the […]

Japan’s geisha districts are a black box to most people. When someone who actually lived inside one starts talking, it […]

They go by a bunch of names. Officially they’re sexy cabaret clubs (セクシーキャバクラ, sekushī kyabakura, or sekukyaba). People also call […]

Japan is moving closer to changing its anti-prostitution law so that customers can actually get punished, not just the people […]

A former soapland worker in Tokyo’s famous Yoshiwara district got so fed up after being fired that she went straight […]

Kabukicho has always been one of those places that feels like it runs on its own rules. Neon lights, host […]

apan’s sex industry is still a massive money-maker, but the people actually doing the work often get treated like they’re […]

apan’s nightlife is packed with euphemisms. “Fashion health” for erotic massage, “delivery health” for outcall services… and then there’s the […]