Prostitution in Japan
Paying for sex may become illegal in Japan
In Japan, it is currently illegal to receive money for sex, but not to pay for sex. In other words, […]
Prostitution in Japan
Prostitution in Japan
Is this the end for new soaplands in Tokyo?
We recently reported about the large-scale closure of soaplands around Japan following the shuttering of a major chain, possibly to avoid a […]
Crime & Legal
Japan mulls revising anti-prostitution law to penalize sex buyers
Japan is eyeing revising the anti-prostitution law to potentially include buyers who solicit sex for money as violators, closing a […]
Prostitution in Japan
Seeing Tachinbo With Compassion: The Human Stories Behind a Misunderstood Reality
In the busy nighttime streets of Japan’s entertainment districts, you may see women standing quietly on corners—waiting, watching, offering services […]
Crime & Legal
Tokyo police obtain arrest warrant for mother of Thai girl
Tokyo police have obtained an arrest warrant for the mother of a Thai girl on suspicion of violating child welfare […]
Crime & Legal
Massage parlor operator arrested for forcing 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested the operator of a private-room massage parlor in Bunkyo Ward, after he allegedly forced […]
Prostitution in Japan
75 women arrested for prostitution at Kabukicho park
Seventy-five women were arrested for street prostitution near Okubo Park in Kabukicho district in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward during the first […]
Prostitution in Japan
Sexual services for women popular as never in Japan
According to an article in Weekly Women Prime, Japan is seeing a rapid rise in the number of establishments offering […]
Prostitution in Japan
New Manga explains “tachinbo” street prostitution in English
The issue of young streetwalkers, known as tachinbo in Japanese, in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku, especially around Okubo Park, has become a […]
Crime & Legal
Police arrests brokers for prostitutes at around 100 brothels in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward
Osaka Police has arrested four people on charges of criminally profiting off acting as go-betweens for women and brothels. In […]
Prostitution in Japan
Minor celebrity Anri Sakaguchi offers crazy long list of sex work extras in effort to make extra cash
In tabloid terms, Anri Sakaguchi is the gift that keeps on giving. The celebrity, who is the daughter of an actress and […]
Prostitution in Japan
Men from Osaka arrested in International Prostitution scandal
Tokyo Police has arrested a 40-year-old man from Osaka on February 10, on charges of violating an employment law while […]
Crime & Legal
Tokyo brothel for foreign tourists raided by local police
Local Tokyo Police have raided a brothel that offered services to foreign tourists, arresting seven. The establishment in Kabukicho, central […]
Kinky Japan
Men arrested for organizing Japanese Sex traffic into the USA
With a very cheap Japanese Yen, local wages stagnant, and the media full of stories of young Japanese people on […]
Japanese History
Exploring the Biggest Red-Light District in Western Japan
Tobita Shinchi: The Biggest Red-Light district in Western Japan – and quite like any other red light district in the world. […]
Crime & Legal
Fireman from Chiba caught giving High School girl presents in exchange for Sex
According to Sankei Shimbun a 29 year old Firemen Tenji Nakamura from Chiba prefecture was arrested for giving presents to […]