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Head of sex-worker scouting group sentenced to over four years in prison
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced the leader of a sex-worker scouting group to…
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Paying for sex may become illegal in Japan
In Japan, it is currently illegal to receive money for sex, but not to pay…
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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…
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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…
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Kabukicho: Neon Lights, Big Energy, and a Few Things You Should Probably Not Do
Kabukicho has a reputation. Even if you’ve never been there, you’ve probably heard stories —…
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Is Japan Becoming a Sex Tourism Destination? Let’s Talk About It
Japan has always had a unique relationship with adult entertainment and nightlife. From hostess bars…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sexual services for women popular as never in Japan
According to an article in Weekly Women Prime, Japan is seeing a rapid rise in…
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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…
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Prostitution drops 90% after redesign to street in Osaka
Last December a backstreet in the Taiyujicho/Toganocho district of Umeda in Osaka underwent a makeover in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Tokyo brothel for foreign tourists raided by local police
Local Tokyo Police have raided a brothel that offered services to foreign tourists, arresting seven.…