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91AV原创 differing treatment of those offering sex services and those who pay for them has drawn criticism in recent years amid concerns over street prostitution, especially around Tokyo’s Kabukicho entertainment district.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2026
Government panel urges penalties for people who seek out sex workers
Currently, various acts related to prostitution are punishable by law, but there is no penalty for those who solicit sex workers.
A former massage parlor operator was found guilty of employing a Thai girl despite her being a minor, and of having her perform sexual services for him and his clients.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2026
Former Tokyo massage parlor operator given five years for employing Thai girl
Masayuki Hosono was found guilty of having the 12-year-old girl work at the parlor and having her perform sexual services.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from right) speaks during a meeting on measures to curb human trafficking in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2026
As cases rise, Japan moves to step up measures against human trafficking
The move to step up measures against labor and sexual exploitation comes amid a rise in identified victims.
A meeting of an expert panel discussing regulations concerning prostitution, held at the Justice Ministry on Monday
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2026
Justice Ministry panel may call for regulating acts to solicit prostitutes
Panel members argued that the current situation in which people seeking to buy sex are not punishable lacks balance and agreed that some sort of regulations are necessary.
Prosecutors are also seeking a ?2 million fine for a former Tokyo massage parlor operator accused of making a 12-year-old Thai girl provide sexual services.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2026
Six years sought for former massage parlor operator over Thai girl case
The operator allegedly forced the girl, then 12, to do sexual acts to male customers and himself last year without confirming her age, according to the indictment.
Sex workers are seen standing at night on the streets in Benin City on May 21. Desperate women in Africa's most populous country — where rising poverty rates have ensnared 63% of population — end up forced into prostitution across west Africa, along migrant routes toward Europe, and all the way up to Italy, Germany and France.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
How sex trade ensnares Nigerian women
Desperate women in Nigeria end up forced into prostitution across west Africa, along migrant routes toward Europe, and all the way up to Italy, Germany and France.
As these manga show, sexuality is only part of the story for many women who turn to lesbian sex services. Many seek healing, comfort and emotional relief, too.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 1, 2026
Manga and lesbian sex-work agencies team up to tell untold stories
Agencies and artists seek to present more nuanced depictions of their work and to challenge mainstream narratives that often emphasize scandal, eroticism or exploitation.
A case where a mother trafficked her daughter came to light in September after the girl sought help alone from the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2026
Thai mother sentenced for trafficking daughter to Tokyo sex trade
The mother entered Japan with her daughter in June last year on the pretext of sightseeing before abandoning the girl at the massage parlor, according to a court in Bangkok.
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed a one-year prison sentence to the Japan Cosmetic Association’s head for bribery linked to joint research with the University of Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2026
Japan Cosmetic Association head guilty of bribing University of Tokyo researchers
The Tokyo District Court sentenced Koichi Hikichi to one year in prison for bribery linked to joint research with the university.
Shota Inoue, who was arrested for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution, enters Ayase Police Station in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2026
Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution
The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.
Newspapers featuring coverage of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct related to his ties with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, are displayed at a newsagent in Egham near Windsor, England, on Feb. 20.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
King Charles buries his brother over Epstein. America dithers.
Why has the British establishment, not known historically for its alacrity, acted more swiftly than its U.S. counterpart to try to cut out the Epstein cancer.
A woman is being tried before the Tokyo District Court for involvement in forcing a 12-year-old Thai girl to offer sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2026
Suspected broker denies knowing age of Thai girl in Tokyo trafficking case
Punsiripanya Phakhaphon is being tried before the Tokyo District Court for acting as a broker between a 12-year-old Thai girl’s mother and a massage parlor owner in Tokyo.
Teruo Fujii, president of the University of Tokyo, holds a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2026
University of Tokyo to directly manage affiliated hospital in response to scandal
A string of corruption cases involving doctors at the hospital recently came to light, with one indicted for allegedly receiving ?1.8 million in services at clubs and brothels.
An internal probe at the University of Tokyo found 21 cases of ethics violations among staff, with one case still under review by its disciplinary committee.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2026
Internal University of Tokyo probe finds at least 21 cases of ethics violations
The results of the investigation comes after a series of bribery scandals involving faculty members at the institution were revealed last year.
The Tokyo District Court building. The court has sentenced the leader of a sex-worker scouting group to four years and six months in prison.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2026
Head of sex-worker scouting group sentenced to over four years in prison
According to the ruling, Kazuma Endo and others conspired to introduce 10 women to sex-related businesses between 2023 and 2024.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Department's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the department's organized crime division, said during his trial that he leaked highly confidential investigative information out of desperation due to harassment by a senior officer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Former Tokyo police officer found guilty of leak to sex scout group
In the trial, defendant Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the organized crime division at the Metropolitan Police Department, said he acted out of desperation due to harassment.
Members of an expert panel on prostitution control hold a meeting at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Government starts discussions on punishing sex buyers
A panel will consider introducing action against those who buy sex under the prostitution prevention law, which currently penalizes acts related to selling sex.
Eiki Morita, suspect in a child prostitution case, is taken to the Metropolitan Police Department's Shinjuku police station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
Man arrested for allegedly forcing girl into prostitution in Tokyo
Eiki Morita is suspected of forcing a then 13-year-old student to meet a sex buyer in his 40s at a hotel in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on April 12 last year.
The streets of the Kabukicho district in Tokyo in July 2021. Overseas, many countries — including most U.S. states — criminalize both those who sell and buy sex.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
Japan mulls revising anti-prostitution law to penalize sex buyers
The revision would close what critics say is a loophole to the law, which currently only penalizes sellers who solicit sex for money.
Tokyo police have arrested a 61-year-old part-time worker from Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of registering a fake address to rent an internet server. Investigators have also linked him to a blog that alludes to child prostitution in Laos.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2026
Police arrest man over suspected involvement in Laos child prostitution blog
According to Tokyo police, the blog in question contained text and photos suggestive of child prostitution in the Southeast Asian country.
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Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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