thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan

Tokyo police said they rearrested three men on suspicion of brokering prostitution through a recruitment website targeted at Japanese women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/crime-legal/three-men-arrested-for-brokering-prostitution-overseas/ #japan #crimelegal #prostitution #hostbars #internet

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

'Sugar Baby Riri' swindled three men out of ¥159 million, which she then spent on a Kabukicho host she fell in love with. Now, she will spend nine years behind bars for fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/crime-legal/itadaki-joshi-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #nagoya #maiwatanabe #prostitution #hostbars #tokyo

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

A host club worker in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district has been arrested for allegedly serving alcohol to an underage girl who racked up ¥6 million in charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-minor-toyko/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #hostbars

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan's police are cracking down on host clubs in the country, issuing more than 200 administrative penalties on them after conducting raids in 33 prefectures at the end of last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-crackdown/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #hostbars #prostitution #teens #women039sissues #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Tokyo police have said that this year they arrested 140 women for alleged prostitution in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho entertainment district, nearly triple the figure from last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/20/japan/crime-legal/shinjuku-host-clubs-prostitution/?utm_content=buffer06187&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #shinjuku #hostbars #prostitution #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Japan is aiming to strengthen measures against host clubs that charge female customers extortionate fees, with some women accruing massive debts and being forced into prostitution to repay the sums. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/29/japan/crime-legal/government-crack-down-host-clubs/?utm_content=buffer7eeb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #hostbars #prostitution

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Eighty women were arrested between January and September on suspicion of prostitution for allegedly soliciting customers on the streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/japan/crime-legal/japan-prostitution-arrest/?utm_content=buffer15aae&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #prostitution #japanesepolice #shinjuku #hostbars