SEX & NIGHTLIFE
A Crime-Free Kabukicho? Tokyo Police Start “Purging” Touts and Scouts
Touts and scouts in Kabukicho say they feel they're in the middle of a crackdown. Will this new attempt to "clean up"…
prostitution
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
SOCIETY
Illicit GLP-1 Trade Thrives Among Kabukicho’s Toyoko Kids – and Across Japan
GLP-1 drugs aren't approved for dietary use in Japan. That's led to a thriving black market in the streets of Tokyo and…
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
21 Soaplands Shut Overnight, Leaving Japanese Sex Workers High and Dry
The incident highlights the shift in sex-related businesses in Japan - and the precarious situation of sex workers.
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
Japanese Women Increasingly Trafficked Overseas for Sex Work by Scout Groups
The groups have made a killing by recruiting financially vulnerable women. Ordinary Japanese travelers are feeling the blowback.
LAW & CRIME
Japanese Man Arrested for Sexual Enslavement of Toyoko Minor
The man allegedly forced her to do papa-katsu (sugar-babying), arranging meetings with men and keeping most of the money.
INSIDER
[Insider] “Itadaki Ojisan”: How a Japanese Throuple Ran a Sugar Daddy Scam
In Japan, you can sue someone who's had an affair with your spouse. One Japanese couple used that to run a daring…
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
As Overseas Sex Work From Japan Booms, Solo Female Travelers Face Border Trouble
More Japanese women are going overseas for prostitution. That's leading to women outside the industry being turned back at the border.
INSIDER
[Insider] Japan’s Obsession With Punishing Foreigners is a Ticking Time Bomb
Japan's ruling class can't admit how badly it's failed the country. So it's blaming foreigners for all its problems instead.