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The Japan Times<p>Japan's red-light tourism boom is partly explained by harmful stereotypes of Japanese women and the way adult services are normalized in the country. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/30/japan/japan-sex-industry-women-stereotypes/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">24/12/30/japan/japan-sex-industry-women-stereotypes/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pornography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pornography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostclubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostclubs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseeconomy</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>An expert panel set up by the National Police Agency to look into problems at Japan’s host clubs is urging the government to tighten restrictions on them to prevent clients from incurring excessive debts. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/19/japan/crime-legal/npa-host-clubs-report/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">19/japan/crime-legal/npa-host-clubs-report/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostclubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostclubs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Prostitution is illegal in Japan, but legal loopholes have allowed the service to thrive, attracting increased interest from tourists seeking to fulfill their sexual fantasies. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/06/japan/society/japan-sex-tourism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/society/japan-sex-tourism/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kabukicho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kabukicho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostclubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostclubs</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AgenceFrancePresse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgenceFrancePresse</span></a><br>'I wanted to be loved': <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> women fall prey to exploitative '<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/hostclubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostclubs</span></a>' | AFP<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCEdVqSDHCQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=bCEdVqSDHC</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Young women are increasingly being trapped in mountains of debt due to the sales practices at host clubs in Tokyo's red-light district, with this pushing some into sex work. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/26/japan/society/host-club-pay-later-system-prostitution/?utm_content=buffer21083&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/</span><span class="invisible">26/japan/society/host-club-pay-later-system-prostitution/?utm_content=buffer21083&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjuku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinjuku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kabukicho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kabukicho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostclubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostclubs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a></p>
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