Category Archives: Sex Industry

Polaris Project Japan helps Tokyo police get a move on as laws remain stagnant

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 16 June 2010
Just popping in for a second to post this article by Richard Smart (or @tokyorich as we know him) on Polaris Project’s hand in busting a child pornographer who had(...)
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Fuzoku Friday: In the news this week

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 28 May 2010
A couple things going on in the fuzoku world this week: In a move to put a stop to illegal deai-kei cafes, the National Police Agency announced they will tighten(...)
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Fuzoku Friday: Girls with unhappy parents more likely to do compensated dating: Aichi police survey

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 23 April 2010
The Asahi Shinbun posted an article about a survey done by the Aichi Prefectural Police regarding enjo kosai, or the practice of school girls exchanging companionship and sexual favors for(...)
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Cabaret worker’s union hold first protest

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 27 March 2010
Just translated this story for Japan Today: March 27 – Tokyo’s “Kyabakura Union”–a labor union formed by and for cabaret girls–held their first protest Friday night in Shinjuku’s infamous Kabukicho(...)
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Fuzoku Friday: “Prostitution” vs Prostitution

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 18 December 2009
The Japanese law draws the line between legal and illegal sexual services by whether or not the ball makes it into the goal, so to speak. And while some businesses,(...)
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