Category Archives: Sex Industry

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, namely soaplands, manage to work their way around these rules, law enforcement chooses to “focus their efforts” on places that are plainly and evidently illegal. The [...]
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Fuzoku Friday: The Alibi

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 11 December 2009
On an Internet message board, a concerned mother writes: Hello. My child has been attending kindergarten from March, and since then I’ve been working as a delivery health girl. I tell my husband, “I’m still looking for a job.. today I went to the employment office but still haven’t been able to find anything,” but in reality [...]
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Police and government fighting back against junior idols?

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 7 December 2009
An article posted a few weeks ago but recently brought to my attention through Japan Probe: Tokyo Metro Police create dedicated anti-child porn unit A special Tokyo police unit to combat the spread of child pornography on the Internet will begin work Thursday. The unit will also operate a 24-hour hotline, hoping that citizens’ reports will help expose [...]
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“Gods”, Demons, and Teenage Girls: New Web sites facilitate exploitation of runaways and promote human trafficking in Japan

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 29 November 2009
The Japan Times featured an excellent article last week about the latest trend of iede (家出) web sites where young girls who have run away from home look for kami (神 – god) or men who will take them temporarily off the streets in trade for sex or other favors. Some of the girls are [...]
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Fuzoku Friday: Finding a job that’s right for you (Part II)

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 27 November 2009
Last week we introduced a few of the high-paying part-time jobs (高収入アルバイト) ladies take up to make some cash, and this week we’ll continue with four more career specialties: Chat Lady Good for idiots: 2 No nudity required: 4 Work when you want: 3 Easy stand-by: 5 Calorie burner: 1 Payment: 1-star Enjoy conversations with men, either over the internet as a [...]
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