Tag Archives: Underground Economy

Economics 101: The Yakuza Barometer

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 7 October 2009
A look at why the yakuza hitting the books is a sure-fire sign that the economy is hitting rock bottom, by Bloomberg’s William Pesek, with added flavor from Jake Adelstein.(...)
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“Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in Japan. The New Victims: Japanese Teenagers”

By Jake Adelstein | Published: 1 April 2009
Japanese female teenagers are being used to replace foreign women in the sex-trafficking industry, possibly as a result of crackdowns by the Japanese government against the exploitation of foreign women in the country.
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Prostitution isn’t just for Professionals anymore! How to find a high-paying job in Japan’s Sex Industry.

By admin | Published: 21 June 2008
In Japan, prostitution isn’t just for professionals anymore. The quasi-legal sex industry in Japan is estimated to be a multi-billion dollar market and all signs indicate that it continues to grow. In an otherwise stagnant economy, despite the efforts of the local police to contain it, the fast-food like fellatio for sale coffee shops (pink salons), the home- delivery service sexual massage operations, and the S & M clubs and their like show no signs of disappearing. One of the signs of the healthiness and expansion of the industry s can be found in any major convenience store or book store among the women’s magazines.
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