Concerns over maintaining penalties for the 'selling side' in draft report on Anti-Prostitution Act; women's support groups and researchers
Japan's Ministry of Justice expert panel presented a draft report on revising the Anti-Prostitution Act, proposing to criminalize solicitation by buyers while maintaining penalties for sellers. Women's support groups and researchers expressed concerns from both pro-criminalization and anti-regulatio
Japan · 2026-08-24 · 朝日新聞
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