Japan Wants to Jail Men Who Buy Sex. Sex Workers Say That'll Get Women Hurt- Lawmaker Kaname Yukiko's group SWASH has translated a Nordic study of 210 sex workers. It found only about 6% would qualify as trafficked, and that criminalizing buyers would on net leave most of them worse off.
Japan is considering revising its anti-prostitution law to penalize buyers, closing a gap where only sellers are currently punished. Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi announced a panel of experts will discuss revisions within the current fiscal year. A case of a 12-year-old Thai girl forced into se
Japan · 2026-07-20 · r/japannews
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