Sex & Nightlife

As Overseas Sex Work From Japan Booms, Solo Female Travelers Face Border Trouble

More Japanese women are going overseas for prostitution. That's leading to women outside the industry being turned back at the border.

Love Hotel Scandal Claims Career of Japanese City Mayor

Ex-mayor Ogawa Akira insists the 10+ times she went to a love hotel with another city employee were strictly business.

Tokyo Girls Bar Workers Allegedly Forced Woman Into Prostitution

A popular and well-respected girls bar in Ikebukuro was reportedly the scene of a horrific case of abuse and sexual slavery.

How The “No-Panties Cafes” of 1980s Japan Sparked a Sex Club Crackdown

Japan's "no-pan kissa" were part of a wave of new sex establishments in the 1980s. They disappeared almost as quickly as they surfaced.

Japan’s Love Hotels: Everything I Didn’t Know Before Having Sex in Them

Wanna experience a love hotel in Japan? Don't be caught off-guard - read up on a few gotchas you may not know about.

Has Tokyo’s Prostitution Alley Become a Tourist Destination?

The recent arrest of four women in a prostitution ring operating near Okubo Park highlights how the area has grown in popularity.

Japanese Women Don’t Need “Saving” From Host Clubs, Kabukicho Expert Says

A Kabukicho nightlife expert says the current debate over host clubs is misinformed and based on a disdain for women.

The Host Is Toast: Japan Approves Law To Crack Down On Host Club Hustlers

Hosts, Japan's grey zone version of aggressive gigolos, are about to find themselves in serious trouble. The predatory practices of these good looking guys with too much hair gel are now punishable by law.

Professor in Japan Arrested for Running Illegal Sex Massage Parlor

By day, 49-year-old Takitani Hiroshi conducted life-saving research on earthquakes. By night, he was running an unlicensed sex shop.

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