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Beware The Illegal Barkers in Sapporo’s Susukino District
Sapporo passed a new law against coaxing customers into questionable businesses in 2022. But in 2024, it didn't issue a single fine.
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Sapporo passed a new law against coaxing customers into questionable businesses in 2022. But in 2024, it didn't issue a single fine.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The spot fell flat online, with many arguing it was telling users to try something that's already proven useless.
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
Kanai Yasutoshi, who went by the name Ibuki Reno, even bragged he wouldn't get caught because he "wasn't leaving evidence."
LAW & CRIME
The case raises questions about the nature of groups that are supposedly intended to help runaways in Kabukicho and elsewhere.
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
The mastermind behind two "relaxation stores" in Kabukicho admits he specifically marketed "cheap sex with Japanese women" to inbound travelers.
LAW & CRIME
Politician Shiiki Tamotsu admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a child. So why did he get off so easy?
LAW & CRIME
A thief got more than he bargained for when he sped off with a bag containing a pair of AirPods that had…
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
For the first time, a court in Japan rules that hosts taking kickbacks from routing indebted customers to sex shops breaks the…