https://www.alojapan.com/1229505/osaka-brothel-owner-arrested-for-allegedly-forcing-150-into-prostitution/ Osaka brothel owner arrested for allegedly forcing 150 into prostitution #debt #HostBars #Osaka #OsakaTopics #prostitution #大阪 #大阪府 Police arrested a 31-year-old business owner Tuesday on suspicion of forcing over 150 women into prostitution at upscale restaurants in Osaka Prefecture in order to pay back massive debt they incurred as customers at a host club. The suspect, Tateki Okuda, and four others, who had already been arrested last month…

Crimes committed by 'tokuryu,' loosely connected anonymous groups that primarily operate through social media, have become a serious social issue in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/crime-legal/tokuryu-poses-problem-for-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #organizedcrime #tokuryu #japanesepolice #gangs #hostbars

Japan's government has approved a bill to tighten regulations on host clubs, aiming to curb abusive practices that force female patrons into prostitution to pay off excessive debts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hostbars #prostitution #women039sissues #japanesepolice #gangs #organizedcrime

Tokyo police are stepping up a crackdown on a group that recruits women for sexual services by luring them on social media with promises of high incomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/sex-worker-scout-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #prostitution #hostbars #kabukicho #sexcrimes

A woman in her 60s, living in the Kanto region, has not seen her daughter in four years. The daughter cut all ties after falling deeply into Tokyo's host club culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/19/japan/society/japan-host-club-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hostbars #kabukicho #women039sissues

A total of 88 women and girls as young as 16 were arrested in the first 11 months of this year for soliciting prostitution near Okubo Park in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-prostitution-arrests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #prostitution #shinjuku #hostbars #women039sissues #tokyo

Tokyo police announced Wednesday the arrest of a 24-year-old host club employee in the capital’s Kabukicho entertainment district for allegedly attempting to force a female client into prostitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/crime-legal/host-club-prostution/ #japan #crimelegal #hostbars #shinjuku #japanesepolice #prostitution #kabukicho #shinjukuward #mpd #tokyo

Police arrested a 31-year-old business owner Tuesday on suspicion of forcing over 150 women into prostitution at upscale restaurants in Osaka Prefecture in order to pay back massive debt they incurred as customers at a host club. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/06/japan/crime-legal/osaka-brothels-prostitution/ #japan #crimelegal #prostitution #osaka #hostbars #debt

Tokyo police have arrested two men for allegedly receiving kickbacks for arranging for a woman, who had significant debt at a host club in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, to work at a brothel in Oita Prefecture through a broker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/05/japan/crime-legal/kabukicho-hosts-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #hostbars #prostitution #kabukicho #shinjuku #japanesepolice

Tokyo police said they rearrested three men on suspicion of brokering prostitution through a recruitment website targeted at Japanese women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/crime-legal/three-men-arrested-for-brokering-prostitution-overseas/ #japan #crimelegal #prostitution #hostbars #internet

'Sugar Baby Riri' swindled three men out of ¥159 million, which she then spent on a Kabukicho host she fell in love with. Now, she will spend nine years behind bars for fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/crime-legal/itadaki-joshi-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #nagoya #maiwatanabe #prostitution #hostbars #tokyo

A host club worker in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district has been arrested for allegedly serving alcohol to an underage girl who racked up ¥6 million in charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-minor-toyko/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #hostbars

Japan's police are cracking down on host clubs in the country, issuing more than 200 administrative penalties on them after conducting raids in 33 prefectures at the end of last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-crackdown/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #hostbars #prostitution #teens #women039sissues #japanesepolice

Tokyo police have said that this year they arrested 140 women for alleged prostitution in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho entertainment district, nearly triple the figure from last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/20/japan/crime-legal/shinjuku-host-clubs-prostitution/?utm_content=buffer06187&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #shinjuku #hostbars #prostitution #japanesepolice

Japan is aiming to strengthen measures against host clubs that charge female customers extortionate fees, with some women accruing massive debts and being forced into prostitution to repay the sums. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/29/japan/crime-legal/government-crack-down-host-clubs/?utm_content=buffer7eeb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #hostbars #prostitution

Eighty women were arrested between January and September on suspicion of prostitution for allegedly soliciting customers on the streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/japan/crime-legal/japan-prostitution-arrest/?utm_content=buffer15aae&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #prostitution #japanesepolice #shinjuku #hostbars