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In Japan, buying and selling sex is illegal. Even though it’s illegal, there aren’t any penalties for doing it. Just because there are no penalties, please don’t engage in buying or selling sex when you come to Japan. It’s against the law. Please follow the law.
Prostitution is divided into simple prostitution and organized prostitution. Simple prostitution is prostitution in which prostitutes find clients on their own. Organized prostitution is when a person selling sex is under the management of an organization. You could get arrested for simple prostitution in some cases, but organized prostitution is punishable by law.
However, in Japan, many places boldly advertise and have signs for organized prostitution. There are shops where customers come to the store to receive services, systems where customers order by phone, and the woman goes to a hotel or home to provide services. The police know about it. Arrests happen occasionally, but mostly, sex is bought and sold usually. It’s illegal and punishable, so why aren’t there more arrests?
There’s a funny and strange excuse for this, but I need to talk about the stores before explaining it. I…







