Field Diaries & Reviews of Japan's Sex Industry — Soaplands, Delivery Health & Esthetic, Reported Firsthand by Elon (20+ Years on the Beat)

Renaissance, Shinjuku — Three Prices for the Same 35 Minutes, and a 20% Card Fee That Only Looks Like Zero
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Renaissance, Shinjuku — Three Prices for the Same 35 Minutes, and a 20% Card Fee That Only Looks Like Zero

A store-type fashion health in a Shinjuku 3-chome basement, one minute from the southeast exit, where the same 35 minutes costs ¥8,000 or ¥12,000 depending on three choices you make before you walk in. The card fee is advertised at zero. It isn't zero — it just moved.

Japan Is Reviewing the Law That Replaced Its Anti-Prostitution Safety Net. The Numbers Are Going the Wrong Way News
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Japan Is Reviewing the Law That Replaced Its Anti-Prostitution Safety Net. The Numbers Are Going the Wrong Way

The health ministry has convened a panel to review the Act on Support for Women Facing Difficulties, the 2024 law that took over the protective machinery of Japan's Anti-Prostitution Act. Emergency shelter placements have fallen roughly 40 percent in a decade, eight prefectures still have no residential facility, and fewer than one municipality in five has adopted a plan.

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