Lawmakers and women’s advocacy groups argue that current legislation, dating back to the 1950s, fuels exploitation and risks the country being branded a sex tourism hotspot.
Lawmakers and women’s advocacy groups argue that current legislation, dating back to the 1950s, fuels exploitation and risks the country being branded a sex tourism hotspot.
Speaking during a Budget Committee session on November 11, House of Representatives member for Fukuoka’s ninth district, Rintaro Ogata, said the current law offered scant protection for women’s rights or dignity, the Asahi newspaper reported.

The 1956 statute, originally drafted to clean up red-light districts and discourage public nuisance, punishes women who solicit their services but not the men who pay them.
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