Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 16 days ago

Japan moves for the first time to criminalize paying for sex

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Japan moves for the first time to criminalize paying for sex

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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 16 days ago

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Japan moves for the first time to criminalize paying for sex | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

www.asahi.com

The Justice Ministry is moving toward revising Japan's anti-prostitution law to punish the sex buyers, addressing a legal imbalance that has only targeted the sellers for 70 years, according to government sources.

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People notoriously behave really well when they are denied access to sex through any means.

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