37 mins ago · Tokyo
‘Men know they won’t face consequences’: rise of street sex work in Tokyo is fuelling calls for change
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Tokyo. The first report grouped here was at 3 Nov 2026, 01:52 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Men know they won’t face consequences’: rise of street sex work in Tokyo is fuelling calls for change”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The boom in international tourism has fuelled a new phenomenon of women soliciting on the streets of Tokyo’s Kabukicho night-time district Kabukicho is not known as “sleepless town” for nothing. The bustling centre of Tokyo’s night-time economy is a magnet for tourists and locals in search of a bite to…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
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- The Guardian