Japan should stop punishing sex workers
October 24, 2026
October 24, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Japan should stop punishing sex workers
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Following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's directive in November 2025 to examine "the necessity of penalizing the buyers of prostitution," a Justice Ministry panel reviewed Japan's Prostitution Prevention Law. It's September 2026 report, in which none of the members objecte . . .
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Japan should stop punishing sex workers
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Following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's directive in November 2025 to examine "the necessity of penalizing the buyers of prostitution," a Justice Ministry panel reviewed Japan's Prostitution Prevention Law. It's September 2026 report, in which none of the members objecte . . .