Japan's host clubs: A customer paid thousands of dollars – and was coerced into sex work cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
She thought she found love in a Japanese host club. Then the bills ballooned – and she was coerced into sex work yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TOKYO: Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide. At 18, she met her "saviour" at one of Tokyo's hundreds of host clubs, where men entertain women.
In the country, more and more women are forced into prostitution in clubs because of the high level of debt. In this context, the Catholic Church is on the front line together with some organisations such as Nippon Kakekomidera. The founder of the association, Hidemori Gen:
Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide.Before long, Kisaragi became one of a growing number of victims of financial and sexual exploitation linked to these establishments, which have dotted Japan's red-light district Kabukicho for decades.