Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.
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Simon Ostrovsky , Hinako Kera , Rina Kawaei , Ayano Mashiro , Minako Honda
Simon Ostrovsky
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