In 2024, the most common type of business operating in Japan’s sex industry was non-store-based services, with * service providers. This category includes businesses such as call girl services and delivery services for sex toys and adult-only items.
While prostitution is officially illegal in Japan, the domestic adult entertainment industry took advantage of legal loopholes to work around this ban. Businesses falling under the category of adult entertainment include, among others, adult-only bathhouses, strip clubs, massage services, love hotels as well as video- and phone-based services.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 30, 2025). Number of businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2018 to 2024, by business type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1194752/japan-number-businesses-sex-industry-by-type/
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