In 2024, the number of store-based businesses operating in the Japanese sex industry amounted to . This number includes all services that are provided at a certain location, such as bath houses, strip clubs or so-called love hotels
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 parlors, love hotels, call-girl services, as well as video- and phone-based services.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 30, 2025). Number of businesses operating from a service location in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1194759/japan-number-store-based-sex-businesses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of businesses operating from a service location in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2024." Chart. April 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1194759/japan-number-store-based-sex-businesses/
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National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Businesses Operating from a Service Location in The Sex Industry in Japan from 2015 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Apr 2025, /statistics/1194759/japan-number-store-based-sex-businesses/
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Number of businesses operating from a service location in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1194759/japan-number-store-based-sex-businesses/
