In 2023, soliciting customers was the violation, leading to the overall highest number of *** cleared cases in the Japanese sex industry.
The Japanese Prostitution Prevention Law was enacted in 1956 to prohibit sexual intercourse in exchange for payment. While prostitution is officially illegal in Japan, the domestic adult entertainment industry took advantage of legal loopholes to work around this ban by, for example, offering non-coital services or sexual acts not legally defined as "intercourse."
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 4, 2024). Number of cleared cases regarding violations of the Prostitution Prevention Law in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by violation type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1195999/japan-number-cleared-cases-breaches-sex-industry-by-violation-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of cleared cases regarding violations of the Prostitution Prevention Law in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by violation type." Chart. April 4, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1195999/japan-number-cleared-cases-breaches-sex-industry-by-violation-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of cleared cases regarding violations of the Prostitution Prevention Law in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by violation type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1195999/japan-number-cleared-cases-breaches-sex-industry-by-violation-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Cleared Cases regarding Violations of The Prostitution Prevention Law in The Sex Industry in Japan in 2023, by Violation Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Apr 2024, /statistics/1195999/japan-number-cleared-cases-breaches-sex-industry-by-violation-type/
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Number of cleared cases regarding violations of the Prostitution Prevention Law in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by violation type [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1195999/japan-number-cleared-cases-breaches-sex-industry-by-violation-type/
