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Prostitution, as defined under modern Japanese law, is the illegal practice of sexual intercourse with an 'unspecified' (unacquainted) person in exchange for monetary compensation, [1] [2] [3] which was criminalised in 1956 by the introduction of article 3 of the Anti-Prostitution Law (売春防止法, Baishun bōshi hō).
The illegal drug trade in Japan is the illegal production, transport, sale, and use of prohibited drugs in Japan.The drug trade is influenced by various factors, including history, economic conditions, and cultural norms.
Tokyo's Yoshiwara pleasure quarter, antique postcard. Prostitution in Japan has existed throughout the country's history.While the Prostitution Prevention Law of 1956 states that "No person may either do prostitution or become the customer of it", loopholes, liberal interpretations and a loose enforcement of the law have allowed the Japanese sex industry to prosper and earn an estimated 2.3 ...
Gun and sword control started in Japan as early as the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi in order to disarm peasants and control uprisings. [2] Since then, control on guns became increasingly strict for civilians, leading to a number of revisions and new laws during the Meiji Restoration . [ 2 ]
Internet censorship in Japan generally focuses on pornography and controversial political material especially in regards to Japanese history during the Empire of Japan. [25] In 2022, Japan introduced a law to revise its Penal Code that would mandate a jail time for up to a year and a larger fine for making "online insults". [26]
In Japan, where Sumo wrestling is a popular sport, staying slim is a legal requirement. Back in 2008, the government introduced the Metabo Law as part of an initiative to tackle rising obesity ...
Dancing at public venues is technically illegal in Japan and is only permitted until midnight in clubs with a special license, a vestige of a law on "businesses affecting public morals", which was ...
Some critics claim that coerced confessions are responsible for Japan's high conviction rate; [46] as of 2017, the conviction rate in Japan was 97.8%. [47] Legal scholars, on the other hand, cite a low prosecution rate and a different method of calculating the conviction rate than in other countries as reasons for Japan's high conviction rate.