My first freelance article. What happens when someone meant to help you take advantage of you? These incidents are not rare in Tokyo’s red-light district, where predators pose as an NPO worker, to exploit young women in night-life industry. amp.scmp.com/week-asia/pe...

Japanese universities and students are responding to the U.S. government’s temporary suspension of student visa application processing. Many fear delays ahead of fall study abroad programs. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05...

Details on Fuji TV’s news conference, including the president and chairman’s resignation. The conference started at 16:00 and shows no sign of ending. It has been going on for 4 hours at this point: @japantimes.co.jp Reporting with @yukanai.bsky.social www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01... i

In Japan, many salons/medical institutions offer hair removal treatment for kids. Some places offer for those as young as 3 and the prices can be quite high. I talked with a salon's 6-year-old client and various experts. Here's what they have to say: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01...

Drivers, beware of sleeping pedestrians in the middle of the road at night, especially during holiday season as people would get drunk and doze off on the street, leading to fatalities/injuries. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...

You can also read more here on how the industry exploits young women: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12... www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10...

Host clubs have been criticized for taking advantage of clients' romantic feelings for hosts, who sweet-talk them into ordering expensive drinks and food, sometimes on credit. When the women are unable to settle the high debt, hosts are known to persuade them into engaging in prostitution.

National Police Agency calls for stricter rules against host clubs, famous in Japan as establishments where male hosts entertain female customers. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...

Japan announces new measure to tackle yami baito/shady part time jobs: Undercover investigators posing as applicants for yami baito (shady part-time jobs) to crack down on a surge in violent burglaries linked to such jobs. @francisbtang.bsky.social www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...