For organizations which promise a secluded block of time with an actual high school girl, though, time is running out on their business model, as Tokyo’s under-18 JK business ban is set to go into ...
On a cold, rainy night in Tokyo – Japanese schoolgirls line the streets. Shivering in short skirts they pass out fliers for “JK” or “joshi-kosei,” cafes in which adult males pay for the company of ...
On a humid Wednesday night the streets of Kabukicho, Tokyo’s most famous red-light district, hum with people. Some are tourists, here to gawp and take selfies, but others are customers. Adverts for ...
The lengthy, multi-syllabic nature of Japanese vocabulary means that words used in discussing social phenomena often evolve into abbreviated versions in order to streamline conversations. A prime ...
On a cold, rainy night in Tokyo – Japanese schoolgirls line the streets. Shivering in short skirts they pass out fliers for “JK” or “joshi-kosei,” cafes in which adult males pay for the company of ...