

July 20, 2015
17m
EN
Simon Ostrovsky
Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.

Simon Ostrovsky
Self - Reporter

Jake Adelstein
Self - Journalist

Yumeno Nito
Self - Outreach worker

Hinako Kera
Cast

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Rina Kawaei
Cast

Ayano Mashiro
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Minako Honda
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