Asahi Reports On Invasion Of Korean Prostitutes

[Mulboyne]

Asahi: Japan promised land for S. Korean prostitutes
The Internet advertisement guaranteed financial rewards almost unimaginable in the prevailing economic gloom: "Why not go to Japan, where you can earn 20 million won (about 1.55 million yen) a month with ease!"...On May 18, the Gyeonggi Police Agency near Seoul arrested a man on suspicion of sending women to work at 14 sex businesses in Kawasaki. An official at the agency said the tale had become a familiar one for the recent era of financial hardship, which has driven hundreds of desperate South Korean women into the Japanese sex industry in search of lucrative rewards...South Korean police have been cracking down on illegal sex services since summer last year, apparently as part of a public relations campaign to win approval from a critical public...According to South Korean media, police rounded up 9,317 men, 2,608 women and 2,780 companies in April and May alone on suspicion of being involved in prostitution. It was around this time that former sex workers began turning to Japan to sustain their livelihood...An officer at Gyeonggi Police Agency, which is chasing several other brokers across South Korea, said police "suspect a large number of South Korean women are engaged in prostitution not only in Kawasaki but other Japanese cities, too. We plan to expand our investigations"...more...

[Doctor Stop]

Police sergeant arrested for taking bribes from massage parlor owner

A Tokyo police sergeant has been arrested for corruption after receiving a total of 670,000 yen in bribes from the owner of a Korean massage parlor in exchange for overlooking the sex business she ran there.

Takaki Hayashi, 46, and owner So Ka-jun, 43, both arrested for bribery, have admitted to the charges, according to police.

Hayashi was first consulted by So in June 2008. Hayashi, a member of Kanda Police Station's Community Safety Division at the time, was tasked with monitoring establishments breaking the Entertainment Business Control Law. However, he agreed to overlook Highland, So's massage parlor in Misakicho, Chiyoda Ward, in exchange for cash.

According to police, until his transfer to Chofu Police Station in June 2009, he received a total of 670,000 yen over 11 occasions.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2009/08/11/20090811p2a00m0na006000c.html

[BO-SENSEI]

Wow, I don't believe it.

[james]

Wow, I don't believe it.

was that sarcastic? don't believe what? i'd be surprised if this shit didn't happen.

[Mulboyne]

Joe over at Mutant Frog says that when he saw the Asahi headline "Japan promised land for S. Korean prostitutes", he briefly thought that the government had started up some kind of "homesteads for hookers" programme.

[pheyton]

I'm waiting for Greji's maps for sale to the best of the best.

[Netherlander]

I'm waiting for Greji's maps for sale to the best of the best.

Dude I love your avatar!!! Hahahaha! Great pic.

[omae mona]

Wow, I don't believe it.

Me either. No way this was limited to 1 massage parlor and a mere 670,000 yen. If you're going to risk getting arrested for corruption, you better do it right and get some real money!

[pheyton]

Me either. No way this was limited to 1 massage parlor and a mere 670,000 yen. If you're going to risk getting arrested for corruption, you better do it right and get some real money!

I'm sure he was getting a lil something else on Friday nights as well. There is only one power greater than money and it aint god.

[Doctor Stop]

Damn it, South Koreans are taking jobs from Japanese! Something needs to be done about it, now.

[Greji]

Damn it, South Koreans are taking jobs from Japanese! Something needs to be done about it, now.

Gotta be something in the labor law about that, which means I may have to change my maps....

Actually, the crackdown on the sex tours to Korea re-opened a previously lucrative market. It was Korean bands and entertainers long before the filipinas bought in. Then the market moved to the sex tours.