A University of Tokyo professor was arrested on suspicion of accepting about 1.8 million yen ($11,700) in bribes, including entertainment at high-end clubs and sex-industry “soaplands,” in exchange ...
In Tokyo’s red-light districts, shops advertise services like the menus outside restaurants. Kyakuhiki, or the men who coax customers from the street, carry laminated cards listing prices and options.
Au Japon, les « soaplands » désignent d’anciens bains publics devenus des bordels. Là-bas, les services ne sont jamais listés à l’entrée ; ce sont les clients et les prostituées, appelées sōpu-jyō (« ...