In 2023, there were 654 so-called fashion health clubs operating in the Japanese sex industry. Fashion health is a Japanese pseudo-anglicism describing massage parlors offering sexual services that stop short of actual intercourse.
While prostitution is officially illegal in Japan, the domestic adult entertainment industry took advantage of legal loopholes to work around this ban. Businesses falling under the category of adult entertainment include, among others, adult-only bathhouses, strip clubs, love hotels, call-girl services, as well as video- and phone-based services.
Number of adult-only massage parlors (fashion health clubs) operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 4, 2024). Number of adult-only massage parlors (fashion health clubs) operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194904/japan-number-fashion-health-clubs/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of adult-only massage parlors (fashion health clubs) operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194904/japan-number-fashion-health-clubs/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of adult-only massage parlors (fashion health clubs) operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194904/japan-number-fashion-health-clubs/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Adult-only Massage Parlors (Fashion Health Clubs) Operating in The Sex Industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194904/japan-number-fashion-health-clubs/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of adult-only massage parlors (fashion health clubs) operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194904/japan-number-fashion-health-clubs/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Number of adult-only massage parlors (fashion health clubs) operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023 [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194904/japan-number-fashion-health-clubs/