In 2023, the number of video-based businesses operating in the Japanese sex industry amounted to approximately 3.74 thousand. This number includes services such as video chat platforms, pornographic websites, and television broadcasting.
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, massage parlors, love hotels, call-girl services, as well as video- and phone-based services.
Number of video-based pornographic businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 4, 2024). Number of video-based pornographic businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194919/japan-number-video-based-pornographic-businesses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of video-based pornographic businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194919/japan-number-video-based-pornographic-businesses/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of video-based pornographic businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194919/japan-number-video-based-pornographic-businesses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Video-based Pornographic Businesses Operating in The Sex Industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194919/japan-number-video-based-pornographic-businesses/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of video-based pornographic businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194919/japan-number-video-based-pornographic-businesses/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of video-based pornographic businesses 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/1194919/japan-number-video-based-pornographic-businesses/
