In 2023, the number of so-called fashion health businesses not operating from a fixed location in the Japanese sex industry amounted to 21.14 thousand. While the term fashion health usually refers to adult-only massage parlors, this non-store based version of fashion health describes a call service dispatching employees to provide their services in love hotels or at the customer's home.
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 businesses operating without a fixed service location in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by business type
(in 1,000s)
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 4, 2024). Number of businesses operating without a fixed service location in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by business type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195851/japan-number-non-store-based-sex-businesses-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of businesses operating without a fixed service location in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by business type (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195851/japan-number-non-store-based-sex-businesses-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of businesses operating without a fixed service location in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by business type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195851/japan-number-non-store-based-sex-businesses-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Businesses Operating without a Fixed Service Location in The Sex Industry in Japan in 2023, by Business Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195851/japan-number-non-store-based-sex-businesses-by-type/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of businesses operating without a fixed service location in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by business type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195851/japan-number-non-store-based-sex-businesses-by-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of businesses operating without a fixed service location in the sex industry in Japan in 2023, by business type (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195851/japan-number-non-store-based-sex-businesses-by-type/
