Human Trafficking and the Sex Industry in Japan

Authors

  • Diana María Pena Rios Icesi University, Cali
  • Kameeka Shirley New York University, NY
  • Taeko Karake Sōka University, Tokyo
  • Thomas B. Chapman New York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/retf.i5.1753

Keywords:

Human trafficking, Sex industry, Japan

Abstract

This paper will examine the demand for the sex industry in Japan and the subsequent supply of foreign women from across the world. What drives demand for foreign women to work in the Japanese sex industry? What are the local drivers that bring women into the sex industry? How are the systems in place that brought these women across the world? What is the connection with organized crime, economic instability, and legal systems? This paper seeks to address these questions and pose possible solutions.

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Author Biographies

  • Diana María Pena Rios, Icesi University, Cali

    Punto BVC Coordinator

  • Kameeka Shirley, New York University, NY

    Global Affairs at New York University - School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

  • Taeko Karake, Sōka University, Tokyo

    Economics student at Soka University in Tokyo, Japan. Global Affairs at the New York University - School of Continuing and Professional Studies

  • Thomas B. Chapman, New York University
    International Affairs at New York University.

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Published

2014-06-15

Issue

No. 5 (2014): Cambios y continuidades en la relación entre Asia y América Latina

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Human Trafficking and the Sex Industry in Japan. (2014). Trans-Pasando Fronteras, (5), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.18046/retf.i5.1753
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