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For a woman in her 30s who runs a sex business in western Japan, battling social stigma has always been part of her job. But when the Kansai woman was treated unfairly by the state, she drew a line. In this unprecedented age of COVID, the government has disqualified sex business operators from the latest batch of cash handout programs, prompting her to file a lawsuit over what she considers discrimination against her occupation. She runs a so-called deriheru delivery health service, where sex workers visit clients at their homes or hotel rooms. Her company — the plaintiff in a suit filed with the Tokyo District Court last month — is among the multitude of sex business companies excluded from a pair of government aid programs aimed at helping pandemic-hit small businesses stay afloat. The lawsuit has ignited a fierce debate over whether sex businesses in Japan are legitimate enough to qualify for public subsidies, laying bare a deep-seated distrust of an industry often associated with immorality, crimes and exploitation.


'Shocking discrimination': Japan's sex industry cries foul over exclusion from government aid




Sexuality in Japan - Wikipedia
Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Sex and the Japanese provides a broad look at the changing concepts of sexuality in Japanese culture. From the days of concubines and geishas to the present, sex and sexuality in Japan have been more openly discussed and available than in the West-due for the most part to Shinto, the native religion of Japan that recognizes, celebrates and respects the sensual side of life. Read more Read less.



Love and Sex in Japan
The growth of the industry is seen as part of a wider cultural shift in attitudes toward sex by a younger and more open-minded demographic. A lawsuit has ignited a debate over whether the sector should qualify for subsidies, laying bare a deep-seated distrust of an industry often associated with immorality. Megumi Igarashi distributed online data that could be used to make 3D reproductions of her genitalia in October and March





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