so I thought I could do the same,” and “A friend told me I could engage in prostitution-like activities in Okubo Park.” One of the four is a Filipino national, 26, who entered Japan in late ...

Police have intensified their crackdown on prostitutes around Okubo Park in Tokyo’s Kabukicho, Japan’s largest red-light district, where an increasing number of women are seeking cash to visit ...

With a weakening currency and rising poverty, Japan's capital Tokyo has become ... these activities take place in parks such as the Okubo park, which has become part of the tourism experience ...