SCHOOLGIRLS FOR SALE

Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.

The Crew

Simon Ostrovsky

Self - Reporter

Jake Adelstein

Self - Journalist

Yumeno Nito

Self - Outreach worker

Hinako Kera

Rina Kawaei

Ayano Mashiro

Minako Honda