Schoolgirls for Sale · 2015

Schoolgirls for Sale

Simon Ostrovsky · 17 min · Japan

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.

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Production companies

VICE Media

Cast

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  Simon Ostrovsky

  Self - Reporter

• Jake Adelstein

  Self - Journalist

• Yumeno Nito

  Self - Outreach worker

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  Hinako Kera

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  Rina Kawaei

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  Ayano Mashiro

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  Minako Honda