Japan to study punishments for purchasing prostitution
The Japanese government will study regulations on the purchasing of prostitution, including creating punishments, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday.
"We want to conduct a necessary study based on such factors as the recent social situation," Hiraguchi said at a press conference.
Currently, the purchase of prostitution is not punishable under the prostitution prevention law.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this week instructed the justice minister to conduct a study on regulations on prostitution and the purchasing of prostitution.
Hiraguchi said that he takes Takaichi's instruction seriously.
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