TOKYO: Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide. At 18, she met her "saviour" at one of Tokyo's hundreds of host clubs, where men entertain women.
This photo taken on December 8, 2023 shows Mirai Kisaragi (front right), one of a growing number of victims of financial and sexual exploitation linked to establishments that have dotted Japan s red-light district Kabukicho for decades, silhouetted as she poses along a street in Tokyo. AFP PHOTO
World News - TOKYO – Growing up, Ms Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide. At 18, she met her “saviour” at one of Tokyo’s hundreds of host clubs, where men entertain women. Except he, too, was no good. Before long,. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide.Before long, Kisaragi became one of a growing number of victims of financial and sexual exploitation linked to these establishments, which have dotted Japan's red-light district Kabukicho for decades.