Centuries-old Japanese erotic art is still taboo, but a rare exhibition in Kabukucho, the city's so-called red-light district, aims to prove the genre is more than titillation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/08/art/japanese-erotic-art-shunga-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #kabukicho #ukiyoe #exhibitions #shunga
Police arrested the owner of a Kabukicho girls bar on the day a newly revised law on sex-related businesses went into effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/crime-legal/kabukicho-girls-bar-owner-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #bars