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Wide-Area Prostitution Ring Dismantled — Tokyo-Based, Nationwide Operation, 10 Arrested — Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Department announced on the 11th that it had carried out a crackdown on a wide-area prostitution ring based in Tokyo and operating nationwide, arresting 10 people, including ringleaders, on suspicion of violating the Anti-Prostitution Act (managed prostitution) and other offenses. The group had been active for more than three years, with an estimated 100-plus female victims.
