国际旅游业的繁荣催生了一种新现象：女性在东京歌舞伎町夜生活区的街头招揽顾客。歌舞伎町素有“不眠之城”之称，绝非浪得虚名。这个繁华的东京夜间经济中心吸引着众多游客和本地人前来觅食、小酌和唱卡拉OK。但在其著名的霓虹灯入口背后，却隐藏着更阴暗的一面：后街小巷里聚集着以性换取金钱的女性。
The boom in international tourism has fuelled a new phenomenon of women soliciting on the streets of Tokyo’s Kabukicho night-time district Kabukicho is not known as “sleepless town” for nothing. The bustling centre of Tokyo’s night-time economy is a magnet for tourists and locals in search of a bite to eat, a few drinks and a karaoke session. But behind its famous neon entrance lies a darker side: backstreets populated by women offering sex in exchange for money.
东京拥有成熟的商业性产业，其核心是受监管的场所，迎合各种癖好，从“泡泡浴”澡堂到“粉色沙龙”应有尽有。
Tokyo has an established commercial sex industry that revolves around regulated establishments catering to an array of peccadilloes, from “soapland” bathhouses to “pink salons”.
