Internment camps. Orwellian surveillance. Silence. This year, Isobel Yeung went undercover in a special report that reveals how China is oppressing the Muslim minority Uighur people in horrific conditions. Watch it here - bit.ly/2Xfyu36
China is oppressing every religion . they are burning churches and crucifying chirstians. No reports anywhere about it. Also they are pulling falundafa/gong people out of their homes and killing them. 5000 since 1999 are missing or dead. just saying
I love Vice but I think Vice can do better. It's great to shine a light on this but what can we do to make a change? Why are there not links to support people trying to help these girls. What is the point of watching someone else's sadness with no way to help?
I love China so much. I would hate to see it become a petty dictatorship. They have grown and become such a powerful force on the planet. They should be leading the planet, not following and discriminating. Who wants to go to a place like that? Ask the USA.
I’m afraid that translation of yours is the only thing sick here. Age of consent is considerably lower in Japan (13 I think) so to them it’s like dealing with a girl with consent. Moreover, “exposing” the man for what? exploiting the girls exploiting themselves? That would never hold in a court of law, or just logically it’s unsound. The girls do it out of free will, but you strip them from both accountability for their actions and from their free choice. To add insult to injury, you don’t grasp that they have a different culture By no means am I an advocate for this foolishness, but place the blame where the blame is rightfully supposed to go
@@idrea43 you're a sick individual if you think 13 year old girls are able to think logically and make these kind of decisions for themselves. Also stop using culture as an excuse. "Culture" is used to justify abuse and mutilation of genitalia where I'm from so that won't hold up in court either. It's disgusting. Not to mention some of these girls were specifically targeted from low income areas and are probably doing this to help their families. The blame goes to the men that are exploiting them. Point black.
@@pussydestroyer69285 Point Blank* If culture isn't an excuse then the entire japanese government are pedophiles. Do you see how nonsensical the ramifications of your beliefs are? I ask that you think more perceptively in future. What's to blame is the predators and in many circumstances the girls themselves. And you can't crudely cross-reference culture as if they're all equally immoral. If the girls are being manipulated then obviously the manipulators are to blame. But don't try and shift accountability off all of the girls. Responsibility must be placed justly, not through a feminist lens. A healthy (or more accurately unhealthy) proportion of them walk into the industry by their own volition. And many of them are being targeted and exploited. The whole thing's a dumb idea in the first place.
@@idrea43 well, if the entire Japanese government are well aware of this and even participate then yes. Yes, they are indeed pedos. Lol. Was that a way to try and make a point? Or? This has nothing to do with your view of feminism. This has everything to do with the exploitation of CHILDREN. Because Yes.. these girls are CHILDREN. I'm not gonna blame children for putting themselves in these situations when the adults around them have failed them. Again, no 13 year old girl is capable of making this kind of decision on her own free volition. The blame will always be placed on the predators. I don't know exactly why you want to start "blaming" the girls. Like what exactly does that mean? You want us to shame these children for being exploited? Lol. Nice try.
@@pussydestroyer69285 Again, your lack of perceptivity leads you into a sad misunderstanding of what i'm saying. This isn't a black and white thing, don't make it out as though it is. There are undoubtedly girls who are targeted and procured. But there are also girls who voluntarily go into that sort of thing, at different ages. And to say the girls are entirely blameless is not distributing accountability justly. Like i said, no one cares for your feministic narrative when it comes to real life. This isn't about "shaming" like i said, simply a matter of justice. The procurers will always have an element of blame and in some instances so will the girls for actively seeking and accepting this. And you missed my point. The age of consent in japan is 13, regardless of this exploitation case. Are they pedophiles for that? Also thats an unsubstantiated claim, saying the entire japanese government is "In on it" (exploiting young girls). It's clear you aren't good at reasoning, i suggest you work on that.
Most countries have a 16 year old consent. People are weird but as long as you are compliant with your country’s culture. No harm no foul. I like women 10-20 years older than me so I’m a complete opposite.
@Good Enough Guitar the age of consent being 13 is a widely spread piece of misinformation. each prefecture in Japan sets their own age of consent. for example, in Tokyo the age of consent is 17 due to the Youth Protection Laws of Tokyo. having uh relations with a 13 year old will get you arrested .
@@cxramelty242 lmao actually what you said is a widely spread piece of misinformation (yeah I just had this conversation recently so I know). This is taken straight from wiki page on Age of Consent in Asia: > An array of local ordinances adopted in all 47 prefectures [...] forbid sexual acts judged "indecent" (淫行, inkō) between adolescents (persons under 18) and adults [...]. A 1985 decision of the Supreme Court of Japan on Fukuoka Prefecture's bylaw held that the ordinances were not to be broadly interpreted as forbidding all adult-adolescent sexual acts, [...] also ruled that adult-adolescent sexual acts within "socially accepted norms", such as those within marriage, engagement, or a "similar sincere relationship", were not "indecent". So yeah in practice these laws only apply to underage prostitution. Also I googled Youth Protection Laws of Tokyo and found Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths, which "promotes the healthy development of people under the age of 18 by restricting their access to published material that is considered inappropriate" (again, wiki) and has nothing to do with age of consent. Are you sure it's the correct name?
@@Kriophoros Wikipedia is not a reliable source which i think everyone knows, can you show some evidence using laws, documents, or archives on the topic? (yea i just had this conversation recently so i know) isn’t evidence either. Different prefectures have different laws and most of them say that its illegal to have relations with a 13 year old. AND JUST BECAUSE ITS LEGAL DOESNT MEAN ITS MORAL. its so weird how grown men try to defend the 13 year old law so much, and even as someone whos 15 its mad weird, i would not want to have relations with a 14 year old let alone 13. disgusting.
No one is selling them they are selling themselves. Leave home, no education, no job and not looking for one. Marriage in Japan happens after your career is started when they are 40 and the women only look for men with money and lots of it. Like anywhere else in the world.
A typical "Pimp" would be found dead within hours in Japan. He would be treading on the official preserve of the Yakuza. The Yakuza control Vice and anyone who thinks they can muscle in, even GOD, would be found floating in the nearest river. Japanese Culture is the Worlds most complex. Definition of Yakuza: Officially recognised gangsters who are BORN into this multi-thousand year old cult. They even have their own Politicians, and even declare their ill gotten gains for Tax every year. When the Yakuza come to the attention of the international press, the Japanese will make some token gesture to make the press go away (such as a supposed law to ban them) but in reality everything will continue as before. You could only begin the destruction of the Yakuza by working from within, but you can only get into the Yakuza by being born into it. Every member is tattooed from birth, as part of the culture of protecting its own.
@@guero6103 I like how he speaks about women lying like men don't also. As if there aren't a ton of videos that display masculism. The point he is making seems absolutely pointless to make. 😬
I'm Japanese and I'm shamed to see these things happening still. Japanese media needs to bring shame to these old men who seek companies of these young school girls.
some are middle aged as well but yea its seems to be mostly old over 60 into 70s as well...japan more so than other places seems to have this obsession..sure its in other places but not as common....
@Ari luvs Jesus well, I always strive to be a better person, so I guess I'm halfway there...? Idk, my mother says that if you put the effort into something, then you're already half-successful
@Wulffwoodd okay then just say in Texas. Don't make it the case for everyone. I never wanted to be 3 months pregnant and homeless. I have no where to go and desperately trying to get a second job, but covid is ruining everything.
@Ashlyn Mathew It's silly to put faith into a fictional or long dead person. Religious people are such a joke. If you want to have something changed, take matters into your own hands.
@@BanBootlicking Wooahh, That is straight up rude man, Calling Jesus as a fictional character and a long dead man.... If you want to encourage people to solve problems their own, You can just motivate them and not degrade their religious perspectives.
@@potentialaccident8196 It's not ped0 if the women are teens. If ask ANY man if he sees a teen as attractive (if he wasn't going to be antagonized or arrested for stating so) he would definitely say that he is attracted to her. People act like this is unusual. The problem is the system allows the loopholes for which these men can take advantage. Not to mention the industries have capitalized upon barely dressed women and the porn industry. Did you really think men would see women as people when they can see any naked at any point? The people are responsible for this outcome because THEY allowed it. You can't have whatever you want without consequences.
Japan is a really weird place man.... I dunno if it's just the fact that we're not used to eastern culture, or it's really weird. Lot's of bright, colorful and fun things, but at the same time, something sinister like this can hide underneath. Very creepy
Let's be honest. There is no reason a man needs to pay a schoolgirl to talk. The whole "only 70-80% are malicious" is bs. ANY grown man who is hanging out with a stranger schoolgirl is a problem. (Also to anyone trying to disagree with me, I don't care and I will not be entertaining your responses)
Oil searcy, I agree. Plus obviously many are fronts for prostitution! The chat and fortune telling schoolgirl is just a front. She will have sex with you in one of the back rooms I am sure too!
@@MissUnderstoodasAlways yeah but the commenter is acting like japan is the only country that does when in reality its not true and other country are doing the same
@@betterthanyou2881 Japan is considered a very advanced country, that's why it's particularly weird and crazy to see something like that happening there. This stuff is completely illegal/weird af/ultra creepy in other similar places.
This is incredibly misleading and inaccurate - shame on Vice for not doing their homework. In Japan, it's illegal to take pictures/video of people without their permission. This is ESPECIALLY true for underage minors. They were literally breaking the law by shooting the girls. The guy who came up and confronted them was probably not the boss, but someone who wasn't afraid to confront a big scary foreigner. People probably didn't tell them sooner as Japanese do their best to avoid confrontations, especially if it's a foreigner and they don't speak English.
@@markjune3027 no you are wrong, he is the boss, but the thing vice doesn't say is that the Girls dream is to be an idol and they created the culture themselves, but once they are in and signed the contract they get exploited, but the part about taking photos is kinda right, not illegal but they try to respect privacy aswell it's a grey zone for sure.
One last thing I like how a lot of the comments were talking about why Oh you're selling the girls! So why can't we film them First of all, you don't know if that individual is having a hard time and consensualy doing a part-time job Second of all, I'm 99% sure back in the States we have a law against filming minors, especially without consent And before anyone comes out and start talking about it's a public area. The whole reason for filming. This was about the girls anyway. u r Not filming the general area anymore you feel me to individual.
Fun fact: it's never going to happen it's not going to change but hey I'm not sick or a creepy old man but I live in Thailands sex industry is legal here
@@Ryois_qtI was there for two months this summer. There is even more now. Toyoko kids, delivery health, jk using paypay...especially since borders have opened there's a MASSIVE spike in money. over 2 million tourists. a record number. even foreigners soliciting the girls who sell themselves in kabukicho. it's a record number selling themselves. it's worse now.
they doing that kinda shit is messed up knowing why Japan population is decreasing set aside the working hours.... they are ruining young girls that are gonna keep the population going.....
@Vannic Wolf wanting to talk to someone who "isn't set in their ways and non judgemental" is normal. What makes this weird is the "non judgemental conversation partners" are exclusively school-aged teens and exclusively girls. How many of those men would stop using the service if the girls are switched with equally non judgemental boys? If what you want truly is just a genuine conversation with someone who won't judge you, it doesn't have to be with school girls right?
Jass Sohi009 first of all I’m a girl, second of all I’ve been talking about the cons of Japan... where ever you are from I bet your country has something bad about it too. No country was perfect and my comment wasn’t supposed to offend anybody in anyways so I’m curious to know why you offended me.
@@user-ff7fg5hu1x Willing to be forced to have sex with adult men? Please stop trying to support and soften the blow that is hyper-sexualization of legit children.
The Last Quincy I bet idols like their job. But being an idol shouldn’t make you be forced by your superiors to act interested in older men just to make a living. It’s terrible.
XSAVIER busy ?? Your point doesn’t even make sense. The idol industry shouldn’t be bad. Is that controversial? Sorry for hurting your precious feelings then. I don’t buy merch, music or go to K-pop concerts if you’re wondering. We’re all hypocrites, but we should all try to stop abuse one step at a time. Knowing it and turning a blind eye because “we let other things slide” is not smart and you know it.
XSAVIER busy K-pop is not anime. It’s Korean pop, the performers are called “idols” and they’re much like these idols in Japan. Both male and female idols are commonly exploited by their company to do sex work, live in poor conditions, and struggle to make the industry, it can take up to 2 years for them to be put on stage while still being under contract the entire time Sure, it is their choice. But when you are put on a contract or you are only a teenager that left your family to do this work (ex. The Russian models in China) there needs to be a change to protect these workers. But ya, anime is kinda trash. Idk about gay tho
Yes I didn’t realize until recently that sex workers wearing school girl uniforms is highly problematic. You can easily find ‘sexy school girl costume’ at Halloween stores or sex shops.
It's totally what I thought after watching this video, I really like Japan's culture but when it's about JK... I didn't know that this could be like this, a teen girl with no friends and family
+CzarJuliusIII you 2 know nothing about Japan. . LOL. you probably didn't even watch the video in it's entirety. and basing your judgement/opinion off the title.
Dev Kit7 i speak as a gay guy who used to be one of these boys, but a lot of young gays like very girly bands, so I wouldn’t actually be taken aback if there were a bunch of gay boys in the crowd. It’s the fact that it’s old men who clearly aren’t gay that’s disturbing.
Depends. In the West children can also have jobs and they are also allowed to have sex. I don't really see much of a difference if a trafficked person is 17 or 18. It's different when they are pre teens.
@@incumbentvinyl9291 you need help. teenagers are children. what they do to eachother in private is different, but anybody with a normal brain will know that selling them on the street is plain evil.
Great reporting Simon! Also major props to the cameraman and editors. It must have been hard to decide what to show for journalistic purposes and what to obscure as to not appeal to the very creeps this story is about. Y’all really threaded the needle on this one, especially considering how uncomfortable this must have been to work on behind the scenes.
I thought the cameraman did a horrible job. In Japan, you cannot take pictures or video of people without their permission. It's the law. The guy wasn't trying to strongarm the cameraman as he implied, he was telling him to stop because it's against the law and you're not supposed to do that. It's amazing he got away with it for as long as he did. I think people were just too afraid to come up to a Caucasian and confront him because they couldn't speak English.
After VICE’s recent stunt, I can’t trust anything they report about Japan. When I first saw this, I immediately shared it to everyone and started spreading the information from this as though it was fact. I deeply regret that now. Why should I believe they didn’t mislead or twist information in this one to make Japan look bad, too? VICE has completely shattered my trust. From now on, I’ll leave Japanese people to sort out Japanese issues.
Simon has since hooked up with a 14 year old school girl after dumping his 12 year old rent boy- But his quest to root out trafficking continues in earnest
@@octopuswiggle4933 yes it's disturbing. but why are there so many girls doing it? Like all of them can't be social failured status, drugaddicted or alcoholic. There seems to be some with brains and other oppertunites to.
henkarars ik it’s very weird! I don’t think the girls are all alcoholics or addicted to drugs I think that maybe some of it can stem from unhealthy relationships with family and maybe to make money or even to have someone to talk to or for attention? I’m not blaming the girls at all ofc, and I might be wrong
@Sci-Fi Machines yes, women are human beings and some may crave the attention. I would say the same if it were young boys, but this is predatory behavior by the adults that pay to chat with them. Did you not see the video of the girl who was pressured into sex while working there, though the shop was only advertised as chatting? I'm sorry, I disagree with you.
@@Neilukuk this is actually in the entire world. If you don’t see it then your undefeated ignorant please go your research🥰or watch another of vices video
Exactly. I am amazed how Anime or manga has exact same things like these and yet the anime/ manga are open to whole world. When I watched anime, I always wondered why almost every anime has school centred themes.. lol..
That's what can be so difficult with anime and manga... like I enjoy the action and the stories, but the hyper sexualization of young female characters makes it feel so wrong to be watching it... I just want a good show and a good laugh.
@@Ram_jagat In my opinion, manga is often centered around schools because there are many students in Japanese manga and anime viewers. Also, I think it's because there are realistically many pure love stories in high school.
Simon: He is acting like he owns the street. Cameraman: Simon, we are in a different country and here you are arguing with a pimp at night time and in the middle of God knows what street.
We think Tokyo is like a Western country cause it's really developed but still Japan is a very patriarchal society. And Japan ranked very low in the gender gap index.
lol why do you equate the western world with the absence of patriarchy? Quite an orientalist perspective. You can point out Japan’s issues without making the western world as a benchmark of progressiveness and morality. I can assure you, women still face the barriers of patriarchy, sexual violence and abuse here- it just manifests in a different way.
I agree! But at the same time I think we need to understand that ALL countries have this side to them. There’s always going to be a percentage of humans who are worse than garbage. Regardless of race, colour, nationality, religion, whatever you know…
@@chamathkaperera348 problem with Japan is that there are a whole bunch of people who view Japan as some kind of homogeneous utopia. So whatever Japan have which includes child pornography, they will defend it as if it's their own territory. When bringing up this kind of issues so that people won't think japan as some kind of utopia, people are gomma defend ot with the most insufferable excuse by saying "every country have their own problem so please don't focus on Japan only". These people are just deflecting criticism so that it will be forgotten and that their views of japan will always stay "utopian".
@@icedteapeach217 level of education is high literally can be done anywhere. Just that there's a huge gap. Level of politeness in jp feels way too fake if you've actually experienced it
This same channel also made a video that shows how manga in Japan shows serve cases of abuse and pedophilia. Just seeing people be so casual around it definitely changed my opinion on Japan a little as well.
The amount of comments saying "well, this happens in other countries!!!" just to defend Japan are kinda gross. So what? If you are Japanese shouldn't you mainly want this eliminated in your country rather than using an excuse to allow it to continue? And we should all want to better our own nation instead of looking at other nations that have a similar issue and allow it to continue. Excuses don't allow for change to happen that is desperately needed, and that's pretty sad. This is a thing that happens everywhere, in the west when someone complains about any sort of issues a woman may have in her life, the immediate response is not "that's horrible, maybe we should fix that" it's a lot of times "well, at least this ain't the middle east" and the issue persists.
Why? People make choices about many things some bad some good, this choice is a personnel one they made. No one is forcing them to do anything. So, they say if the adults would only go away she would not sell themselves. They took the easy route and now complain. Oh Well
Brendan Armstrong I MAY JUSTLY TRY OUT TO TELL OTHERS I C REALIZM WITHIN THINGZ NOT GROSS THINGZ THEY LET THEMSELVES DO THOSE THINGZ AND REALLY CANT EVAN TRY OUT TO TELL OTHERZ I C THIS IS WRONG REALLY I ASSUME JUSTLY YOUR MENTAL MELADY IS GROSS
@@ohwell2790 uhh,so if your mom told you to kill people when you were little,and you were willingly killing for your mom,would you say you are choosing for yourself?(real case) It is because they haven't developed mentally and the coaxing and conditioning going on before they have grown up are just affecting their decisions. Honestly,even adults,with coaxing and tricks,they fell for those tricks. We are not as free in thoughts as you think. We can be conditioned,our psychological mechanics can be used. If you study psychology,you will know what is going on.
no kidding I just got banned from a popular server for refusing to send n**es, way worse than Reddit and Twitch mods for sure. Not just one mod either, and while I'm 22, as far as they knew I was 15......
You just don't understand! You need to keep things harmonious and the group happy! By selling and exploiting young girls, you give those girls a bright future as the supporting pillars of society, and you give workers an avenue to release stress! However, if you keep on filming and exposing the darker sides of Japan's society, you only make things worse for everyone, and therefore, you're the villain! Need I add /s ?
@Sweet Pea Yeah thats a tough one to grasp, I mean how did that even work? Was it just out there and legal or only no prosecution? seems like if it was legal it was bound to be all over Japanese sites. That's fucked up yo.
They cant record girls who are highschoolers or college for god's sake, with or without illicit acts. Its their privacy. what would happen if their faces are shown in their school or classmates? Some would jump and think that they're doing shady jobs for money but in actuality just handing out fliers.
I saw a documentary about Japanese women's prisons and half the inmates were old ladies who felt the food in prison was better than the nursing home so the shop lifted so they can get sent to Jail. there is something wrong with how they treat the female population in Japan
I was born and been living in japan for all my life. What if I told you that old guys just treat girls like that on a daily basis, and women are so used to be treated like objects they don't even see the harm? Even in the office I work in, men constantly say and do things that makes me uncomfortable and that I consider as sexual harassment, but when I told my boss (who is a man) he just said that they don't mean harm, and just act like that because I'm cute.
Well if you lived in western country you can escalate it to the authorities, but since you are in japan doing that will only get you in trouble. That's a tough situation.
To make it worse self defense weapons like tasers and even pepper spray are illegal here. Attacking the assaulter and causing them injury as self defense may land you in jail. The only thing you you're allowed to do is fighting them or turning on a loud alarm. Plus there is no hope in arresting your rapist or getting any protection from the police.
Ikr I used to live in Japan when I was like 19. I looked extra young myself and after school often there were weird men coming up to me asking is I wanted to work as a jk hostess
Hearing the girl said she can't remember when she ate with anyone is so heartbreaking.. At that age even now in my 30's, my days are filled with asking people around me, "what should we eat?" Or being asked the same Never know it was such a blessing
Japanese men are expected to work very hard, or even just show that they are working hard by staying at work long hours, then going drinking, sometimes every night with their co-workers. Refusal, if the boss is there, is not an option. So they marry an "Office Lady" at work, who then gets pregnant, quits their job, and becomes a housewife, expected to bring up the kids. The children may never see their father during the week, and on the weekends he is too tired to spend time with them. They lose any personal and sexual interest in their wives, and might go out and look for gratification at whatever level with young girls. Their own daughters, without the presence of a stable father, end up vulnerable, and that's where the cycle comes from.
During the week? Hell, I know people here who's bosses require they work and live in another prefecture, meaning they're lucky to see their wife and kids once every 3 months or so. They miss talking and spending time with women who'll listen, and feel disconnected from their own families so businesses like "girls bars" or "caberet clubs" are a popular option. JK walkers or "Compensated Dating" is a darker turn from this. On the other side of the coin, some overworked and disenfranchised single (and sometimes married) career women will frequent host clubs featuring young pretty boys with coiffed hair who are perfumed and stylishly dressed, sometimes in high school uniforms themselves. I don't know precisely the catalyst for the spread of these kinds of businesses, but Japan, a country priding itself on the cohesive family unit, has done fantastic work in wrecking families through an all-or-nothing corporate work culture.
@@cosmicmuffin322 I feel sorry for both the girls and the men also because in a "shame based society" that kind of life is no life and I'm sure very depressing. No wonder suicide rate is so high there.
@@jess1594 I know it isn't culture, I just meant anything that deals with Japan is beautiful, for the most part, but there are things in Japan that make them mess up their image.
@@evgenyzak2035 but japan is the weirdest one out there, it's kind of disgusting and so uncomfortable to see imho. And they are selling the girls underage in the busiest street publicly like nothing's wrong. It's gross at least for me
@@evgenyzak2035 Japan's is definitely particularly bad though. Something about its unique blend of having terrible working conditions, extremely stressful society that sustains a high suicide rate, and being an imperial core country without an organized working class creates the environment for a very messed up culture.
I hope the FBI is checking out the comments. There are a lot of men who are into kids.. in the comments. They are admitting to it. Their computers and phones need confisated.
I feel sad for these young girls having to choose this profession and they cannot turn to their own family for support which is really the most saddest thing.
Matthew 18:6 Jesus says, “If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” I don't think we can impose our standards on those who do not know Jesus. Rather we should introduce them to His love and then this problem goes away. Truly anyone who accepts Jesus can never think to commit these crimes against children nor do they need to because He will supply all their needs according to his riches in glory.
Japan is a shinto, Buddhist country, with a strong tradition of bushido. Believe they tried Christianity in the early 1600 hundreds and it didn’t work. They don’t wanna believe in a white mans religion, that was copyrighted from African kemet Civilization.
+tSp289 I think that you are talking about Nanjing Massacre, sadly known also as Rape of Nanjing, commited by Japanese Imperial Army. As Spanish, we don´t know to much about this, but I have a Korean friend that told me that Japanese Army during early XX used many Korean and Chinese womans as sexual slaves. Sad to watch on 2016 old pedophiles buying young japanese womans as if they were mere products.
Y5986 That is what I was referring to, also their brutal torture of prisoners of war during WW2 and the forced labour in building railways and bridges that was nearly as efficient at causing misery and death as the German concentration camps. Don't get me wrong, I think Japan is one of the most pleasant countries to visit in the world: amazing history, beautiful scenery and some fo the most helpful and polite people I've ever met, but I am glad they've forgotten that "warlike courage of their ancestors" and started (mostly) to be decent human beings. Sure, the schoolgirl thing is creepy, but there is no country on earth where shit like that doesn't happen.
***** The creepy part about those school girls for me it´s that it´s been normalized there. And I think the same about Japan, I personally think that their gastronomy is also very delicious, but it´s obvious that it doesn´t mean that everything from Japan is cool, specially that "warlike courage of their ancestors". I love history, and I think that we must learn from there in order to not repeat that dark past.
I went to a BABYMETAL concert in the Tokyo Dome back in 2018 and hooked up with a bunch of Japanese guys, all in their 30s, I guess. We went to an afterparty afterwards and then we all enthusiastically discussed who our favorite barely legal teen was, lol. Yeah, but for real, I'm in love with Japan, but I've seen (and experienced) first hand the very shady and downright ugly side of it too. I even met one of those young girls late at night in an alley and she was just standing there and probably selling herself (I walked by a few times that evening, so she definitely wasn't waiting for a bus there). She was crying, so I gave her a hug. :-/
Howzer The man maybe he never had an opportunity to? Maybe he enjoys talking to younger people. Maybe he wants to see how it would be like to have a daughter. It’s not always about sex.
The Last Quincy you’re saying a grown-ass man should rely on a 16 year old for help in a suicidal situation? Not a therapist? Sounds like you’re just trying to make excuses for them...
Lived and worked there as a woman. Japanese men asked me many times why I bother working, when I could just find a husband. It is not the only unpleasant comment I heard as a white woman living there. So, yes, Japan's society is quite sexist, but there are also various good aspects. Some of which I wish I could see more of in Europe. Like manners and discipline.
In Japanese culture children are taught from a very young age to be independent and even ride trains to school alone because such low crime rate. So it’s only natural these teen girls are out on their own and the parents or family don’t know what’s going on.
TopToll Lol but the thing is it isn't even true you don't fucking buy school girls you hire them to walk around with you or chat if you are lonely vice news is just plain ass wrong
this is disgusting I love anime and all that but what I've noticed about Japan is that they're really sick in the head like this about young girls its creepy
The problem is that the westerners already assume that this is a sex thing which is far to what is happening. It's mostly for leisure than a straight hooker type businesses. Here the buyers respect and Don't ask for more from what they can do. Sure there were prostitutes, but they were more seclude than this. This was more closely to a date entertainment than a paid sex
its very disheartening to see most of the comments here either bashing the girls or making a joke of it. These are reasons why it is hard for things like this to come to light and to be fixed. even if it is not the majority of the JK culture, the fact that you are seeing that it does exist on some level should infuriate you.
+zwiejaxx123 victim mentality is easier to get attention and better to sell Advertisements. 70%+ of 'shopping' is done by women. So its about the money, like all things.
Jessy simons Why does their have to be a VICTIM in a story? Age of consent in japan is (13-17) depending on location. Taking Personal Responsibility for your own actions & life choices is so uncommon.
This whole thing is disturbing on so many levels, but then i remember the legal age of consent in Japan is 13 and my disappointment is further plunged into the deep dark abyss of doom called hell.
Fairness where it's due, while the national age of consent is 13, the provincial age varies, but generally hangs around 16 on average. While still quite young, that's not the same as a 13 year old girl being exploited.
I think this came from the hypersexualisation of young girls in anime and such...and that's why I dislike it Edit: I wrote this almost a year ago. I know that it's mostly the people's fault and didn't mean to offend any anime lovers but personally I have seen this happening like 90% in anime so that's why I said that.
Rishi Sharma Many of them are adults, really. I have some cosplayer friends and I am connected to a man by them who likes such girls And I see his selfies with them, most of them turn out as ~20
@@spicylemon6255 your empty attempt at an argument is worthless. You're making a false equivalence. There was a time when all I knew about the middle east was sand dunes and sultans from watching Aladdin. I grew up, read up, and learned that Muslim/Islam culture is deeply sexist, even misogynistic. Women are seen and treated as second class citizens, all too frequently abused, married off as children, given little to no education. Even murdered as part of 'honor' killings. A lot of middle eastern countries suffer from dire poverty and vast inequality, war and terrorism too. There is no comparison to be made with Japan. The difference is night and day.
@@mjkittredge That still does not mean that Japan's overtly sexualisation of underaged high school girls should go unanswered? Seems like you had just made an irrelevant comparison to undermine the subject at hand.
The woman that is helping the young girls is a good thing. There should be more like her helping the girls of the street. I've never understood Japan culture. It's too much of everything.
"This society is one of the most misogynist, sexist societies in a developed country in the world. I would not want to be a woman here." Damn those strong words tho.
i’ve been watching a little bit of anime and i notice how they totally normalize these big issues. this topic has really interested me because it’s just so different from our beliefs in America
@green peppers are disgusting it’s sad that white people think you guys are exactly the same culturally.. Exactly the same.. it’s disgusting how sexual gratification for men is such an accepted occurrence in all cultures
@@nikstar1313 When a country emphasize economic development over anything else you will always get a culture that caters to sexual gratification for men. When your population drops the gov will even force / tempt you to have more babies so the country continues to grow economically. I'm just tired of this world overall and don't really have faith in any human, be a white, yellow, black man, not much difference.
There’s worse prostitution in LA. Just drive down Figueroa in south LA any time of the day. It’s way worse and dangerous. All of us Americans should worry about what’s in our backyards before we have an opinion on anything outside our country
and in some places in the Philippines and thailand you can get a 7 year old for 200 usd...My pc is worth the lives of 6 children. -Update actually upon reviewing my source it was in fact 400 USD per child sorry, so actually mine is only worth 3. Don’t know if that makes it better
Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. VICE News investigates. Watch "Japan's Last Ama" - bit.ly/2f3EQmi
VICE News Simon???? You used Simon!!!??? Hey Vice News!!! You idiots keep on wasting your money sending Simon to Japan and he gives you old outdated stories about Japan!!! Keep Simon back in the Ukraine!!! He looks so confused and outdated trying to talking about Japan!!!
***** I suggest Japanese girls should become really fat, wear manly clothes, grow mustaches, eat a lot of hotdogs, hamburger, pizza, drink diet coke, and become butch. Wait a minute I would be describing American Girls!!! OOOPS!!
The trend I found in the comments. Those with an anime character as their profile pic: protective, outspoken and white knight personality. Those without a picture: horny, aggressive, supportive.
@@BadBoy-ri2le I don't mean that every kpop fan is the same but many are too crazy for their idols. Even when their financial situation weren't good, many are ready to invest tons into posters, photos, cards, etc. In concerts, many get run over, suffocated, fainted just to see their idols. On social media, if you mess with a kpop idol, you're screwed for sure.
@@vietthanhbui5964 that's the reality of fandom as a whole... it is not just kpop fans who have those things in room... sports fans have their favorites soccer club and poster and merchs.. they scream when they watch football and if you mess with them you will also screwed up.. dont lie... Same in the anime fandoms... I am in one currently, and people have nendroid and poster and game and very much obsessed with the character and you will also would be fucked up if you mess with us too... it's the fandom culture that's to blame... and comparing kpop to jpop is a no-no. Japan music is good... but the idol industry is mostly a sexual fantasy... you can see it in the fandom age/sex... kpop girl/boy group fans mostly varies from teen to 30s, rarely older... as they are looking for a role model, and it rarely older because they seeing it as a hobby and they got bored (that's why kpop group only last for 7-10 years) and fans for both girl and boy groups are mostly girls that see them as a role model... but boy fans are also there and they are both in girl and boy group fandom... but Japan idol on the other hand could have a fans up up to their 60s and most of the girl idols fans are men... its rarely women.. they also have the underground idol thing which is disgusting.
Internment camps. Orwellian surveillance. Silence. This year, Isobel Yeung went undercover in a special report that reveals how China is oppressing the Muslim minority Uighur people in horrific conditions. Watch it here - bit.ly/2Xfyu36
A totalitarian regime (which is what the alt-left regressives want America to become) is being oppressive and tyrannical.
SHOCK & AWE!!!
News at 11.
China is oppressing every religion . they are burning churches and crucifying chirstians. No reports anywhere about it. Also they are pulling falundafa/gong people out of their homes and killing them. 5000 since 1999 are missing or dead. just saying
Thank you for sharing one of the realities in Asia
The guy who told you not to film minors
You should have said
Is a crime to sell minors
I love Vice but I think Vice can do better. It's great to shine a light on this but what can we do to make a change? Why are there not links to support people trying to help these girls. What is the point of watching someone else's sadness with no way to help?
I love China so much. I would hate to see it become a petty dictatorship. They have grown and become such a powerful force on the planet. They should be leading the planet, not following and discriminating. Who wants to go to a place like that? Ask the USA.
>You can't film underage people
Well you can't sell them either, but here we are.
They aren't selling them, just renting.
Go to eastern Europe to buy one.
👏🏼👏🏼
@@WelcomeToMyDream 😭
It sounds like just talking and walking with them. Not sexual.
@Adam Shihab That's where all the rich Arab sheikhs buy white women from so they can have lighter skinned children.
“we can’t show underage people” is loose translation for “we can’t have you exposing us, selling/exploiting these underage girls”. sick man.
I’m afraid that translation of yours is the only thing sick here. Age of consent is considerably lower in Japan (13 I think) so to them it’s like dealing with a girl with consent.
Moreover, “exposing” the man for what? exploiting the girls exploiting themselves? That would never hold in a court of law, or just logically it’s unsound. The girls do it out of free will, but you strip them from both accountability for their actions and from their free choice.
To add insult to injury, you don’t grasp that they have a different culture
By no means am I an advocate for this foolishness, but place the blame where the blame is rightfully supposed to go
@@idrea43 you're a sick individual if you think 13 year old girls are able to think logically and make these kind of decisions for themselves. Also stop using culture as an excuse. "Culture" is used to justify abuse and mutilation of genitalia where I'm from so that won't hold up in court either. It's disgusting. Not to mention some of these girls were specifically targeted from low income areas and are probably doing this to help their families. The blame goes to the men that are exploiting them. Point black.
@@pussydestroyer69285 Point Blank*
If culture isn't an excuse then the entire japanese government are pedophiles. Do you see how nonsensical the ramifications of your beliefs are? I ask that you think more perceptively in future. What's to blame is the predators and in many circumstances the girls themselves.
And you can't crudely cross-reference culture as if they're all equally immoral.
If the girls are being manipulated then obviously the manipulators are to blame. But don't try and shift accountability off all of the girls. Responsibility must be placed justly, not through a feminist lens. A healthy (or more accurately unhealthy) proportion of them walk into the industry by their own volition. And many of them are being targeted and exploited. The whole thing's a dumb idea in the first place.
@@idrea43 well, if the entire Japanese government are well aware of this and even participate then yes. Yes, they are indeed pedos. Lol. Was that a way to try and make a point? Or? This has nothing to do with your view of feminism. This has everything to do with the exploitation of CHILDREN. Because Yes.. these girls are CHILDREN. I'm not gonna blame children for putting themselves in these situations when the adults around them have failed them. Again, no 13 year old girl is capable of making this kind of decision on her own free volition. The blame will always be placed on the predators. I don't know exactly why you want to start "blaming" the girls. Like what exactly does that mean? You want us to shame these children for being exploited? Lol. Nice try.
@@pussydestroyer69285 Again, your lack of perceptivity leads you into a sad misunderstanding of what i'm saying. This isn't a black and white thing, don't make it out as though it is. There are undoubtedly girls who are targeted and procured. But there are also girls who voluntarily go into that sort of thing, at different ages. And to say the girls are entirely blameless is not distributing accountability justly. Like i said, no one cares for your feministic narrative when it comes to real life. This isn't about "shaming" like i said, simply a matter of justice. The procurers will always have an element of blame and in some instances so will the girls for actively seeking and accepting this.
And you missed my point. The age of consent in japan is 13, regardless of this exploitation case. Are they pedophiles for that?
Also thats an unsubstantiated claim, saying the entire japanese government is "In on it" (exploiting young girls). It's clear you aren't good at reasoning, i suggest you work on that.
Simon was more comfortable on the literal Ukrainian battlefront than having a schoolgirl in Japan tell him his fortune
I would be too to be honest.
He would rather have a bullet in his leg than whatever that torture thing is
I guess the worst nightmare would be having a Japanese schoolgirl tell him his fortune on the literal Ukrainian battlefront.
Probably because he don't want people to think that he also buy this girl
This is called "GROOMING" of Children by PEDO's ...this JK's...."NORMALIZING"
ENABLING Child Molesters to openly operate.
You know something's wrong when you see the elders show up to a 16yr old performance
Most countries have a 16 year old consent. People are weird but as long as you are compliant with your country’s culture. No harm no foul. I like women 10-20 years older than me so I’m a complete opposite.
Pedosas?
@Good Enough Guitar the age of consent being 13 is a widely spread piece of misinformation. each prefecture in Japan sets their own age of consent. for example, in Tokyo the age of consent is 17 due to the Youth Protection Laws of Tokyo. having uh relations with a 13 year old will get you arrested .
@@cxramelty242 lmao actually what you said is a widely spread piece of misinformation (yeah I just had this conversation recently so I know). This is taken straight from wiki page on Age of Consent in Asia:
> An array of local ordinances adopted in all 47 prefectures [...] forbid sexual acts judged "indecent" (淫行, inkō) between adolescents (persons under 18) and adults [...]. A 1985 decision of the Supreme Court of Japan on Fukuoka Prefecture's bylaw held that the ordinances were not to be broadly interpreted as forbidding all adult-adolescent sexual acts, [...] also ruled that adult-adolescent sexual acts within "socially accepted norms", such as those within marriage, engagement, or a "similar sincere relationship", were not "indecent".
So yeah in practice these laws only apply to underage prostitution. Also I googled Youth Protection Laws of Tokyo and found Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths, which "promotes the healthy development of people under the age of 18 by restricting their access to published material that is considered inappropriate" (again, wiki) and has nothing to do with age of consent. Are you sure it's the correct name?
@@Kriophoros Wikipedia is not a reliable source which i think everyone knows, can you show some evidence using laws, documents, or archives on the topic? (yea i just had this conversation recently so i know) isn’t evidence either. Different prefectures have different laws and most of them say that its illegal to have relations with a 13 year old. AND JUST BECAUSE ITS LEGAL DOESNT MEAN ITS MORAL. its so weird how grown men try to defend the 13 year old law so much, and even as someone whos 15 its mad weird, i would not want to have relations with a 14 year old let alone 13. disgusting.
Man: you can’t show underage people
But you can sell them?
WTH
I feel sorry for u girls
No one is selling them they are selling themselves. Leave home, no education, no job and not looking for one. Marriage in Japan happens after your career is started when they are 40 and the women only look for men with money and lots of it. Like anywhere else in the world.
That’s what I was thinking ( u can show any person on filming if they in public)
Dude don't know how to clap back 😷😷😷😷 you can't show them on camera but you're out here selling them???? 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
Showing them might cause a failure to business
"These girls are surrounded by a group of men who appear to be their bosses"..... we got a name for that it's called a pimp
But I thought pimps only sell prostitutes for sex , here it seems that's it's only for dating with older men . Nonetheless it's bullshit
Controlled n threaten by them should be a better description
Most pimps work alone not with other pimps
A typical "Pimp" would be found dead within hours in Japan. He would be treading on the official preserve of the Yakuza. The Yakuza control Vice and anyone who thinks they can muscle in, even GOD, would be found floating in the nearest river. Japanese Culture is the Worlds most complex.
Definition of Yakuza: Officially recognised gangsters who are BORN into this multi-thousand year old cult. They even have their own Politicians, and even declare their ill gotten gains for Tax every year.
When the Yakuza come to the attention of the international press, the Japanese will make some token gesture to make the press go away (such as a supposed law to ban them) but in reality everything will continue as before. You could only begin the destruction of the Yakuza by working from within, but you can only get into the Yakuza by being born into it. Every member is tattooed from birth, as part of the culture of protecting its own.
@@TheDuke-vb9cq spoken like a true propaganda piece.
I feel like they could’ve gotten a lot more honesty out of the girls if they’d had a female journalist instead.
My thoughts exactly.
No
@Sug Madick by your profile picture and the way you write I can tell you really understand women 😂
@@guero6103 bruh sug madick spittin straight facts
@@guero6103 I like how he speaks about women lying like men don't also. As if there aren't a ton of videos that display masculism. The point he is making seems absolutely pointless to make. 😬
I'm Japanese and I'm shamed to see these things happening still. Japanese media needs to bring shame to these old men who seek companies of these young school girls.
some are middle aged as well but yea its seems to be mostly old over 60 into 70s as well...japan more so than other places seems to have this obsession..sure its in other places but not as common....
They're all ages, it's just as bad for them if they're 25 or 55, if the girls are children then it's not ok
Oh USA still combat with what makes a women and a man. Lol
That woman who cares for the girls and give them food I respect her. She’s kind.
We. Need. More. Caring. People. Like. Her.
Shes supirior
Yes
@@MsLeighton41 *superior
@Ari luvs Jesus well, I always strive to be a better person, so I guess I'm halfway there...? Idk, my mother says that if you put the effort into something, then you're already half-successful
The woman who's helping the girls is a true angel!
Blessings.
@Wulffwoodd DREW until you've been on the street, you can't say.
I hope She is always healthy and have a good happy life, God bless Her.
@Wulffwoodd okay then just say in Texas. Don't make it the case for everyone. I never wanted to be 3 months pregnant and homeless. I have no where to go and desperately trying to get a second job, but covid is ruining everything.
Not the feminist we deserve, but the one we need indeed
That woman who takes care of those girls is amazing.. A true saint. Open minded and kind people like her keep up some of my faith in humanity
Ikr. She was angel. I hope there are more Human that is having more care n Humanitarian
Don't be too angry at humanity itself. It is this profit-based system, which drives people to exploit one another. The problem is capitalism.
@Ashlyn Mathew
It's silly to put faith into a fictional or long dead person. Religious people are such a joke. If you want to have something changed, take matters into your own hands.
@@BanBootlicking Wooahh, That is straight up rude man, Calling Jesus as a fictional character and a long dead man....
If you want to encourage people to solve problems their own, You can just motivate them and not degrade their religious perspectives.
That lady is gorgeous af god bless her
That old office man blushing while holding the young girl's hand seriously irked me in ways I cant explain.
"I would not want to be a woman here."
That one sentence says a lot
Damn. Came to say exactly what you said.
Tbh if you are a man you probably don't want to be a woman period 😶 I don't mean this in an offensive way, it is just more difficult being a woman.
@@aamirhus23 OK simp and snowflake
@@aamirhus23 fair
jpop idols sell panties or sex not songs and finally become pornstars, there is no female rights in japan.
One of the men says ( 1:53 ): "He's filming underage girls.."
Yet, he's responsible for selling or using them which is worse.
Ironic
There is a huge huge difference between America and Asia
jpop idols sell panties or sex not songs and finally become pornstars, there is no female rights in japan
The girls volunteer themselves stfu bxtxh
@@potentialaccident8196 It's not ped0 if the women are teens. If ask ANY man if he sees a teen as attractive (if he wasn't going to be antagonized or arrested for stating so) he would definitely say that he is attracted to her. People act like this is unusual. The problem is the system allows the loopholes for which these men can take advantage. Not to mention the industries have capitalized upon barely dressed women and the porn industry. Did you really think men would see women as people when they can see any naked at any point? The people are responsible for this outcome because THEY allowed it. You can't have whatever you want without consequences.
Japan is a really weird place man.... I dunno if it's just the fact that we're not used to eastern culture, or it's really weird. Lot's of bright, colorful and fun things, but at the same time, something sinister like this can hide underneath. Very creepy
Same I love Japan as a country but imo I also think their culture is quite weird
Not eastern, just japan
Like Dressrosa
I never really liked alot of animes and their problem with sexualizing child-like characters
The stronger the light, the darker the shadow
"You can't film the underage people"... said the girl's pimp
Let's be honest. There is no reason a man needs to pay a schoolgirl to talk. The whole "only 70-80% are malicious" is bs. ANY grown man who is hanging out with a stranger schoolgirl is a problem. (Also to anyone trying to disagree with me, I don't care and I will not be entertaining your responses)
Oil searcy, I agree. Plus obviously many are fronts for prostitution! The chat and fortune telling schoolgirl is just a front. She will have sex with you in one of the back rooms I am sure too!
I agree
Definitely Yes!
110 percent
Ahhh yea ignorance of other cultures, a true American pastime. 😂
The reporter is so uncomfortable LOL
The topic is really a sensitive one for sure.
Definitely is a sensitive, triggering topic.
He's just some judgemental American white guy going to a foreign country. Hey American white guy, remember you dropped atom bombs on this country?
@@maiharsarod8592 so what?
@@maiharsarod8592 We're talking about the sexual exploitation of young girls here. I think he has the right to be judgy.
@@maiharsarod8592 He ain't American, he's from Georgia (the former Soviet Republic not the state).
Honestly half the time I'm between admiring and being disgusted with japan, in this case I'm disgusted
@Happi i agree
But we’re talking about this one right now
@@MissUnderstoodasAlways yeah but the commenter is acting like japan is the only country that does when in reality its not true and other country are doing the same
@@betterthanyou2881 Japan is considered a very advanced country, that's why it's particularly weird and crazy to see something like that happening there. This stuff is completely illegal/weird af/ultra creepy in other similar places.
@@Siile_ japan law are way too diffrent the reason that it grow like this is only bc of people unless i don't see anything with theire goverment
Japan is cleanest country from Outside not from Inside..
Japan is a sick SICK country but no one is ready for this conversation
"Snap back to reality"
Poor Simon is so uncomfortable and freaked out. And rightfully so.
V i hope he is... because if his a father he should think of how his young baby girl could be one of these girls...
I mean like he chased a Russian soldier, met some terrorists, and had worse things but yeah
To me, meeting a pedo is the worst thing
Cause Chris Harrison up his ass lol
It's because he got a serious hard on sitting with her, and that wasn't supposed to happen. Remember he's anti school girl exploitation.
@@RandomPerson-jo7cw the worst thing than that would be meeting a society of pedos
freakin disgusting
“Don’t shoot underage girls”
Bro is literally selling them 🤦🏾♂️
🤣🤣🤣
This is incredibly misleading and inaccurate - shame on Vice for not doing their homework. In Japan, it's illegal to take pictures/video of people without their permission. This is ESPECIALLY true for underage minors. They were literally breaking the law by shooting the girls. The guy who came up and confronted them was probably not the boss, but someone who wasn't afraid to confront a big scary foreigner. People probably didn't tell them sooner as Japanese do their best to avoid confrontations, especially if it's a foreigner and they don't speak English.
@@markjune3027 no you are wrong, he is the boss, but the thing vice doesn't say is that the Girls dream is to be an idol and they created the culture themselves, but once they are in and signed the contract they get exploited, but the part about taking photos is kinda right, not illegal but they try to respect privacy aswell it's a grey zone for sure.
One last thing I like how a lot of the comments were talking about why
Oh you're selling the girls!
So why can't we film them
First of all, you don't know if that individual is having a hard time and consensualy doing a part-time job
Second of all, I'm 99% sure back in the States we have a law against filming minors, especially without consent
And before anyone comes out and start talking about it's a public area. The whole reason for filming. This was about the girls anyway. u r Not filming the general area anymore you feel me to individual.
That dude was about to whoop Simon's ass 🤣
I'm Japanese and my dad will never link arms with me when I was a teenager or since then incase he looked like one of these guys.
U live in japan
Why?
@@seri4837 because he was worried he’ll look like one of them, tbh I’ve never seen it but it’s something no one wants to be mistaken for...
That's sad, I'm sorry 🙏
@@momokoraphaelishida is japan safe for women?
Cause I've heard many horrendous cases of human trafficking and stuff
This is sickening. People say "it's just the culture" but the culture needs to change. It's simply wrong to exploit these young women like this.
It is just culture AT THAT TIME. As a person who always goes to Japan Tokyo every year, i see these stuff less and less every time
Fun fact: it's never going to happen it's not going to change but hey I'm not sick or a creepy old man but I live in Thailands sex industry is legal here
@@Ryois_qtI was there for two months this summer. There is even more now. Toyoko kids, delivery health, jk using paypay...especially since borders have opened there's a MASSIVE spike in money. over 2 million tourists. a record number. even foreigners soliciting the girls who sell themselves in kabukicho. it's a record number selling themselves. it's worse now.
@@dinomite705that's sad :/
Yeah I know it is sad.
*video starts*
"Japan has an incredible tolerance for the exploitation of young girls..."
Me: YEP
Japan got a problem
@@seansands424 anime was a mistake, pre-anime Japan was better, Revive the Land of The Rising Sun!!
@@seansands424 Korea was better, they whipped Japan pre Japanese imperial age
they doing that kinda shit is messed up
knowing why Japan population is decreasing set aside the working hours....
they are ruining young girls that are gonna keep the population going.....
"YOUNG" sure sure whatever fake age you tell on your fake ID lol
the journalist looks uncomfortable as hell lmao understandable. props to him
@Vannic Wolf wanting to talk to someone who "isn't set in their ways and non judgemental" is normal. What makes this weird is the "non judgemental conversation partners" are exclusively school-aged teens and exclusively girls. How many of those men would stop using the service if the girls are switched with equally non judgemental boys? If what you want truly is just a genuine conversation with someone who won't judge you, it doesn't have to be with school girls right?
he's more comfortable on a literal Ukrainian battlefield xd
@@RealCrackey yeah he seemed to be in a better mood when he was recounting his own kidnapping
Dude looks like he just smoked a pound of weed.
I’m Japanese and I believe Japan needs to fix this, this has absolutely no offence against me and no culture or country is ever perfect
You're right bro. Nobody's perfect.
But every culture doesn't fantasize about underage girls as much as you.
Jass Sohi009 first of all I’m a girl, second of all I’ve been talking about the cons of Japan... where ever you are from I bet your country has something bad about it too. No country was perfect and my comment wasn’t supposed to offend anybody in anyways so I’m curious to know why you offended me.
@@viril9821 I'm not offended, I'm just xenophobic
Jass Sohi009 oh I’m sorry, didn’t know... what country are you from though
It’s so creepy and beyond grooming I don’t understand why this is allowed anywhere
People forget that these girls are individuals with real emotions and struggles. They’re not some animated idol for people to cling to. Bravo Vice 👏
but some of them are willing to
@@user-ff7fg5hu1x Willing to be forced to have sex with adult men? Please stop trying to support and soften the blow that is hyper-sexualization of legit children.
The Last Quincy I bet idols like their job. But being an idol shouldn’t make you be forced by your superiors to act interested in older men just to make a living. It’s terrible.
XSAVIER busy ?? Your point doesn’t even make sense. The idol industry shouldn’t be bad. Is that controversial? Sorry for hurting your precious feelings then. I don’t buy merch, music or go to K-pop concerts if you’re wondering. We’re all hypocrites, but we should all try to stop abuse one step at a time. Knowing it and turning a blind eye because “we let other things slide” is not smart and you know it.
XSAVIER busy
K-pop is not anime. It’s Korean pop, the performers are called “idols” and they’re much like these idols in Japan.
Both male and female idols are commonly exploited by their company to do sex work, live in poor conditions, and struggle to make the industry, it can take up to 2 years for them to be put on stage while still being under contract the entire time
Sure, it is their choice. But when you are put on a contract or you are only a teenager that left your family to do this work (ex. The Russian models in China) there needs to be a change to protect these workers.
But ya, anime is kinda trash. Idk about gay tho
The terrifying thing is that when you are in Japan, you can almost ignore it, because it is everywhere and therefore seems normal
For them it is. Intimacy is just another commodity
Are you living in Japan?
This is just Akihabara district.
@@chickentowel7036 yes im in Tokyo. It's big problem.
Yes I didn’t realize until recently that sex workers wearing school girl uniforms is highly problematic. You can easily find ‘sexy school girl costume’ at Halloween stores or sex shops.
But normalizing is little rare trait of this Japanese problem
It just goes to show you that a society could look like a utopia from the outside, but no country and/or culture is perfect.
It's totally what I thought after watching this video, I really like Japan's culture but when it's about JK... I didn't know that this could be like this, a teen girl with no friends and family
+CzarJuliusIII you 2 know nothing about Japan. . LOL. you probably didn't even watch the video in it's entirety. and basing your judgement/opinion off the title.
Sean Lee I've seen the entire video.
+CzarJuliusIII Denmark
+Sean Lee lol I think I know Japan more than you man, and I watch this video entirely. I'm asian not like you fucking weaboo
japan has this weird issue with the sexualization of kids, especially girls cause it’s seen in media…
But a 16 years old is not a kid, thinking about them as children is more fcked up I think.
@@JohnPopcorn06wtf did i jist read
@@abdulazeemshaikh8314 Same, because most promoves misogyny and pedophilia.
@@JohnPopcorn06 you're a pedo
@@JohnPopcorn06 they are. They are called MINORS for a reason you weirdo
seeing only grown men in the crowd is weird to me 💁🏻♀️
Not sure what got were expecting
What's your problem ? It's okay unless their harming them ? Even you've some kpop guy as your profile pic so should we be worried too ?
I know right? there should be young boys as well, and Koreans, and black people, and your mum and dad
MINMIN JUNGJUNG SESE Would you want younger men im pretty sure they are but you probably wont see them
Dev Kit7 i speak as a gay guy who used to be one of these boys, but a lot of young gays like very girly bands, so I wouldn’t actually be taken aback if there were a bunch of gay boys in the crowd. It’s the fact that it’s old men who clearly aren’t gay that’s disturbing.
" I won't want to be a women in this country " those were some strong words
jpop idols sell panties or sex not songs and finally become pornstars, there is no female rights in japan
Lol. That's because he ain't a woman in the first place
Women and schoolgirls are different. Women are living their life as always, having a job, a family. School girls sell themselfs for cash at young age.
this infomercial was very helpful. My next vacation is in Japan!
@@kimjong-un5203 you are talking about schoolgirl? 🤣🤣
It's not just human trafficking.. THEY ARE CHILDREN!!
SICK!!!
Depends.
In the West children can also have jobs and they are also allowed to have sex.
I don't really see much of a difference if a trafficked person is 17 or 18. It's different when they are pre teens.
@@incumbentvinyl9291 you need help. teenagers are children. what they do to eachother in private is different, but anybody with a normal brain will know that selling them on the street is plain evil.
@@incumbentvinyl9291weirdo
Great reporting Simon! Also major props to the cameraman and editors. It must have been hard to decide what to show for journalistic purposes and what to obscure as to not appeal to the very creeps this story is about. Y’all really threaded the needle on this one, especially considering how uncomfortable this must have been to work on behind the scenes.
I thought the cameraman did a horrible job. In Japan, you cannot take pictures or video of people without their permission. It's the law. The guy wasn't trying to strongarm the cameraman as he implied, he was telling him to stop because it's against the law and you're not supposed to do that. It's amazing he got away with it for as long as he did. I think people were just too afraid to come up to a Caucasian and confront him because they couldn't speak English.
After VICE’s recent stunt, I can’t trust anything they report about Japan. When I first saw this, I immediately shared it to everyone and started spreading the information from this as though it was fact.
I deeply regret that now. Why should I believe they didn’t mislead or twist information in this one to make Japan look bad, too?
VICE has completely shattered my trust. From now on, I’ll leave Japanese people to sort out Japanese issues.
@@markjune3027 that's opposite of everything I read. It's only illegal if you're being a public nuisance.
@@dbell1894 they didn't twist anything. Look up JK business in Japan.
Simon has since hooked up with a 14 year old school girl after dumping his 12 year old rent boy- But his quest to root out trafficking continues in earnest
"we can't show underage people" and yet, in the west, there's this thing called "toddlers and tiaras" and "child beauty pageants". So there's _that_ .
Foreals thats subtle pedophilia and sexualization of children. We need to protect the kids from sick ass pedos
Can’t film them but they can “chat” with grown men and “take walks”? Hmm
@@octopuswiggle4933 yes it's disturbing. but why are there so many girls doing it? Like all of them can't be social failured status, drugaddicted or alcoholic. There seems to be some with brains and other oppertunites to.
henkarars ik it’s very weird! I don’t think the girls are all alcoholics or addicted to drugs I think that maybe some of it can stem from unhealthy relationships with family and maybe to make money or even to have someone to talk to or for attention? I’m not blaming the girls at all ofc, and I might be wrong
@Sci-Fi Machines yes, women are human beings and some may crave the attention. I would say the same if it were young boys, but this is predatory behavior by the adults that pay to chat with them. Did you not see the video of the girl who was pressured into sex while working there, though the shop was only advertised as chatting? I'm sorry, I disagree with you.
We live in a sad and sick world. Leave these young girls alone and let them grow up without old men drooling over them.
That's Japan for you!
@@slopernafti902 more like the world
@@Luzgoishzre I don't see this in other countries. This seems to be accepted in Japan :(
Sheesh who put a gun in their heads?
@@Neilukuk this is actually in the entire world. If you don’t see it then your undefeated ignorant please go your research🥰or watch another of vices video
Me: So, you'll do anything for 20000 yen?
Schoolgirl: Anything.
Me: Hell yeah, guess who's getting his bathroom and kitchen remodeled for cheap?!
i would tell them to run a marathon while promoting a product i made. Easy ad investment
God, I wish I thought of that.
i dont think they have the skills for remodeling
For anybody wondering that about $18 dollars 😂
@@vertorixx no, its about 180$
You should make a report about Japans stalking problem or laws (in case of divorce, you are allowed to kidnap your own children).
I had noted this japanese fascination for school girls in the anime and manga culture.
Exactly. I am amazed how Anime or manga has exact same things like these and yet the anime/ manga are open to whole world. When I watched anime, I always wondered why almost every anime has school centred themes.. lol..
Exactly
That's what can be so difficult with anime and manga... like I enjoy the action and the stories, but the hyper sexualization of young female characters makes it feel so wrong to be watching it... I just want a good show and a good laugh.
@Rk Diksha do you have any proof of correlation between the two things?
@@Ram_jagat In my opinion, manga is often centered around schools because there are many students in Japanese manga and anime viewers. Also, I think it's because there are realistically many pure love stories in high school.
Simon: He is acting like he owns the street.
Cameraman: Simon, we are in a different country and here you are arguing with a pimp at night time and in the middle of God knows what street.
The only thing he ‘owns’ is vulnerable underage girls, Simon probably would of knocked him out had the camera not been on.
@@extremelyreligiousdolphin750 I don't think you know how organized the pimping game is. 😂
I'd like to think there are some very large, very mean bouncers with these guys while they're abroad reporting on these disgusting pieces of trash.
@Wyatt ofc there arent...
@@mweezy these people are soft af they couldn't see past their emotions for a second
We think Tokyo is like a Western country cause it's really developed but still Japan is a very patriarchal society. And Japan ranked very low in the gender gap index.
Indedd
Based Japan
“The gender gap index” is that a serious thing
lol why do you equate the western world with the absence of patriarchy? Quite an orientalist perspective. You can point out Japan’s issues without making the western world as a benchmark of progressiveness and morality. I can assure you, women still face the barriers of patriarchy, sexual violence and abuse here- it just manifests in a different way.
When I was in Japan prostitution was pretty much legal
I admired and looked up japan, they are being portrayed the most disciplined people T_T but this one changes everything
I agree! But at the same time I think we need to understand that ALL countries have this side to them. There’s always going to be a percentage of humans who are worse than garbage. Regardless of race, colour, nationality, religion, whatever you know…
@@chamathkaperera348 problem with Japan is that there are a whole bunch of people who view Japan as some kind of homogeneous utopia. So whatever Japan have which includes child pornography, they will defend it as if it's their own territory. When bringing up this kind of issues so that people won't think japan as some kind of utopia, people are gomma defend ot with the most insufferable excuse by saying "every country have their own problem so please don't focus on Japan only". These people are just deflecting criticism so that it will be forgotten and that their views of japan will always stay "utopian".
it doesnt change anything to their level of education and or politeness.
@@icedteapeach217 level of education is high literally can be done anywhere. Just that there's a huge gap. Level of politeness in jp feels way too fake if you've actually experienced it
This same channel also made a video that shows how manga in Japan shows serve cases of abuse and pedophilia. Just seeing people be so casual around it definitely changed my opinion on Japan a little as well.
The amount of comments saying "well, this happens in other countries!!!" just to defend Japan are kinda gross. So what? If you are Japanese shouldn't you mainly want this eliminated in your country rather than using an excuse to allow it to continue? And we should all want to better our own nation instead of looking at other nations that have a similar issue and allow it to continue. Excuses don't allow for change to happen that is desperately needed, and that's pretty sad. This is a thing that happens everywhere, in the west when someone complains about any sort of issues a woman may have in her life, the immediate response is not "that's horrible, maybe we should fix that" it's a lot of times "well, at least this ain't the middle east" and the issue persists.
Why? People make choices about many things some bad some good, this choice is a personnel one they made. No one is forcing them to do anything. So, they say if the adults would only go away she would not sell themselves. They took the easy route and now complain. Oh Well
Brendan Armstrong I MAY JUSTLY TRY OUT TO TELL OTHERS I C REALIZM WITHIN THINGZ NOT GROSS THINGZ THEY LET THEMSELVES DO THOSE THINGZ AND REALLY CANT EVAN TRY OUT TO TELL OTHERZ I C THIS IS WRONG REALLY I ASSUME JUSTLY YOUR MENTAL MELADY IS GROSS
Oh well yikes the ignorance jumped 😬
@@isalian123 its not ignorance its facts
@@ohwell2790 uhh,so if your mom told you to kill people when you were little,and you were willingly killing for your mom,would you say you are choosing for yourself?(real case) It is because they haven't developed mentally and the coaxing and conditioning going on before they have grown up are just affecting their decisions. Honestly,even adults,with coaxing and tricks,they fell for those tricks. We are not as free in thoughts as you think. We can be conditioned,our psychological mechanics can be used. If you study psychology,you will know what is going on.
All the discord mods disliking this video
LMFAOOOO
OMGGG😭😭
no kidding I just got banned from a popular server for refusing to send n**es, way worse than Reddit and Twitch mods for sure. Not just one mod either, and while I'm 22, as far as they knew I was 15......
Incels, nice guys, redditors, and discord mods all at once.
@@AcolyteOfLucifer fookin hell, that's just pedophilia
2:10 "We can't show underage people." But it's okay to exploit them for profit?...
Right! I was thinking the same thing
obviously.
You just don't understand! You need to keep things harmonious and the group happy!
By selling and exploiting young girls, you give those girls a bright future as the supporting pillars of society, and you give workers an avenue to release stress!
However, if you keep on filming and exposing the darker sides of Japan's society, you only make things worse for everyone, and therefore, you're the villain!
Need I add /s ?
@Sweet Pea Yeah thats a tough one to grasp, I mean how did that even work? Was it just out there and legal or only no prosecution? seems like if it was legal it was bound to be all over Japanese sites. That's fucked up yo.
They cant record girls who are highschoolers or college for god's sake, with or without illicit acts. Its their privacy. what would happen if their faces are shown in their school or classmates? Some would jump and think that they're doing shady jobs for money but in actuality just handing out fliers.
I saw a documentary about Japanese women's prisons and half the inmates were old ladies who felt the food in prison was better than the nursing home so the shop lifted so they can get sent to Jail. there is something wrong with how they treat the female population in Japan
Women don't deserve any special treatment
I was born and been living in japan for all my life. What if I told you that old guys just treat girls like that on a daily basis, and women are so used to be treated like objects they don't even see the harm?
Even in the office I work in, men constantly say and do things that makes me uncomfortable and that I consider as sexual harassment, but when I told my boss (who is a man) he just said that they don't mean harm, and just act like that because I'm cute.
Well if you lived in western country you can escalate it to the authorities, but since you are in japan doing that will only get you in trouble. That's a tough situation.
Damn
They make it seem like a compliment to be sexually harassed 💀💀
well if youre a male and they call you cute then that shi gay.
Being a woman walking down the street is so scary already, I can't imagine being in an enclosed space with a strange man "having a chat".
Ok
To make it worse self defense weapons like tasers and even pepper spray are illegal here. Attacking the assaulter and causing them injury as self defense may land you in jail. The only thing you you're allowed to do is fighting them or turning on a loud alarm. Plus there is no hope in arresting your rapist or getting any protection from the police.
How can you be scared if you get paid
Ikr I used to live in Japan when I was like 19. I looked extra young myself and after school often there were weird men coming up to me asking is I wanted to work as a jk hostess
@G07 Denesse Anne Duran No, they fight to be privileged, and pretend that they fight for equality, which is disgusting.
yup its 3 am and I'm on that side of youtube again
Clint T same here
Well you are learning something
Taffs World 2:15 am here
Idk how I got here but I did
3:19am here
Hearing the girl said she can't remember when she ate with anyone is so heartbreaking..
At that age even now in my 30's, my days are filled with asking people around me, "what should we eat?" Or being asked the same
Never know it was such a blessing
Japanese men are expected to work very hard, or even just show that they are working hard by staying at work long hours, then going drinking, sometimes every night with their co-workers. Refusal, if the boss is there, is not an option. So they marry an "Office Lady" at work, who then gets pregnant, quits their job, and becomes a housewife, expected to bring up the kids. The children may never see their father during the week, and on the weekends he is too tired to spend time with them. They lose any personal and sexual interest in their wives, and might go out and look for gratification at whatever level with young girls. Their own daughters, without the presence of a stable father, end up vulnerable, and that's where the cycle comes from.
10:53
thats actually really sad.
insane
During the week? Hell, I know people here who's bosses require they work and live in another prefecture, meaning they're lucky to see their wife and kids once every 3 months or so. They miss talking and spending time with women who'll listen, and feel disconnected from their own families so businesses like "girls bars" or "caberet clubs" are a popular option. JK walkers or "Compensated Dating" is a darker turn from this. On the other side of the coin, some overworked and disenfranchised single (and sometimes married) career women will frequent host clubs featuring young pretty boys with coiffed hair who are perfumed and stylishly dressed, sometimes in high school uniforms themselves.
I don't know precisely the catalyst for the spread of these kinds of businesses, but Japan, a country priding itself on the cohesive family unit, has done fantastic work in wrecking families through an all-or-nothing corporate work culture.
@@cosmicmuffin322 I feel sorry for both the girls and the men also because in a "shame based society" that kind of life is no life and I'm sure very depressing. No wonder suicide rate is so high there.
I think Japanese culture is beautiful.
This isn't.
The thing is, it hasn't really got much to do with japanese culture anyway, this JK business was born in the 1990's, so it's fairly recent...
@@jess1594 I know it isn't culture, I just meant anything that deals with Japan is beautiful, for the most part, but there are things in Japan that make them mess up their image.
They are crazy. Read more. Learn more. But still interesting culture.
Arianna Dorsey it seems pretty much culture theirs some anime’s I’ve watched that display this kind of culture and it’s weird af
@@lVladness True.
Without sounding xenophobic, there is something seriously wrong in Japanese culture.
it is not xenophobic to point out or call out unethical behavior
There are things like that in all countries, just wrapped in different cultural and historic paper.
@@evgenyzak2035 but japan is the weirdest one out there, it's kind of disgusting and so uncomfortable to see imho. And they are selling the girls underage in the busiest street publicly like nothing's wrong. It's gross at least for me
@@evgenyzak2035 Japan's is definitely particularly bad though.
Something about its unique blend of having terrible working conditions, extremely stressful society that sustains a high suicide rate, and being an imperial core country without an organized working class creates the environment for a very messed up culture.
@@st.altair4936tell me your country
I hope the FBI is checking out the comments. There are a lot of men who are into kids.. in the comments. They are admitting to it. Their computers and phones need confisated.
They're so obvious. Most alarmingly on Instagram. In every comment section of a picture of any woman lol
sickening
That concert was like the opposite of a boyband concert. Schoolgirls go to see cute boys perform and men go to see young girls.
If its for men then its pedophility...😂
I'm confused wouldn't the opposite of this weird concert be older women going to see young boy?
@@Unidentified863 That's also just boybands....
@@Unidentified863 I meant it's the same boyband so it's not the opposite.
@@jessicacroteau5600 dude.....only girls don't go to see boy bands......
The man:"We can't show under age people"
Me: you can't sell under age people
I feel sad for these young girls having to choose this profession and they cannot turn to their own family for support which is really the most saddest thing.
"having to choose" huh
Matthew 18:6 Jesus says, “If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
I don't think we can impose our standards on those who do not know Jesus. Rather we should introduce them to His love and then this problem goes away. Truly anyone who accepts Jesus can never think to commit these crimes against children nor do they need to because He will supply all their needs according to his riches in glory.
Japan is a shinto, Buddhist country, with a strong tradition of bushido. Believe they tried Christianity in the early 1600 hundreds and it didn’t work. They don’t wanna believe in a white mans religion, that was copyrighted from African kemet Civilization.
@@susannemedina7955 - Yeah, how is He going to supply their carnal needs?
@@susannemedina7955 ok we know that's not true. Priests....
WHy would they have a man interview these girls and not a woman???
This makes me sick... But atleast there are some that are trying to help
Japanese men have abandoned the warlike courage of their predeccessors for this.
ur sick
+tSp289 I think that you are talking about Nanjing Massacre, sadly known also as Rape of Nanjing, commited by Japanese Imperial Army.
As Spanish, we don´t know to much about this, but I have a Korean friend that told me that Japanese Army during early XX used many Korean and Chinese womans as sexual slaves.
Sad to watch on 2016 old pedophiles buying young japanese womans as if they were mere products.
Y5986 That is what I was referring to, also their brutal torture of prisoners of war during WW2 and the forced labour in building railways and bridges that was nearly as efficient at causing misery and death as the German concentration camps.
Don't get me wrong, I think Japan is one of the most pleasant countries to visit in the world: amazing history, beautiful scenery and some fo the most helpful and polite people I've ever met, but I am glad they've forgotten that "warlike courage of their ancestors" and started (mostly) to be decent human beings. Sure, the schoolgirl thing is creepy, but there is no country on earth where shit like that doesn't happen.
*****
The creepy part about those school girls for me it´s that it´s been normalized there.
And I think the same about Japan, I personally think that their gastronomy is also very delicious, but it´s obvious that it doesn´t mean that everything from Japan is cool, specially that "warlike courage of their ancestors".
I love history, and I think that we must learn from there in order to not repeat that dark past.
Creepy how all the attendees were grown men..smh
@light yagami bro, women do this too
@light yagami troll
I don’t see it therefore it doesn’t exist and the earth is flat 🤡
I went to a BABYMETAL concert in the Tokyo Dome back in 2018 and hooked up with a bunch of Japanese guys, all in their 30s, I guess. We went to an afterparty afterwards and then we all enthusiastically discussed who our favorite barely legal teen was, lol.
Yeah, but for real, I'm in love with Japan, but I've seen (and experienced) first hand the very shady and downright ugly side of it too. I even met one of those young girls late at night in an alley and she was just standing there and probably selling herself (I walked by a few times that evening, so she definitely wasn't waiting for a bus there). She was crying, so I gave her a hug. :-/
What has a buisness man in his 40s or 50s got to talk about with a 14 or 15 year old girl? Its hardlys going to be a riviting conversation.
Howzer The man maybe he never had an opportunity to? Maybe he enjoys talking to younger people. Maybe he wants to see how it would be like to have a daughter. It’s not always about sex.
Well he doesn't hurt them.
The Last Quincy you’re saying a grown-ass man should rely on a 16 year old for help in a suicidal situation? Not a therapist? Sounds like you’re just trying to make excuses for them...
@@bugeye8749 oh no it's a wild sjw that crawled out of the little whole it lives in to rant on and on about men on tumblr to say hi!
@ziko 17 you don't know that
Lived and worked there as a woman. Japanese men asked me many times why I bother working, when I could just find a husband. It is not the only unpleasant comment I heard as a white woman living there. So, yes, Japan's society is quite sexist, but there are also various good aspects. Some of which I wish I could see more of in Europe. Like manners and discipline.
Their Parents SHOULD Protect Them. Throwing Them to the Wolves. Shameful.
Parents are busy working for economy
In Japanese culture children are taught from a very young age to be independent and even ride trains to school alone because such low crime rate. So it’s only natural these teen girls are out on their own and the parents or family don’t know what’s going on.
Or the parents are abusing them
Olivia K fucking scary shit
@@daddy8884 have ever watch anime the school boys or girls are usually taking trains
I'm cringing from the comment section right now
I rlyyyyy don't Like this side of Japan its too canerous
Cancerous
TopToll Lol but the thing is it isn't even true you don't fucking buy school girls you hire them to walk around with you or chat if you are lonely vice news is just plain ass wrong
stfu
Nate Drake nah I would rather spread the truth and not lies
The "Ugly Bastard" and "Lolicon" tag is too strong.
Well, at least the ugly bastard tag can be between two consenting adults.
If you cut the "bastard" part, though.
It's pretty wack my dude
Hentaihaven: oh shit here we go again 😒
@@pambansangbayaw4718 😂😂😂
Bro they showed the fans in the crowd, I could smell the sweaty musk through my phone, sea of pedos
this is disgusting I love anime and all that but what I've noticed about Japan is that they're really sick in the head like this about young girls its creepy
What's wrong with young girls?
I like young girls.
That made you wet, didn't it?
You sure?
Egg tbh....that kinda sounded Pervy.
Girls for sale gets younger and younger....sad...
The problem is that the westerners already assume that this is a sex thing which is far to what is happening. It's mostly for leisure than a straight hooker type businesses. Here the buyers respect and Don't ask for more from what they can do. Sure there were prostitutes, but they were more seclude than this. This was more closely to a date entertainment than a paid sex
hockingham what?
GANK! What?
pat mendoza Yep ...very sad for fat cows like yourself.
hockingham thats fucked up
its very disheartening to see most of the comments here either bashing the girls or making a joke of it. These are reasons why it is hard for things like this to come to light and to be fixed. even if it is not the majority of the JK culture, the fact that you are seeing that it does exist on some level should infuriate you.
+zwiejaxx123 Because regardless of their part in almost any scenario, women are portrayed as victims.
+zwiejaxx123 victim mentality is easier to get attention and better to sell Advertisements. 70%+ of 'shopping' is done by women.
So its about the money, like all things.
+Stan so the men are the victims here... do you think what the men are doing is fine??? They're are one who's running this stupid culture.
Jessy simons Reread my comment.
Jessy simons Why does their have to be a VICTIM in a story?
Age of consent in japan is (13-17) depending on location.
Taking Personal Responsibility for your own actions & life choices is so uncommon.
昔近い業界にいたけど、子供の時からこのカルチャーがテレビでも肯定されているから、自分が英語を学んで海外の意見を知るまでその危険とかに気がつけなかったです。実際苦しんでる子も多いのに気がつけなかったのが悔しい。
i am sorry that you've been through this, i hope you're safe and healing now
Creepy as all hell, and disgusting.
museluvr lmao i hate this but can i? Cuz im still a catholic
I'm ok with this.
Correct good
This whole thing is disturbing on so many levels, but then i remember the legal age of consent in Japan is 13 and my disappointment is further plunged into the deep dark abyss of doom called hell.
Only in a "deep romantic relationship". (That's got to at least cool the burn, right?)
I haven't read all of text from this link, but i hope this help you.
www.quora.com/Why-is-the-age-of-consent-so-low-in-Japan/answer/Kotaro-Hanawa
i feel so bad for the poor girls T_T i really want to reach out, tell them everything is ok and take them home so they can be safe 😭
..?. And Thàn rape 'em silly.??..
Fairness where it's due, while the national age of consent is 13, the provincial age varies, but generally hangs around 16 on average. While still quite young, that's not the same as a 13 year old girl being exploited.
I think this came from the hypersexualisation of young girls in anime and such...and that's why I dislike it
Edit: I wrote this almost a year ago. I know that it's mostly the people's fault and didn't mean to offend any anime lovers but personally I have seen this happening like 90% in anime so that's why I said that.
Japanese anime is a virus.
@@mrpythagoras7079 anime was a mistake
에리카Erika absolutely i find it incredibly uncomfortable
@@justusing6192 me too
Especially those weird hentai videos
yh ikr anime is shit
Honestly, there is a difference between buying a school girl and buying a school girl’s time. The title is misleading
+1
i'm supposed to be studying for exams and i have somehow ended up on the dark side of youtube
+Amna Sajei yo the semester are over! unless you in high school. if so, then lol
+Amna Abbasid Not the darkside... but rabid hole yeah.
+Amna omg me too :(
same why
same same same
Japan was good weird before I watch this video.
Now Japan's cringy weird
Rishi Sharma Many of them are adults, really. I have some cosplayer friends and I am connected to a man by them who likes such girls And I see his selfies with them, most of them turn out as ~20
I can say the same.
@@mariyabintehafsa2486 all is considered a child porn, child sexual abuse.
@@mariyabintehafsa2486, atleast its illegal. In japan, legal sex age is 15.
Autist
"I would not want to be a woman here" I hope he respect women too. We need more men like him.
Wait until he learns about the middle east
@@mjkittredge Fr
@@mjkittredge This argument is dumb. “Man this place sucks” “Yeah but this other place sucks too!” Yeah? Both of these things are bad?
@@spicylemon6255 your empty attempt at an argument is worthless. You're making a false equivalence.
There was a time when all I knew about the middle east was sand dunes and sultans from watching Aladdin.
I grew up, read up, and learned that Muslim/Islam culture is deeply sexist, even misogynistic. Women are seen and treated as second class citizens, all too frequently abused, married off as children, given little to no education. Even murdered as part of 'honor' killings. A lot of middle eastern countries suffer from dire poverty and vast inequality, war and terrorism too.
There is no comparison to be made with Japan. The difference is night and day.
@@mjkittredge That still does not mean that Japan's overtly sexualisation of underaged high school girls should go unanswered? Seems like you had just made an irrelevant comparison to undermine the subject at hand.
The woman that is helping the young girls is a good thing. There should be more like her helping the girls of the street.
I've never understood Japan culture. It's too much of everything.
Japan is an ideologically backwards country.
"This society is one of the most misogynist, sexist societies in a developed country in the world. I would not want to be a woman here."
Damn those strong words tho.
You could just see it in his eyes, children should not have to do these things.
John Arch But women do have it hard right?
yet he sides with pedo politicians
Blood Moon Phoenix Rising That’s sad :/
Here? So you live there already? Or you just a dumb ass?
i’ve been watching a little bit of anime and i notice how they totally normalize these big issues. this topic has really interested me because it’s just so different from our beliefs in America
Yeah, but here isn't so different from there 15:54
Yeh the inappropriate ecchi of underage teens creep me out, make me uncomfortable
@@aurancrash4654 both bad
Yeah right. There's no abuse of underage girls in AMERICA. LMFAO !!! Wakey wakey...
😂 no it isn't. Same thing happens in amurikha.
Anime can never be real
Accept it nerds
Anime is a copy of the real world.
We have Elon Musk working on it
@@spiritanimal7516
No , it is not.
Anime is a world where people wished the real world should be like.
Nothing is real anyways
but my 2d wife
This is not about culture. This is about exploitation of women. Fair and responsible government would try their best to stop that misery.
Omg some of the grossest men were there😭🤮
Wow are you dumb
Pedophiles never realize how gross they look.
Chicken Soup dude it’s just guys talking too girls....
@@vaper8824 they're children... adult men who are obsessed with them
Because they are ugly and this is their only option.welcome to the real world
u guys should do this video in America. where 6 year old girls dance in small almost nothing out fits while perverts watch and judge.
Adam Cole holy shit..that is twisted is that real? it's kids why isnt the cops doing anything? in which part of the state?
Firouz Karim Watch toddlers and Tiaras
Adam Cole Beauty pageants.
Pen Pineapple Apple Pen Lol Yeah.
You have just put an equal sign between TWO TV SHOWS and a branch of sex INDUSTRY.
Ive lived in Tokyo for 4 years and have never seen this shit...
I was in Tokyo for 2 weeks and saw this, were you just that oblivious?
J Ma I lived near Roppongi
guys shit happens everywhere in the world not just in japan.
+Dale Munson move to shinjuku
I've never been to Japan, let alone Tokyo, yet I still saw this...
I am with the reporter that was super cringy talking to a girl like that. I never understood older mens attraction to children its pedophilia at best.
The girl/boy band happened in China too - people really fetish them. It’s really weird. I’ve been to one with my male friend and it freaked me out
@green peppers are disgusting it’s sad that white people think you guys are exactly the same culturally.. Exactly the same.. it’s disgusting how sexual gratification for men is such an accepted occurrence in all cultures
Kpop bans too.
RUclips is banned in China (PRC)
@@nikstar1313 When a country emphasize economic development over anything else you will always get a culture that caters to sexual gratification for men. When your population drops the gov will even force / tempt you to have more babies so the country continues to grow economically. I'm just tired of this world overall and don't really have faith in any human, be a white, yellow, black man, not much difference.
That really says it all:
"How are things with your friends?"
"I don't have any"
So painful man
relatable ngl
@@sonofsanto same
The fact that they cant film underage schoolgirls but can sell them is very disgusting wtf
There’s worse prostitution in LA. Just drive down Figueroa in south LA any time of the day. It’s way worse and dangerous. All of us Americans should worry about what’s in our backyards before we have an opinion on anything outside our country
I'm japanese.
I want to get out of the shell of a "Japanese girl" soon.
Are you working in these businesses?
R.I.P.
y?
YO IT'S THE JAPANESE GIRL
I didn't even know about this even though I'm Japanese till now
and in some places in the Philippines and thailand you can get a 7 year old for 200 usd...My pc is worth the lives of 6 children.
-Update actually upon reviewing my source it was in fact 400 USD per child sorry, so actually mine is only worth 3. Don’t know if that makes it better
Weird flex but okey
I think he means to point out that the life a young girl in the Philippines is priced at a lower value than that of an everyday object like a laptop
@Halcon Serrano bruh what a flex
Source?
my pc is worth 14.5 children pog
Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. VICE News investigates.
Watch "Japan's Last Ama" - bit.ly/2f3EQmi
VICE News Simon???? You used Simon!!!??? Hey Vice News!!! You idiots keep on wasting your money sending Simon to Japan and he gives you old outdated stories about Japan!!! Keep Simon back in the Ukraine!!! He looks so confused and outdated trying to talking about Japan!!!
VICE News Watching this makes me scared as fuck for some reason. Especially that pop group performing to a room full of dudes.
VICE News A good start would be to ban mini-skirt school uniforms.
yuubokumin415 Almost certain he is in Ukraine and this was filmed months ago.
***** I suggest Japanese girls should become really fat, wear manly clothes, grow mustaches, eat a lot of hotdogs, hamburger, pizza, drink diet coke, and become butch.
Wait a minute I would be describing American Girls!!! OOOPS!!
Should've known something was sketchy with how normal it is in anime for young girls to be sxualized..
The trend I found in the comments.
Those with an anime character as their profile pic: protective, outspoken and white knight personality.
Those without a picture: horny, aggressive, supportive.
mah nigga
+Da Angel I lol'd
lmao that was funny
+DavodianK And me? I am a drawing.
lol. Yes, you might be right about that and if so...why?
“Some even pay money for a little face time after the show”
*boi wait til you meet kpop fans*
Those "idols" in Japan are cheaper versions of Kpop idols lol
Didn't understand anyone please explain
@@BadBoy-ri2le I don't mean that every kpop fan is the same but many are too crazy for their idols. Even when their financial situation weren't good, many are ready to invest tons into posters, photos, cards, etc. In concerts, many get run over, suffocated, fainted just to see their idols. On social media, if you mess with a kpop idol, you're screwed for sure.
@@vanjosh7763 Lol no
@@vietthanhbui5964 that's the reality of fandom as a whole... it is not just kpop fans who have those things in room... sports fans have their favorites soccer club and poster and merchs.. they scream when they watch football and if you mess with them you will also screwed up.. dont lie... Same in the anime fandoms... I am in one currently, and people have nendroid and poster and game and very much obsessed with the character and you will also would be fucked up if you mess with us too... it's the fandom culture that's to blame... and comparing kpop to jpop is a no-no. Japan music is good... but the idol industry is mostly a sexual fantasy... you can see it in the fandom age/sex... kpop girl/boy group fans mostly varies from teen to 30s, rarely older... as they are looking for a role model, and it rarely older because they seeing it as a hobby and they got bored (that's why kpop group only last for 7-10 years) and fans for both girl and boy groups are mostly girls that see them as a role model... but boy fans are also there and they are both in girl and boy group fandom... but Japan idol on the other hand could have a fans up up to their 60s and most of the girl idols fans are men... its rarely women.. they also have the underground idol thing which is disgusting.
I feel like the most of the ppl in the concert were weebs or simps
Dani Ramirez correction - they all are
weeb originates from being white
@@reece2213 no, its just throwing away pride for being a tryhard at another culture. But i also mainly refers to people wanting to be japanese
none, lonely pedos imo
These girls appeal to men unable to have an adult relationship.