Catchword: enjo kosai

Filed Under: Japanese, Japan, Sex & Sexuality

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: The proliferation of online dating sites has led to a rise in enjo-kosai (“compensated dating”), a euphemism for teen prostitution, in which girls sleep with men they meet in chatrooms in exchange for cash or gifts.

Article or Document Title:
“Japan alarmed by increase in teenage sex” (URL)

Author:
Justin McCurry

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Guardian

Publishing Location:
U.K.

Dateline:
Japan

Date of Publication:
June 18, 2005

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