{
  "id": 12775326,
  "title": "Ex-underground idol arrested as underage girls turn to prostitution to fund ‘concept cafe’ tabs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ex-underground-idol-arrested-as-underage-girls-turn-to-prostitution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:19:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
    "slug": "tokyo-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/ex-underground-idol-arrested-as-underage-girls-turn-to-prostitution-to-fund-concept-cafe-tabs/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "One insider says of such ex-idols, 'At a cafe, they can meet privately and essentially become gigolos' The post Ex-underground idol arrested as underage girls turn to prostitution to fund ‘concept cafe’ tabs appeared first on TokyoReporter .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}