{
  "id": 2937804,
  "title": "Japan Panel May Call for Regulating Acts to Solicit Prostitutes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/japan-panel-may-call-for-regulating-acts-to-solicit-prostitutes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:42:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026082400340/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Members of an expert panel of Japan's Justice Ministry have broadly shared the view that certain regulations should be introduced for acts of soliciting prostitutes, currently not subject to punishment under the antiprostitution law. This was included in a draft of a report presented to Monday's meeting of the panel discussing regulations concerning prostitution...",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}