{
  "id": 3212698,
  "title": "Japan’s Govt to Submit Bill to Revise Antiprostitution Law to Penalize Those Who Purchase Sexual Services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/japans-govt-to-submit-bill-to-revise-antiprostitution-law-to-penalize",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:55:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20260825-345402/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Justice Ministry is working to submit a bill to revise the Antiprostitution Law after an expert panel tasked with discussing regulations regarding the sex industry presented a draft report on Monday calling for regulations to be introduced that include penalty provisions for those who solicit sexual services. The ministry is planning to submit the bill as early as this year’s extraordinary…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}