TOKYO, Dec 18 (News On Japan) –
Ahead of the winter break, when the variety of ‘Toyoko youngsters’ is anticipated to develop round Tokyo’s Kabukicho leisure district, police have been conducting a mass operation to stop these road urchins being coerced into crimes equivalent to prostitution.
The operation occurred within the “Toyoko” space of Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward, over three weekends from early morning to daybreak, from December 2nd to the morning of December seventeenth.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, 29 girls and boys aged 12 to 19 had been guided throughout this operation. Among them had been a sixth-grade elementary college woman and a third-year center college woman from Kyoto. Additionally, a lady was discovered with cough medication supposed for “overdosing,” or extreme consumption.
This yr, roughly 860 minors have been guided within the “Toyoko” space, subsequent to TOHO Cinemas, a rise of about 1.5 instances from final yr. The Metropolitan Police are intensifying their actions as there have been instances the place kids within the space are approached and coerced into crimes equivalent to prostitution.
News On Japan – Dec 18
Ahead of the winter break, when the variety of ‘Toyoko youngsters’ is anticipated to develop round Tokyo’s Kabukicho leisure district, police have been conducting a mass operation to stop these road urchins being coerced into crimes equivalent to prostitution.
NHK – Dec 18
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