Number of sex-related businesses in Japan 2015-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 23, 2025

In 2023, the number of businesses operating in the Japanese sex industry amounted to approximately *******

While prostitution is officially illegal in Japan, the domestic adult entertainment industry took advantage of legal loopholes to work around this ban. Businesses falling under the category of adult entertainment include, among others, adult-only bathhouses, strip clubs, massage services, love hotels as well as video- and phone-based services.

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Number of businesses operating in the sex industry in Japan from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

April 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2015 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2019 comes from previous reporting.

Numbers have been rounded.

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