{"id":163627,"date":"2024-06-11T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T02:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163627&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-06-11T11:51:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T02:51:02","slug":"former-hosts-arrested-for-prostitution-mediation-to-recover-debt","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/former-hosts-arrested-for-prostitution-mediation-to-recover-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Hosts Arrested for Prostitution Mediation to Recover Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka police have arrested four individuals, including a former host from Osaka, for allegedly facilitating prostitution to recover unpaid debts known as &#8220;urikakekin&#8221; from female customers of a host club. The suspects, aged around 26, reportedly introduced these women to adult entertainment establishments in Nakasu, Fukuoka, leading to the violations of employment security laws. The accused have admitted their involvement, with two having already received summary fines. The women were recruited through scouts and had no prior connection to Fukuoka. Additionally, four people associated with the Nakasu establishments have been convicted for violating anti-prostitution laws. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240610\/5010024555.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_nakasu-night_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Former Hosts Arrested for Prostitution Mediation to Recover Debt\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_nakasu-night_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_nakasu-night_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_nakasu-night_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_nakasu-night_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka police have arrested four individuals, including a former host from Osaka, for allegedly facilitating prostitution to recover unpaid debts known as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":163653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163627","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-nakasu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}