Japan’s tourism boom is breaking records — but behind the crowded streets and souvenir shops, a different kind of business is thriving. Sex work targeting foreign visitors is on the rise, fueled by a weakened yen and demand from tourists seeking “Japanese-style” experiences. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we dig into the billion-yen adult industry that’s quietly reshaping red-light districts, the legal gray zones that allow it to thrive and what it says about Japan’s changing relation