Pink Box: Inside Japan's Sex Clubs
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Pink Box is a book by photojournalist Joan Sinclair, chronicling her exploration of the secret world of fuzoku
(prostitution
) in Japan
.
Sinclair was joined by contributor James Farrer
, a sociologist, who attempted to "place[s] the images in the context of contemporary Japanese culture."
The book is 192 pages long, and was published in 2006.
Sinclair, a lawyer, describes being triggered to write the book by a comment she overheard ten years earlier, when she spent a year teaching English in Japan.
Sinclair describes encountering, and overcoming, difficulties researching and getting access to the clubs—usually reserved for Japanese born patrons.
Prostitution in Japan
Prostitution in Japan has existed throughout the country's history.While the Anti-Prostitution Law of 1956 states that "No person may either do prostitution or become the customer of it," various loopholes, liberal interpretations of the law, and loose enforcement have allowed the sex industry to...
(prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
) in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Sinclair was joined by contributor James Farrer
James Farrer
James Farrer was a Conservative Party politician in England who was elected three times as Member of Parliament for South Durham....
, a sociologist, who attempted to "place[s] the images in the context of contemporary Japanese culture."
The book is 192 pages long, and was published in 2006.
Sinclair, a lawyer, describes being triggered to write the book by a comment she overheard ten years earlier, when she spent a year teaching English in Japan.
Sinclair describes encountering, and overcoming, difficulties researching and getting access to the clubs—usually reserved for Japanese born patrons.