Man arrested for scouting Japanese woman to be prostitute in U.S.

The woman gets 10 million yen and a free pass to continue?

The woman entered the U.S. as a tourist and returned home with an income of about 9.6 million yen in one month.

Well, who says crime doesn't pay?

@ Mr Kipling,

However, this is soft crime.

However, this is soft crime.

Maybe a soft crime, but my guess it was hard work.

You don't end up with $3,330 a day by doing nothing.

That is with living expenses taken out too.

Sorry my calculations were off.

I must have been thinking of something else.

Jacobo

@ Mr Kipling,

However, this is soft crime.

I would have thought "hard" crime.

I can understand how the U.S. might have an issue with a person working on a tourist visa and likely not paying taxes.

But what is the Japanese crime here? (I am aware that prostitution is technically illegal in Japan.)

Mr. Jeong appears to be performing a recruitment service that is commonly done by international firms like Robert Walters or Michael Page, is he not?

If Mr. Jeong and the woman are satisfied with the work and pay, contracts are freely entered, and no one is harmed, what’s the concern or issue here in Japan?

I would have thought "hard" crime.

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Tourists working in the US will be banned for five years or more. Bands and artists often encounter this problem.

Even tourists working without pay are also not allowed.

I love how the title of this article can be parsed two ways.

The woman gets 10 million yen and a free pass to continue?

She didn’t actually commit a crime in Japan. If she violated any law it would have been American law by acting as a prostitute in Washington DC (assuming that is a crime there, I have no idea). Being asked to go work as a prostitute in a foreign country and saying yes is not actually a crime in Japan so there is nothing to arrest her for. If the American authorities want to arrest her that is a matter for them to deal with.

The guy in contrast did commit a crime in Japan by breaking the law as described in the last paragraph of the article.

KazukoHarmonyToday  05:52 pm JST

I can understand how the U.S. might have an issue with a person working on a tourist visa and likely not paying taxes.

It's more than that. In the U.S. it is illegal to work at all under a B-1 (tourist visa) or a VWP/ESTA (Visa Waiver). If caught it will result in a bar from re-entering the U.S., cancellation of any Visa, and Deportation and denial of future Visa applications.

This young lady is also obligated under Japanese law to report her income earned outside of Japan at tax filing time.

It's more than that. In the U.S. it is illegal to work at all under a B-1 (tourist visa) or a VWP/ESTA (Visa Waiver). If caught it will result in a bar from re-entering the U.S., cancellation of any Visa, and Deportation and denial of future Visa applications.

But the U.S. took no action, right?

This young lady is also obligated under Japanese law to report her income earned outside of Japan at tax filing time.

And Japan took no action, right?

Only Mr. Jeong was arrested. For not reporting his 15%???

When cannabis was legalized in Canada, authorities and media said that Japanese smoking overseas could be prosecuted in Japan as this is illegal here. Of course it does not happen but legally enforceable.

I do not know about prostitution but it is possible depending on the law that the woman won’t have a free pass if the authorities stick to the law, want enforce it if such a law exists. I have never heard of it anyway

The guy in contrast did commit a crime in Japan by breaking the law as described in the last paragraph of the article

I see. Japan’s Employment Security Law requires the following:

— that employment placement services be licensed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 

— that employment placement services provide a business plan that includes projected job seekers 

— that public employment security offices and employment placement services accept all job seeker applications, unless they violate the law

Are many people arrested for recruiting people for prostitution in Japan? Is the crime recruiting for prostitution or recruiting for prostitution in a foreign country?

Neaarly 10m yen for one month's work? I'm not surpised she went

What the hell, with that income of about $64,000 in 30 days many Night club and snack bar ladies will be tempted to go for it.

KazukoHarmonyToday  07:55 pm JST

It's more than that. In the U.S. it is illegal to work at all under a B-1 (tourist visa) or a VWP/ESTA (Visa Waiver). If caught it will result in a bar from re-entering the U.S., cancellation of any Visa, and Deportation and denial of future Visa applications.

But the U.S. took no action, right?

The article clearly states that the woman entered the US, made money and left the US. Obviously they were not aware of her activities while she was in the U.S. However now that this is all out she will likely be banned from further entry into the U.S.

This young lady is also obligated under Japanese law to report her income earned outside of Japan at tax filing time.

And Japan took no action, right?

They may now, as it is in the open that she made money while in the U.S. Unless she reported it on her 2024 filing (for Jan 1 -Dec 31 2023) which I highly doubt.

Only Mr. Jeong was arrested. For not reporting his 15%???

Did you even read the article? It states he was arrested for "violating the Employment Security Law by recruiting women on a job site under the pretense of "working overseas"

What the hell, with that income of about $64,000 in 30 days many Night club and snack bar ladies will be tempted to go for it.

Not really a new thing, but perhaps will become bigger now with the weaker Japanese yen.

Japanese women, and I'm sure women of many nationalities, have been working such short-term jobs on tourist visas in wealthy countries for years. Very few of them get caught. Women "tourists" from places like Thailand, China etc would be scrutinised by immigration way more than Japanese upon entry. Easier for Japanese to engage in this stuff on tourist visas.

If Mr. Jeong and the woman are satisfied with the work and pay, contracts are freely entered, and no one is harmed, what’s the concern or issue here in Japan?

Isn't it obvious? Mr Jeong is Korean.

" The woman entered the U.S. as a tourist and returned home with an income of about 9.6 million yen in one month. "

I'd go gay for that much per month.

@alongfortheride,

Let me add please, It is a soft crime of a 'de facto ' hard job.

Let alone being an unregistered recruiter, if the woman was in any way vulnerable, Mr Jeong is a sex trafficker.

factchecker: I'd go gay for that much per month

Sounds like a lot of money but the woman will have been absolutely wrecked in order to bring that much home. I think you might regret changing lanes if you’d been as busy as her.

I would call this a victimless crime. Somehow wasting investigation time, which could be better used for clearing up other more serious crimes.

Women used as objects.

When will it ever end?

The US has been flagging single Japanese women arriving in the USA for over a year for this reason. This has been covered in the American press. Also, there is a bunch of single Japanese women showing up in Dubai as well.

The USD to Yen is driving young Japanese women to consider America and UAE over the red light in Japan.

The woman entered the U.S. as a tourist and returned home with an income of about 9.6 million yen in one month. Ambitious received 15% of that as compensation.

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’Girls be ambitious!’

Sex trafficking may underlie the offence to be prosecuted.

Not sure I understand it all, since this is just another Tuesday in Kabukicho, Shinjuku.

You can see dozen of "recruiters" harrasing young women all the time with adult related jobs and such. And this is happening 10m from the police booths.

Not sure how he was discovered or whom did he upset that he was snitched to the Police.

The US has been flagging single Japanese women arriving in the USA for over a year for this reason. This has been covered in the American press. Also, there is a bunch of single Japanese women showing up in Dubai as well.

The USD to Yen is driving young Japanese women to consider America and UAE over the red light in Japan.

Never thought I would see the day...

Who says that prostitution is illegal?

The woman entered the U.S. as a tourist and returned home with an income of about 9.6 million yen in one month. Ambitious received 15% of that as compensation.

Seems like a victimless crime. He told the truth about the job and the money, and all sides were OK with the deal. Why is the government even prosecuting this?

JacoboFeb. 13  05:17 pm JST

@ Mr Kipling,

However, this is soft crime.

I think it's a hard crime.

Until Japan strengthens the yen again this type of thing will continue to happen..

"Man arrested for scouting Japanese woman to be prostitute in U.S."

Another crime story which doesn't add up and make little sense again.