
(FILES) This photo taken on March 31, 2025 shows people walking down a street by the "I love Kabukicho" neon sign in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. Japan should overhaul its prostitution law to punish those who seek to buy sex, experts recommended on September 17, 2026 in proposals likely to lead to changes to the decades-old legislation. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP via Getty Images)

