From last year to this year, the Osaka Prefectural Police suspected that he had violated the Anti-Prostitution Law and said they were “standing” in and around “Izumi no Hiroba”, which is a popular gathering place in the Umeda underground shopping area, Osaka. A total of 61 women aged 17 to 64 at the time were arrested for the current crime, according to an interview with investigators on the 5th. After being released, they were sent documents on the same charges and imposed on him. penalty fee.

The area around Izumi Square was extensively renovated last year, including the removal of the symbolic fountain, and it has been a year since it reopened on the 5th. Since there is a nearby hotel district, an investigating official said: “Due As morale is upset and security is deteriorating, it has been a long-standing problem to spot it in one of the best places in Osaka. “

Due to many complaints from local shop owners, a total of 61 people were arrested by prefectural police in Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Kagawa and Nagasaki prefectures from May last year to February this year. In addition to being students, they were office workers, housewives, and customs store clerks. “I wanted living expenses” and “I wanted to pay my debt,” he said, and they all admitted the charges.

In November last year, the Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a high-ranking member of the Yamaguchi-gumi group, a designated gangster who was in charge of resolving the conflict between female and male clients who were expecting prostitution. According to an investigation official, a man charged 5,000 yen a day from a woman as a “mikajime fee” for prostitution, and even if he was found, he earned around 22.5 million yen in five months. (Joint)