The Justice Ministry is moving toward revising Japan's anti-prostitution law to punish the sex buyers, addressing a legal imbalance that has only targeted the sellers for 70 years, according to government sources.
It’s not the newspaper, but interestingly enough drink companies don’t bother hiding their connection to alcohol the same way they would in eg the US. Asahi also produces all sorts of soft drinks like teas and sodas and the Asahi branding is prominent. Maybe this is common in some places but for the US it’d feel like having ads for “delicious Budweiser cola”.
It’s not the newspaper, but interestingly enough drink companies don’t bother hiding their connection to alcohol the same way they would in eg the US. Asahi also produces all sorts of soft drinks like teas and sodas and the Asahi branding is prominent. Maybe this is common in some places but for the US it’d feel like having ads for “delicious Budweiser cola”.