In Japan, teenage girls who turn to prostitution do so because they want to make easy money or fulfill their own pleasures.
Or not really.
Contrary to popular stereotypes, "few girls I've seen began prostituting themselves light-heartedly or to earn easy money," said Yumeno Nito, a 26-year-old activist who heads Colabo, a Tokyo-based organization supporting marginalized teenage girls.
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