Japan angry over UN ‘child dating’ claims

Japan’s government wants a UN expert to retract a claim that 13% of Japanese schoolgirls engage in “compensated dating”, which can involve sex. The foreign ministry said the remarks by Maud de Boer-Buquicchio were “inappropriate” and “regrettable”. But the special rapporteur on child prostitution said she had referred to estimates in open sources to highlight […]

Japan’s government wants a UN expert to retract a claim that 13% of Japanese schoolgirls engage in “compensated dating”, which can involve sex.
The foreign ministry said the remarks by Maud de Boer-Buquicchio were “inappropriate” and “regrettable”.
But the special rapporteur on child prostitution said she had referred to estimates in open sources to highlight a phenomenon that had to be tackled. Compensated dating sees men offering girls money or gifts for companionship.