
A NEET has been arrested for partaking of paid sex with a schoolgirl he paid to walk around Akihabara.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 19, 2013 02:38 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Crime, Enjo Kousai, Law, Lolicon, Otaku, Police, Prostitution, Schoolgirls

100 police have raided the streets of Akihabara in a crackdown on “JK walks,” for the first time resulting in actual JKs being taken into custody.
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With a mere bus or car obviously not being classy enough for the dolls of Rozen Maiden, the streets of Akiba have instead been graced with a Rozen limousine out promoting the new series – the mere sight of a stretch limo on the streets of Tokyo being unusual enough even without the loli livery.
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A police crackdown on “JK reflexology,” where patrons would pay for schoolgirl massages and bed sharing in a booth, has led to the advent of “JK walking,” allowing patrons to walk the schoolgirl of their choice around town alone and unescorted.
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The maid cafe industry is apparently having a tough time of it, with Akiba cafe numbers halving in recent years, and some fearing the maid cafe bubble may have actually burst for good.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jan 28, 2013 17:34 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Crime, Fetish, Law, Maid Café, Otaku, Police, Prostitution, Schoolgirls

Police have raided 17 “JK reflexology” centres found to be offering patrons the chance to sleep with actual JKs rather than merely offering old women in school uniforms as elsewhere, alleging violations of child labour laws.
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The sight of creepy otaku holding hands with cute little girls around Comiket and Akiba has been causing a stir online – not least because they have now worked out how to get away with it every time.
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Any doubt about To Love-Ru’s popularity in the wake of its recent censorship debacle was erased by the huge crowds it managed to draw in Akihabara with only the promise of a free (and rather plain) mouse mat and a trio of cosplay maidens – according to one witness the queues “were even longer than the ones at the Wii U launch.”
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The prominent use of Madoka cosplayers at a political rally, and even on top of the campaign truck, has been attracting distaste from anime fans.
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The arrival of Hatsune Miku themed negi noodles on Akiba’s streets, dyed a suitably unappetising shade of green and hawked by a Miku-cosplayer, is once again reminding all just why otaku culinary creations are renowned for their ghastliness rather than their palatability.
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Police have arrested the manager of AKB162 for having his girls service patrons in Akihabara, after it emerged they were underage and he was improperly licensed.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jun 1, 2012 15:31 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Crime, Dating, Maid Café, Maids, Otaku, Prostitution, Schoolgirls, TV Tokyo

A TV Tokyo employee has been arrested for committing indecent acts with a 16-year-old maid he met working the streets of Akihabara, saying “she was my type.”
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