Yeah, fuzoku is one of those really weird and difficult to understand things about Japan.
When my wife and I started dating (she’s Japanese) the first thing she lightly asked me was if I had ever went to fuzoku. I said, “No, I don’t have to pay for it,” as a joke and she laughed and then stoically responded, “Good, because if you had I’d never see you again.” I did know a Canadian fellow in Osaka that was quite an addict of fuzoku and eventually contracted several diseases.
The real problem with fuzoku is that many Japanese men DON’T see it as cheating EVEN IF THEY’RE MARRIED. It’s partially because prostitution was legal before WWII, but also because the yakuza runs it and pays the government and police for the privilege.
HOWEVER, I gotta hand it to the Japanese. They bathe. The Japanese bath is more than just a daily shower, scrub and hop in the tub; it's a ritual. Now, to me, that's not a bad thing. It teaches the kids to be clean, to be communal in their cleanliness and not to be so ashamed or shy about their body.
The Japaense MOB runs the prostitution business?
NO! I am shocked, just shocked!
You mean all those little girls and grown women don't get to keep the money they earn? No, I don't believe it!!
SURELY, pimp-san is like their daddy, their very own sugah-daddy. What a wonderful life they must have.
I wonder what the life span is for a hooker.