Street in Osaka painted yellow to curb prostitution

Street in Osaka painted yellow to curb prostitution

If the move is effective, it may be implemented in other areas where street prostitution is rampant.

Osaka: Street Painted Yellow to Curb Prostitution; Locals and Police Expect Effects of Psychological Tactics

OSAKA — A street in Kita Ward, Osaka, notorious for prostitution has been painted yellow as part of an effort to discourage prostitutes from standing there and waiting for customers.

A notorious street for prostitution in the Kita district of Osaka, Japan, has been painted yellow as part of an effort to create psychological pressure so that prostitutes will no longer stand there waiting for customers.

Japan paints a road yellow to try and combat prostitution

A Japanese city pilots a method to combat street prostitution Osaka city authorities (Japan) painted a 100-meter-long road in the central Kita district yellow in December 2024. The reason for choosing bright colors for the road is to create a psychological effect to prevent prostitutes from working on the streets. The Straits Times reported on January 5. Official data from Osaka records that there are usually about 10 tachinbo on average, with …