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Some Even Claim to Be University students... Soliciting, Prohibited by Ordinance, Is on the Rise Again 8 Years After Its Implementation. City Official: "They Treat It Like a Part-Time Job, so It's Hard to Reduce the Number of Solicitors"

In the area around Nagoya Station where soliciting is prohibited, soliciting for izakayas (Japanese pubs) and other establishments continues unabated. Eight years after the ordinance was enacted, soliciting, which had decreased, is now on the rise again, prompting police and the city to increase vigilance. A tout said, "Really, just two hours for 2000 yen, all-you-can-drink!" On the 13th of this month, as a reporter walked through the entertainm…
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In the area around Nagoya Station where soliciting is prohibited, soliciting for izakayas (Japanese pubs) and other establishments continues unabated. Eight years after the ordinance was enacted, soliciting, which had decreased, is now on the rise again, prompting police and the city to increase vigilance. A tout said, "Really, just two hours for 2000 yen, all-you-can-drink!" On the 13th of this month, as a reporter walked through the entertainm…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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