Korea - Where Human Desire (Prostitution) Seems Stronger Than Stringent Law

"Laws are supposed to be a check on the society, but there are instances where the crimes thrive over the law, among other reasons maybe because those who make the law or are looked upon as highly respectible members of the society are at the forefront in commiting this same...

Korea: Do the anti-prostitution laws protect sex dolls?

"A "doll experience room" is a place punters rent for some W25,000 (approx. USD $26.00) an hour, a fee that includes a bed, a computer, and an inflatable sex doll. Gyeonggi Provincial Police take a dim view of such operations. "We understand that there are four doll...

Korea: Anti-prostitution law gets makeover for second birthday

"September 23 was the second birthday of the Special Law on Prostitution, whose positive effects are still hotly contested, though the law has had one clear effect: sending massive numbers of Korean sex-workers abroad. The government will attempt to tackle the problem by...

Korean 'sex tourists' may lose passports

"South Korean "sex tourists" could lose their passports under new proposals to crack down on prostitution at home and abroad, media reports said this week. The proposals and others directed at the Korean market were announced by the ministry of gender equality and family to...