The making of prostitutes in Japan: The karayuki-san

TitleThe making of prostitutes in Japan: The karayuki-san
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1994
AuthorsBill Mihalopoulos
JournalSocial Justice
Volume21
Issue2
Pagination161
ISSN10431578
Abstract

Presents a historical study of the karayuki-san, Japanese women who went to work as prostitutes, mainly in Southeast Asia, after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Karayuki-san as a category; National objectives and personal conduct; Postwar research; Semifictional feminist presentations of the 1970s; Karayuki-san and cultural memory sphere.

Short TitleThe making of prostitutes in Japan
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