Overview
- A Thai police delegation member left Tokyo for Taiwan to discuss transferring the detained mother, for whom Tokyo police have an arrest warrant on suspicion of child welfare violations.
- Japan’s National Police Agency chief condemned the abuse as a serious human-rights violation and said authorities will reinforce international cooperation and victim support.
- The 12-year-old arrived with her mother in late June and was protected after seeking help alone at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in September.
- Tokyo police have arrested the Japanese manager of the private massage shop on suspicion of violating the Labor Standards Act by employing the child.
- Reporting from Japanese outlets says the girl lived at the shop and served roughly 60 customers in a month, while Japan faces rising trafficking cases and U.S. officials have criticized its countermeasures as insufficient.