From Ponorogo to Shinjuku

Agents sending dancers to Japan are doing a roaring trade. So, how do they operate?

May 8, 2001

When Sutardi sees an attractive woman, he doesn't appreciate her charms in the predictable way anymore.  In his eyes, women equal piles of yen. The prettier the woman, the higher the value—literally—to this dispatch agent trafficking in female entertainers to Japan. Every day, young women fill his office in Blok S, Kebayoran Baru, vying to be selected for work in Japan.  For these girls, the land of the rising sun is also a pro

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