Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 1 term in Japan, Korea starting with K.
kissaten / kiss roomJapan, KoreaJapanese / Korean
Originally Japanese 喫茶店 (coffee shop). Korean 키스방 ('kiss room') is a separate category — a venue offering limited paid intimacy on the legal fiction that no 'intercourse' occurs.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.