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 3 terms starting with R.
Red Cross Anonymous ClinicThailandEnglish (Thailand)
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre Anonymous Clinic, Bangkok. The regional reference clinic for anonymous HIV testing, PrEP and PEP. Operates in English; accepts foreigners; long-standing.
ringkasanIndonesiaIndonesian
'Summary'. Used as a name for the post-closure displacement market — informal arrangements taking the place of pre-2007 lokalisasi (state-licensed prostitution zones) closed by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
room salon (룸살롱)South KoreaKorean
Private-room karaoke/hostess venue category. Visible Korean equivalent of the Japanese hostess-club economy and the Taiwanese piano-bar economy. Subject to bait-and-switch bill-padding scams.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.