Thai woman arrested in Japan for brokering in Thai girl sex work caseListen to this articlePassersby walk at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan, on July 8, 2025. (File photo: Reuters)KYODO — A Thai woman has been arrested in connection with a high-profile Tokyo case alleging that she arranged for a then 12-year-old Thai girl to engage in sex work, police said. Police believe she acted as a broker, introducing Thai women to a private-room massage parlour that she used to manage. The suspect, Ms Punsiripanya, is believed to have worked with Masayuki Hosono, a 52-year-old Japanese man who ran the shop, to force the girl into sex work around June 30. He was recently served a fresh arrest warrant for violating immigration laws by forcing the girl and another Thai woman with overstayed visas to work.

Source: Bangkok Post January 15, 2026 14:26 UTC