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Japan geisha debt trap ends in family arrests
In Nagano, a 46 year old mother, 27 year old sister, and 56 year old aunt were arrested after allegedly forcing a 16 year old into a geisha house to repay a 6,900 debt. The girl escaped and is in foster care. Police say the family borrowed the money to play pachinko.
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Funay
Keiko Ueno
Miyuki Yamazaki
Noriko Suzuki
Nagano
Tokyo
Kazuya Saegusa
Geisha
Saegusa