Japan blasted over human trafficking / The Yomiuri Shimbun, 20 Nov 2004

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"Victims of human trafficking in Japan are not protected and are treated like criminals, according to a special report compiled by the International Labor Organization.
The organization's Tokyo office has begun distributing copies of the report to relevant government and nonprofit organizations