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Court in Japan rules that paying for sex is not adultery in landmark ruling
"A court in Japan has ruled that a husband who sleeps with another woman is not committing adultery if the sex is a business transaction.
The ruling was made after a man's wife sought ¥4m (£20,830) in compensation from a club hostess who had a long-term sexual relationship with her husband, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported.
Judge Masamitsu Shiseki, of the Yokohama district court, said the hostess had slept with the man only to ensure that he continued to be a member of the club she runs in the Ginza shopping and entertainment district.
The judge described the hostess's actions as being more comparable to prostitution than a love affair, and dismissed the wife's claim for emotional distress.
As long as the intercourse is for business, it "does not harm the marital relationship at all" the judge said. "Even if the wife is disgusted by the act, it does not constitute a legal offense," the judge added.
The wife did not appeal the ruling, and the case was finalised."
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"A court in Japan has ruled that a husband who sleeps with another woman is not committing adultery if the sex is a business transaction.
The ruling was made after a man's wife sought ¥4m (£20,830) in compensation from a club hostess who had a long-term sexual relationship with her husband, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported.
Judge Masamitsu Shiseki, of the Yokohama district court, said the hostess had slept with the man only to ensure that he continued to be a member of the club she runs in the Ginza shopping and entertainment district.
The judge described the hostess's actions as being more comparable to prostitution than a love affair, and dismissed the wife's claim for emotional distress.
As long as the intercourse is for business, it "does not harm the marital relationship at all" the judge said. "Even if the wife is disgusted by the act, it does not constitute a legal offense," the judge added.
The wife did not appeal the ruling, and the case was finalised."
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