Main Points of the Ordinance Revision
On July 16, 2025, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed a bill revising the "Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance on the Regulation of Adult-Entertainment Special Businesses." The main revisions are as follows.
Regulation of online customer acquisition - Bans advertising and customer acquisition on the internet and social media by adult-entertainment special businesses operating without notification - Bans even registered operators from advertising services that differ from the contents of their notification - Grants the governor the authority to issue business-suspension orders against violators
Review of protected zones - Distance restrictions from schools, children's parks, and the like will also apply to operators that conduct customer acquisition or dispatch online
Strengthened on-site inspection authority - Establishes a legal basis allowing metropolitan officials to conduct on-site inspections of business premises
Nationwide Impact
A revision of Tokyo's ordinance tends to set a precedent for other prefectures, and similar ordinance-development efforts are expected to spread, centered on ordinance-designated cities.
This article is compiled from publicly available information.