"[US State Dept's 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report] said efforts [by #Japan] were still insufficient to combat problems surrounding foreign nationals working under the technical intern training program and child prostitution"
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15319370
🔸Seems USA is in Tier 1 which are "Countries whose governments fully meet the USA's Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking"
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/#report-toc__section-16