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Short public-data archaeology notes: what official Japanese sources expose, what they only imply, and what remains difficult to verify without guessing.

Research Note 001·2026-06-08·First version
Tokyo publishes the 風俗 business counts that public debate usually skips
A first public-source scan found that Tokyo publishes unusually detailed administrative counts for regulated 風俗営業等 categories. Other major jurisdictions checked so far mostly expose procedures or enforcement rows, not the same annual layer of operator/business counts.

Tokyo publishes the 風俗 business counts that public debate usually skips