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Tokyo to clean up red-light district

ADULTS ONLY Proposals ranging from curfews for those under 18 to covers on porn magazines are aimed at protecting minors from `unwholesome' influences

THE GUARDIAN , TOKYO

Measures such as those planned for Tokyo are untested, but the authorities agree that curfews alone are not enough.

"This is a problem for adults, not children," said one Tokyo policeman.

"We have to stop looking the other way ... As a society, we talk a lot about taking responsibility for children's welfare but we don't practice what we preach," he said.

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