Demagogue

There must be something in the water in Manila. Or perhaps it's the warm, tropical climate of the Philippines. But, whatever it is, entertaining must come naturally to the Filipinos.

Why else would the Japanese government reserve 80,000 "entertainment" visas this year just for Filipinos? This article in the New York Times provides an answer:

After years of denying it had a problem with trafficking in humans, Japan is now putting the finishing touches on a law that would make the practice illegal in this country and help foreigners forced into the sex industry here.

... Starting in March, the government is expected to severely restrict the number of entertainer visas granted, a category that has allowed the entry of, and sometimes trafficking in, women with dubious skills as entertainers. The number of such visas granted Filipinos alone, now 80,000 annually, could be slashed to 8,000.

... Japan has always taken a businesslike attitude toward the sex industry ... The Japanese government organized Asian sex slaves for its soldiers during World War II and brothels for American soldiers during the postwar occupation.