Sexual relationships that involve the exchange of money cannot be considered adultery, according to a Tokyo District Court ruling involving a couple and a bar hostess.<\/p>\n
The verdict finalized in 2014 is stirring controversy among Japan\u2019s legal experts, The Japan Times reported Wednesday. No damages were rewarded to the plaintiff \u2013 the wife of a man who was allegedly sleeping with a hostess for more than seven years.<\/p>\n
Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported the sexual relationship between the man, a company president, and the paid sex partner had caused the plaintiff \u201cemotional distress,\u201d and that she had sought more than $32,000 in compensation.<\/p>\n
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Judge Masamitsu Shiseki of the Tokyo District Court ruled in 2014 the sex between the plaintiff\u2019s husband and the hostess was strictly business, and therefore did not harm the marriage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe defendant had sexual relations with her patron only for business, like in cases of prostitution, and such conduct does not damage peaceful marital life,\u201d Shiseki had said.<\/p>\n
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