'Little idols': Japan's dark obsession with young girls

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/little-idols-japans-dark-obsession-with-young-girls/articleshow/62664266.cms

 

In a cramped and dark venue in a sleazy Tokyo district, dozens of middle-aged men cheer at a performer on stage: The object of their adoration is a six-year-old girl.
Decked out in make-up with ribbons in her hair, Ai is dressed like an adult, but still looks very much a child.

She is a so-called "idol" singer -- common in Japan, where rights groups have complained that society's sometimes permissive view of the sexualisation of young girls puts minors at risk.