How important are love hotels to Japanese society?

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Comparative study

2001 study : 矢島正見, 樋田大二郎, 山本功, 岩井宜子, 『店舗型性風俗特殊営業（モーテル・ラブホテル）調査研究報告書』, 公益財団法人：日工組社会安全研究財団,（March 2001）

2020 comparative study : Feb 2020

Language study was conducted in : Japanese

Target：Japanese males and females in their 20s

Sample：17 people（8 males, 9 females)

（Data for **graph 1.b** can be found on **pages 63-64** in the PDF for the 2001 study PDF.）

（Data for **graph 2.b** can be found on **pages 48-49** in the PDF for the 2001 study PDF.）

（Data for **graph 3.b** can be found on **pages 59-60** in the PDF for the 2001 study PDF.）

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