University of California Press, one of the most distinguished
university presses in the United States, enriches
lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its
activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and
by philanthropic contributions from individuals and
institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu.

University of California Press

Oakland, California

© 2017 by Robert Kramm

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kramm, Robert, author.

Title: Sanitized sex : regulating prostitution, venereal
disease, and intimacy in occupied Japan, 1945–1952 /
Robert Kramm.

Description: Oakland, California : University of
California Press, [2017] | Series: Asia Pacific Modern;
15 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2017013716 (print) | LCCN 2017016883
(ebook) | ISBN 9780520968691 (ebook) |
ISBN 9780520295971 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Prostitutes—Legal status, laws, etc.—
Japan—History—20th century. | Japan—History—
Allied occupation, 1945–1952—Social aspects. |
Sexually transmitted diseases—Japan—Prevention—
History—20th century. | Sex-oriented businesses—
Japan—History—20th century. | Soldiers—Sexual
behavior—Japan. | Soldiers—Sexual behavior—United
States.

Classification: LCC HQ247.A5 (ebook) | LCC HQ247.A5
K73 2017 (print) | DDC 363.4/409520904—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017013716

Manufactured in the United States of America

26    25    24    23    22    21    20    19    18    17

10    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1