Japan is no longer the home of the "comfort women" who were forced to work as sex slaves during World War II. Today, many Japanese prostitutes enjoy far more freedom. They are often "middle-class" women using prostitution to supplement their income. Well-educated women who are mothers and students have started using prostitution to fill financial as well as emotional voids in their lives. Over the past few years this "double life" phenomena has become a growing trend within the Japanese society. Many television programs and dramas glorifying this subject have emerged in recent years. The booming sex industry can be closely linked to rapid economic development. It is common for Japanese businessmen to entrain clients with "hostesses" and upscale call girls. Many women who lead these "double lives" work as hostesses in bars, health clubs, or as masseuses at Soaplands or Turkish baths. Although prostitution is technically illegal in Japan, this crime is rarely punished.