noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
compensated dating; paid dating
Refers to a practice where older men pay teenage girls or young women for dates, often involving sex. The term is strongly associated with underage prostitution in Japan. Often abbreviated as 援交.
See also: 援交
援助交際は社会問題として取り上げられることが多い。
Compensated dating is often taken up as a social issue.
彼女は高校生のときに援助交際をしていたと告白した。
She confessed that she had engaged in compensated dating when she was a high school student.