Introduction
　The Licensed Prostitution System in Modern Japan
　1. The Modern Reorganization of the Licensed Prostitution System
　2. The Licensed Prostitution System and the Collapse of the People’s Rights Movement
　3. The Licensed Prostitution System and the Sino－ and Russo－ Japanese Wars
　The Prostitution Abolition Movement in Modern Japan
　The Case of the Abolition of Prostitution in Gumma Prefecture
　The Prostitution Abolition Movement and Women in the “Shameful Occupation”
　Japanese Aggression in Asia and the Prostitution Abolition Movement
　Conclusion