When charity becomes business in Japan
https://www.ucanews.com/news/when-charity-becomes-business-in-japan/99800

Colabo had many sponsors including the government, in fact, it was being funded by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to the tune of 46 million yen and 170 million yen in donations.
It is ironic that the money paid to their staff (21 million yen) almost equals the sum supposed to go to the concrete support of the victims (25 million yen).
Three years ago, I asked to interview the manager of Colabo, Yumeno Nito, after I read about their work in Kabuki-cho in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district.
I was denied any interviews that involved speaking directly to the girls at the venue where this group had set up their base. The explanation was that “men are not allowed.”
I didn’t understand why my gender was relevant as the interviews would have been conducted in the tent they had placed outside their premises under the supervision of staff and volunteers.
The manager just asked me to write my questions so they could answer via email. I found this behavior most strange, if not outright suspicious.