the problem is that complaining and making a fuss about things that bother you is frowned upon. especially for women. so they suffer in silence. and the games probably are mostly made by men, who of course don't think it is as much of a big deal. not much different from what it used to be in the west. if only samurai chivalry was more prevalent. but unfortunately keeping appearance (and not embarrassing others) is more important.
The RGG games are pretty open about widespread societal problems in Japan. Indeed, the game before the current one had a pretty humanistic depiction of sex work that was not at all glamorous or lecherous.
