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Changing lifestyles and nightlife in Japan's post-pandemic 'new normal'

Commentary / Japan May 15, 2020

Changing lifestyles and nightlife in Japan's post-pandemic 'new normal'

by Haruaki Deguchi

Like it or not, our world is going to be different moving forward, and some of the biggest changes may be in Japan's entertainment districts.

Hard-to-trace coronavirus cases put pressure on Japan’s hostess bars

National | FOCUS Apr 18, 2020

Hard-to-trace coronavirus cases put pressure on Japan’s hostess bars

by Marika Katanuma and Isabel Reynolds

In the fantasy world conjured up by Japan’s hostess clubs, the coronavirus pandemic has delivered an unwelcome dose of reality.

Japan's nightlife entertainers head to cyberspace to dodge virus, host clients online

Business Apr 12, 2020

Japan's nightlife entertainers head to cyberspace to dodge virus, host clients online

by Masumi Koizumi

Hosts and hostesses in Japan's famous nightlife industry are turning to remote entertainment sessions as the COVID-19 pandemic forces them to create a safer environment to survive the public safety crisis. YouTuber Reiko Naka, who has about 10,000 subscribers, announced the official opening of her ...

What #MeToo? Dealmaking in escort bars thrives in corporate East Asia, including Japan

National / Social Issues Jan 23, 2019

What #MeToo? Dealmaking in escort bars thrives in corporate East Asia, including Japan

by Lulu Yilun Chen, Kurumi Mori and Sam Kim

In Tokyo's Ginza, Seoul's Gangnam and Beijing's Chaoyang financial district, a familiar scene plays out almost every night of the work week. As dusk falls, businessmen flock to karaoke and hostess clubs to close deals and build relationships in the liquor-lubricated intimacy of young ...

Police crackdown curbing extortionist Kabukicho 'bottakuri' bar rip-offs

National / Crime & Legal Aug 12, 2015

Police crackdown curbing extortionist Kabukicho 'bottakuri' bar rip-offs

Cases of bottakuri rip-offs at bars and nightclubs in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district have been on the decline thanks to a police crackdown that started in May. In a typical bottakuri, a promise of a fun night out with drinks and hostesses for just a ...

How one Kabukicho bar allegedly ripped off its drinkers

National / Crime & Legal Jun 17, 2015

How one Kabukicho bar allegedly ripped off its drinkers

by Atsushi Kodera

A promise of a fun night out with drinks and hostesses for just ¥4,000 in Tokyo's Kabukicho district led to a tab totaling ¥2.6 million — and a death threat. Police said Tuesday they had arrested 11 individuals suspected of overcharging at clubs in the ...

National / Crime & Legal Feb 25, 2015

Five arrested for overcharging and detaining customer at Kabukicho hostess club

Police have arrested five employees of a Tokyo hostess club who allegedly overcharged a customer and then detained him, demanding that he work to pay off the debt, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday. The suspects worked for Club Cenote in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward, ...

National Nov 15, 2014

Citing need for 'cleanliness,' Nippon TV retracts woman's job offer for working at Ginza night club

A college student is suing Nippon Television Network Corp. after the broadcaster terminated its offer of an announcer's job because she had worked part-time at a night club in Tokyo's Ginza district. In the suit filed with the Tokyo District Court, Rina Sasazaki, 22, is ...

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