Comments on: Kabukicho ‘girl’s bar’ busted in sofa snafu

By: Crackdown on ‘girl’s bars’ | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:49:26 +0000

[...] that Weekly Playboy routinely features in its pages, the magazine is now finding that ‘girl’s bars,’ which are clubs staffed by ladies serving from behind a counter, are also becoming a target [...]

By: Akiba-Station » Yokohama “Girls Bar” Busted for Inappropriate Attire

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:44:27 +0000

[...] will become an increasingly frequent issue as the number of ‘girls bars’ increases. Not uncommon in other Asian countries, these [...]

By: Yokohama ‘girl’s bar’ busted, attire deemed inappropriate | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:23:05 +0000

[...] in the nightlife quarter of Isezakicho in Yokohama, club B is termed a “girl’s bar,” a recent adult entertainment development whereby ladies serve patrons from behind a counter in a manner similar to a typical bar — a [...]

By: Clampdown on boys behind bars in Kabukicho | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:51:49 +0000

[...] received between 50 to 60 patrons each day and accumulated 4.8 million yen in receipts monthly, the violation occurred due to guys chatting with ladies at tables in the early morning, a violation of the adult business law that requires such [...]

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:38:18 +0000

In talking to Kabukicho regulars for this story:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/

I heard that police sweeps through all businesses after 1 a.m. were not unusual.

By: camerasian

camerasian — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:26:25 +0000

I wonder who nicked her and what happened to the poor woman.

The first paragraph needs a “to.”

By: Kabukicho conundrum : The Tokyo Reporter

Kabukicho conundrum : The Tokyo Reporter — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:16:00 +0000

[...] The National Police Agency, however, realizes the true nature of the bars. “We consider them to be of the same category,” said a NPA official in an interview in October. “We are not distinguishing them from other adult businesses.” To show that the authorities are indeed monitoring the situation, a 24-year-old female employee at girl’s bar Double was arrested for sitting next a male patron on a sofa just before 2 a.m. on a Saturday morning in October. [...]

By: Girl power : The Tokyo Reporter

Girl power : The Tokyo Reporter — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:28:25 +0000

[...] November issue of Japan Inc. magazine. An article about the bust of a girl’s bar can be found here. Share and [...]