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

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:18:28 +0000

[...] club in Kanagawa Prefecture was arrested this week for operating an inappropriately licensed bar staffed entirely by women, according to Sankei News (Apr. [...]

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

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:50:14 +0000

[...] boy’s bar is the inverse of a “girl’s bar,” where multiple women serve drinks to men from behind a long counter. The setup is a means of [...]

By: Kabukicho conundrum : The Tokyo Reporter

Kabukicho conundrum : The Tokyo Reporter — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:15:37 +0000

[...] bars and restaurants for drinking and eating are exempt from the 1 a.m. law, dozens of “girl’s bars” have appeared. Such an operation is a rearranged hostess club in which fashionably dressed ladies [...]

By: Looking toward 2009: What to (s)expect in the year to cum : The Tokyo Reporter

Looking toward 2009: What to (s)expect in the year to cum : The Tokyo Reporter — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:37:12 +0000

[...] most impressive thing these days would be the so-called ‘girls’ bars,’ which have been increasing nationwide, to the extent that there are shops in Shinjuku offering all [...]

By: Kabukicho ‘girl’s bar’ busted in sofa snafu : The Tokyo Reporter

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:31:42 +0000

[...] girl’s bar is a nightlife trend whereby casually dressed young women serve drinks and make conversation from behind a counter – and [...]