http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/ Blowing the whistle on poor journalism since 2008 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:29:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 Curtain falling on cinema in Kabukicho | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:45:25 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-2678 [...] first domino fell in 2008, when Toho acquired the landmark Koma Stadium, a 2,000-seat performing arts theater that opened in 1956. Toho shut the Koma property, which also [...] [...] first domino fell in 2008, when Toho acquired the landmark Koma Stadium, a 2,000-seat performing arts theater that opened in 1956. Toho shut the Koma property, which also [...]

]]> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-2561 Japan’s cunning bottakuri bars con compliant customers | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:34:06 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-2561 [...] a revised law prohibiting solicitation of customers on the streets and imposing a closing curfew of 1 a.m. on host clubs, these new owners are recruiting gals to open girl’s bars and start bottakuri [...] [...] a revised law prohibiting solicitation of customers on the streets and imposing a closing curfew of 1 a.m. on host clubs, these new owners are recruiting gals to open girl’s bars and start bottakuri [...]

]]> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 Salons supplying sleaze shuttered across Japan | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:17:37 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-2242 [...] Hanamichi-dori, just past the Koma Theater, many hostess and host clubs have closed. The Tatehana Building, a landmark in the neighborhood, has many vacancies, as [...] [...] Hanamichi-dori, just past the Koma Theater, many hostess and host clubs have closed. The Tatehana Building, a landmark in the neighborhood, has many vacancies, as [...]

]]> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Tohoku red-light town looks to Tokyo’s Kabukicho | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:36:13 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-1521 [...] direction, Kokubuncho turned to Kabukicho’s “master,” Masaru Jo, director of the Kabukicho Shopping Center Promotion Association. Jo made a name for himself by participating in the [...] [...] direction, Kokubuncho turned to Kabukicho’s “master,” Masaru Jo, director of the Kabukicho Shopping Center Promotion Association. Jo made a name for himself by participating in the [...]

]]> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Roppongi landmark shuts, site to be redeveloped | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:52:36 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-860 [...] from real estate assets has been a trend in recent years in central Tokyo. Venerable structures in Shinjuku and Ginza have been scheduled for demolition with plans for mixed-use commercial properties set to [...] [...] from real estate assets has been a trend in recent years in central Tokyo. Venerable structures in Shinjuku and Ginza have been scheduled for demolition with plans for mixed-use commercial properties set to [...]

]]> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Tokyo cops crack whip in fight vs. vice | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:43:51 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-382 [...] As a result, many underground businesses are changing their practices to conform to the increased scrutiny rather than risk running afoul of the law. [...] [...] As a result, many underground businesses are changing their practices to conform to the increased scrutiny rather than risk running afoul of the law. [...]

]]> http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/12/15/kabukicho-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Keitai’s ring, ‘no vacancy’ signs glisten, in Tokyo’s winter wonderland : The Tokyo Reporter Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:58:51 +0000 http://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=461#comment-259 [...] sales department, tells Nikkan Gendai (Dec. 20). “You walk down the back street in Kabukicho with all the love hotels, and most of them are fully booked, even though it’s just 2:00 p.m. [...] [...] sales department, tells Nikkan Gendai (Dec. 20). “You walk down the back street in Kabukicho with all the love hotels, and most of them are fully booked, even though it’s just 2:00 p.m. [...]

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