Ginza

Younger set discover the forbidden delights of virtual enjo kosai via cybersex

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 18, 2012

Will new measures prevent the precocious kiddies from taking their first awkward steps at virtual sex?

Ginza blues: Sister, can you spare a hostess?

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • January 22, 2012

Clubs slumped badly following last March’s earthquake and tsunami

Japanese television stations also rife with yakuza ties

By Kenji Nakano • November 21, 2011

Shinsuke Shimada’s resignation over the summer puts the spotlight on connections between gangsters and the entertainment world

Tokyo times: Legislation to limit perusal of Ginza pussy

By Amy Takahashi • November 15, 2011

Selling pets given as gifts easy way to turn a buck

Tokyo trends: Ginza flower girls wilting

By Amy Takahashi • October 24, 2011

The last independent flower vendors in this renowned area are disappearing

Former top model now top Tokyo hostess

By CJ • February 12, 2011

A once popular model and actress is now employed as a hostess at a posh club in Ginza, reports Nikkan Gendai (Feb. 10).

Tokyo story: Times get even harder for Ginza hostesses

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • November 14, 2010

Clubs in Tokyo’s mecca of glitzy nightlife are facing failure

Deflation equation: room, board, Ginza hostess — all in, 12,800 yen

By Kenji Nakano • February 19, 2010

Usually entry to a high-end Ginza hostess club requires an initial outlay of tens of thousands of yen. Yet the wave of deflation is causing one such establishment to charge a mere 12,000 yen for an hour of all-you-can-drink and — get this — food and lodging.

Controversy around hitsudan hostess Rie Saito due to jealousy

By Amy Takahashi • January 3, 2010

Hostess to be featured in upcoming book and drama

Police crackdown on ‘girl’s bars’ no deterrent to erotic offerings

By Kenji Nakano • October 22, 2009

Police targeting excessively provocative services