Girl’s Bar

Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl

By CJ • May 19, 2012

Suspect allegedly staffed his club with two girls, aged 12 and 13, attired in miniskirts

Crackdown on ‘girl’s’ establishments going nationwide

By CJ • April 13, 2012

Osaka cops have busted seven ‘girl’s bars’ so far this year

Managers of Yokohama mini-skirt restaurant busted for employing teen girls

By CJ • April 11, 2012

Girls under 18 not allowed to work after 10 p.m.

Big bust: Cops raid Roppongi and Shinjuku clubs staffed by AV actresses, idols

By CJ • March 2, 2012

Tokyo Metropolitan Police raided the two hostess clubs staffed by adult video actresses and pin-up models for licensing violations.

‘Girl’s bar’ death in Osaka a symptom of nightlife dangers for young women

By Amy Takahashi • February 17, 2012

Dangers to young women lurk in the world of adult entertainment

Japan’s sexy izakayas battle deflation

By Kenji Nakano • December 26, 2010

The arrival of a Hooters outlet to Tokyo earlier this year caused many tabloids to associate the move with kurofune, or black ships, a term often used for a non-Japanese person or entity who holds a threatening marketing position, but Shukan Taishu reports that Japan is no slouch when it comes to dining in a smutty atmosphere.

Tokyo’s Kabukicho teeters on the brink

By Kenji Nakano • March 13, 2010

Once known as Asia’s top entertainment quarter, Shinjuku Ward’s red-light district of Kabukicho has seen a hallowing out at its core. Monthly magazine Takarajima (April) takes a look at the devastation wrought by police crackdowns and the ongoing recession.

Burning down the house: Tokyo hostess turns to arson

By Kenji Nakano • February 13, 2010

“My pay was really low,” she is quoted. “I thought by doing arson, I would be relieved from my stress.” Nikkan Gendai (Feb. 11), however, believes that this not an isolated incident and reports that the prolonged recession is making the lives of females working in the world of “night butterflies” increasingly harsh.