Takeshi Aida ran a chain of 'host clubs' in Kabukicho before he suffered a stroke in 2011
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Running the festival stalls funneled approximately 1 million yen to the Yusei-kai organized crime group each month
The price for an oral session at a 'pink salon' starts as low as ¥2,000
Out-call sex business Yuri Shinjuku is hoping to benefit from Japan's recent surge in foreign tourists
Officers seized 20,000 illegal discs from a dubbing factory in Neyagawa City
Both parties say the rumored ¥1 billion 'monopoly' deal is not factual
Organizers hope the event will help in inspiring a culture for buying art in Japan
Tweets from the account of Sako Makita attacked the inner operations of the idol industry
Festival attracts approximately 1.5 million revelers each year
Police arrested the manager of the Nakasu outlet of Grand Opera for providing illegal sex services