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New Host Club Laws in Japan Would Ban Romance, Impose Hefty Fines

The clubs have come under fire for pushing female customers into debt and, in some cases, forcing them into prostitution.

Actor Yoshizawa Ryo is out of a contract with Asahi Beer after drunkenly wandering into an apartment that wasn't his.

A record 72 shops went bankrupt in Japan this year thanks to a combination of rising prices and the so-called "1000 yen wall."

Online gambling is illegal in Japan. That hasn't stopped people from getting hooked on it - and some are turning to crime as a result.

Tonkatsu is under attack - by high cabbage prices. A bad haul has sent prices for the critical veggie spiraling up to historic new highs.

Traveling to Japan? Chances are you've heard one of these eight "facts" about the country that are mostly wrong.