Sex & Nightlife

Japan Host Club Shut Down for Trapping Women In Debt

For the first time, authorities in Japan have shut down a host club for using a debtor's system that's forced many women into prostitution. Learn more about the case - and the continued crackdown on host clubs - below.

Shinjuku’s Host Clubs Will Raise Age Limit to 20

As police and politicians put host clubs under a microscope, Shinjuku clubs announced they'll bar 18- and 19-year-olds from entering. But that promise hasn't been enough to prevent a police crackdown.

Japan Politicians Are Eyeing a Crackdown on Host Clubs

Japanese news is rife with stories of host clubs that take advantage of their female customers. Now, lawmakers are getting involved.

“Sugar Baby Riri” – and Her Host – Face Jail Time for Fraud

A woman who made millions as a sugar baby in Japan is on trial for fraud - and so is the host club worker to whom she handed every last penny.

Kabukicho Club Shut Down over Illegal Porn Star Drinking

An adult video company made millions with a bar in Kabukicho. Now the CEO's under arrest because he never paid for the right piece of paper.

Tokyo Tax Bureau Fires Worker Over Sex Work

A woman who worked for the Tokyo Tax Bureau resorted to sex work to fund her host club habit - and lost her job for it.

Suzuki Suzumi: Hostesses in Japan Aren’t Paid to be Harassed

A writer and former adult star claps back at men who keep soft-pedaling actor Kagawa Teruyuki's sexual harassment of a Ginza hostess.