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A Tokyo man is facing an additional five years in jail after prosecutors charged him under a 136-year-old law.

A Kabukicho nightlife expert says the current debate over host clubs is misinformed and based on a disdain for women.

The law would also raise penalties for both individuals and businesses, making it easier to shut down manipulative clubs for good.

Kanai Yasutoshi, who went by the name Ibuki Reno, even bragged he wouldn't get caught because he "wasn't leaving evidence."

The mastermind behind two "relaxation stores" in Kabukicho admits he specifically marketed "cheap sex with Japanese women" to inbound travelers.

For the first time, a court in Japan rules that hosts taking kickbacks from routing indebted customers to sex shops breaks the…

Tokyo Police say Access, a social media-based "scout" network, targeted women who had racked up host club debts.

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