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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.

Street prostitution is on the rise in most major cities in Japan. Police and city leaders in Osaka had a unique idea…

A woman gets almost nine years in Japan for committing fraud. Meanwhile, a man gets six years for sexually assaulting his own…

For the first time, authorities in Japan have shut down a host club for using a debtor's system that's forced many women…

Reports of assaults against female fans have led authorities in Kabukicho to perform inspections at men's underground idol events - and, in…

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…

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