Municipal governments of Tokyo's central wards are taking a variety of measures to encourage foreign visitors to keep the yen ...

Host clubs, where young male staff "pamper and flatter" female guests, are "booming" in Japan. Some 21,000 male hosts work at 900 of these lucrative establishments but opaque prices for drinks and ...

Police received 2,776 consultations nationwide related to host clubs last year, with many involving women coerced into sex ...

Despite being a fixture of Japanese nightlife since the post-war era, the tucked-away bars' tight space can be intimidating, especially for people who don't speak the language. So one company is ...

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Tokyo excels at all things nocturnal. As the sun disappears behind the skyscrapers and office workers pour into the streets, the futuristic urban landscape lights up in a show of neon – and ...

This popular type of bar in Japan is all the rage for New York City's nightlife. Here's where you can find this amazing attraction for audiophiles.

From neon-lit streets to pulsating clubs, discover the vibrant nightlife of Osaka in this guide tailored for Singaporean ...

fetish bars and karaoke clubs here, where she was about to spend another night outside the lines of conventional Japanese society. A translator by day and a bartender and punk singer by night ...

there are loads of events in Japan for Guy Fawkes Night, with Japan clubs, pubs and restaurants all putting on a themed Bonfire Night.