Coffee Shop Cool sits in the Marutomo Building, a short walk from Seibu-Shinjuku Station. The signs are faded and easy […]
If you’re heading to Tokyo nightlife and using Google Maps the way most visitors do, a 4.8 rating on a […]
Japan’s prostitution law has always been lopsided. Selling it in public can get you arrested. Buying it? Basically a shrug. […]
A few years ago, Okubo Park on the edge of Kabukicho was one of those spots everyone seemed to know […]
Kabukicho has always been one of those places that feels like it runs on its own rules. Neon lights, host […]
Tokyo’s Kabukicho got a little less fun over the weekend. On July 22 and 23, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police carried […]
t’s been a full year since Japan’s government rolled out changes to the Entertainment Law (that fūeihō thing) aimed at […]
Get ready, folks — gravure idol Asuka Oda just dropped the ultimate side hustle announcement. She’s opening her own lounge […]
Police have arrested a 27-year-old male host on suspicion of violating the amusement business law by using a dating app […]
Kabukicho has a reputation. Even if you’ve never been there, you’ve probably heard stories — some exciting, some sketchy, and […]
Seventy-five women were arrested for street prostitution near Okubo Park in Kabukicho district in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward during the first […]
Local Tokyo Police have raided a brothel that offered services to foreign tourists, arresting seven. The establishment in Kabukicho, central […]