Fueiho is the 1948 law governing hostess clubs, pachinko, nightclubs and late-night bars in Japan: permits, the midnight rule, age limits, 2025 changes.
A muryo annaijo is a police-notified nightlife info counter, safer than a street tout. How it is paid, Tokyo’s rules, and how to confirm the price first.
The history of Kabukicho, sourced: 1945 air raids, a kabuki theater never built, the 1948 name, the Koma era, 1958 and 1984 laws, CCTV, Okubo Park today.
How Japan’s 1956 Anti-Prostitution Act closed the red lines in 1958: the two-stage start, what it punishes and doesn’t, and the loophole today.
