Intimate No More? Japan Clamps Down On 'Host Clubs'

Fuente: International Business Times

Japan is cracking down on host clubs, where psuedo-romance has led some women into towering debt AFP Japan is waging war on "host clubs" -- where men entertain women willing to pay for romance, but authorities and industry insiders say customers have long been scammed and saddled with debt. Neatly coiffured, well-dressed "hosts" bedazzle women with sweet talk and the mirage of intimacy at glitzy establishments in big Japanese cities. In return, the women pay inflated prices for champagne and other expensive drinks while they flirt, sometimes splurging tens of thousands of dollars a night.