Tokyo (CNN) — Yu felt a rush of excitement as she walked into his bar for the first time – eager to meet the charming young host she’d been following for years online. On that cold January night last ...

The practice of men paying to make women feel good is not new, but it’s gone increasingly mainstream in recent years. The latest dispatch comes via the Huffington Post. Host clubs are popular, says ...

Photo collage of a young Japanese man raising a glass of champagne. Behind him, there is a group of young women with credit cards; over their eyes, various phrases such as "loan denied" and "payment ...

The Japanese government has launched a sweeping crackdown on the country’s “host club” industry, targeting business practices that allegedly trap women in spiralling debt and, in some cases, coerced ...

Japan's host club industry, where women pay for romantic attention, has been criticised for exploitative practices. Some suggest the need for regulation, but current discussions oversimplify the ...

Japan is cracking down on host clubs, where psuedo-romance has led some women into towering debt - Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI Japan is cracking down on host clubs ...

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 a ...