‘Romance’ for hire: A male host waiting for customers at a host club in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo. — AFP
THE country 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.
