TO GO WITH Japan-crime-society-entertainment-nightclub-prostitution,FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI
This photo taken on December 8, 2023 shows people walking past advertisements for bars and entertainment establishments, including some "host clubs", places which offer entertainment with male companions, along a street in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo. Host club operators in Kabukicho issued a pledge in early December to phase out the practice of unpayable debt, and eradicate ties with the criminal underworld. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-crime-society-entertainment-nightclub-prostitution,FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI