Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 2 terms in Japan starting with K.
KabukichoJapanJapanese
歌舞伎町, the entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Highest-density of cabaret clubs, hostess clubs, host clubs, fashion-health establishments. Centre of the bottakuri scam pattern.
KoganechoJapanJapanese
黄金町, Yokohama. From the 1950s housed an estimated 250 small unlicensed brothels under the Keikyū railway arches, mostly staffed by Thai, Filipino and Colombian workers. Closed by a coordinated 2005 Kanagawa Prefectural Police sweep; redeveloped as artist studios.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.