New law means that one of the host club industry’s standard marketing ploys is now illegal.
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New law seeks to address women being pressured into prostitution to pay off host club debt.
Woman he illegally invited to come to his bar wasn’t who she initially seemed to be either.
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Back when she was younger she couldn’t get away from them, so we visit a host club to find out what’s going on.
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