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Intimate No More? Japan Clamps Down On 'Host Clubs'

Japan is cracking down on host clubs, where psuedo-romance has led some women into towering debt (Credit: AFP)

Japan 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.

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