ホストクラブに一斉立ち入り　歌舞伎町、約３５０店舗―警視庁

　女性客に「売掛金」（ツケ払い）で多額の借金を負わせ、売春をして返済させるといった悪質ホストクラブが社会問題化する中、警視庁は１６日までに、風営法に基づき、東京都新宿区歌舞伎町のホストクラブなど約３５０店舗に一斉立ち入りをした。
　立ち入りは１５日午後７時ごろから実施。捜査員約１３０人が未成年者の立ち入りを明示的に禁止しているかなど、法令違反の有無を確認した。（2023/12/16-05:18）

Tokyo police have conducted on-site inspections of many male host clubs en masse as predatory practices by such establishments targeting women have emerged as a social problem.
   The inspections began around 7 p.m. Friday on some 350 establishments, including host clubs in Tokyo's Kabukicho, Japan's largest nightlife district in the capital's Shinjuku Ward. Host clubs are bars where male drinking companions serve customers.
   Some 130 investigators checked whether the establishments follow laws and rules, including whether they explicitly ban minors from entering.
   The National Police Agency sent notices in November instructing prefectural police departments to strengthen crackdowns on malicious host clubs, including those that charge customers extortionate fees for drinks and services sold on credit and force them into prostitution in order to collect the debt.
   On Dec. 5, host club managers in Kabukicho promised to Shinjuku Ward that they will abolish the sale-on-credit system next April. On Wednesday, they said they will ban their establishments from accepting new customers aged under 20.