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Miss Dream Update 2/23/2021: RunRun Running from Crazy Weather!

Hello Dreamers! Hello everyone, we hope you’re all doing well, especially those who have been affected by the crazy weather. This caused me to be unable to post last week, but I am happy to report that things appear to be nearly back to normal. This week we’re happy to bring you the RunRun September 1995 full issue, and we also have more doujinshi from a variety of groups donated to us from…

Tokyo cops bust ‘take out’ hostess club in Kabukicho for overcharging

Kazumasa Hidaka

TOKYO (TR) – The lure may be different but the result is the same.

Tokyo Metropolitan Police last week announced the bust of a hostess club in the red-light district of Kabukicho that scammed customers by suggesting the ladies could be taken off the premises, reports Nippon News Network (May 20).

Since November of last year, police have received 36 complaints regarding the…

Tokyo cops: Hostess club in Akihabara overcharged customers

Ryosuke Shimada

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a hostess club in the Akihabara area that has been overcharging customers, reports TBS News (Mar. 24).

Since January of last year, police have received nearly 30 complaints regarding the practice of bottakuri, or bill padding, at Gossip Girl, which is located near JR Akihabara Station.

On Thursday, police announced the arrest of…

Tokyo cops: Rip-off bars still rampant in Kabukicho

Yasuyuki Shinozuka

TOKYO (TR) – In the Kabukicho red-light district of Shinjuku Ward, visitors are continuing to be victims of fraud.

On Wednesday, Tokyo Metropolitan Police announced the bust of yet another hostess club for overcharging customers, reports TBS News (Mar. 16).

Since July of last year, police have received 80 complaints regarding the practice of bottakuri, or bill padding, at Club…

Tokyo cops: Shimbashi club ripped-off customers with watered-down drinks

Toshihiro Kakamu (L) and another employee of Second Class

TOKYO (TR) – Following complaints of overcharging, Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a hostess club operating in the Shimbashi district of Minato Ward, reports TV Asahi (Jan. 15).

Officers arrested four employees at Second Class, including Toshihiro Kakamu, 23, after charging 4,000 yen for a glass of white wine watered-down with…

Ex-actor in NHK drama busted in Kabukicho scam

Kazuma Kawasaki

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a former actor for fraudulently opening a bank account on behalf of a hostess club accused in an overcharging scam, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Nov. 24).

On October 27 of last year, Kazuma Kawasaki, 38, allegedly opened a bank account at a branch in Minato Ward in the name of his father in law for use by club

Tokyo cops crack down on clubs ripping off foreigners in Roppongi

Azubuike Onyama

TOKYO (TR) – As a part of a crackdown on bars defrauding foreign customers in the Roppongi area, Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Wednesday busted a hostess club for threatening a male customer, reports TBS News (Nov. 12).

In September, Azubuike Onyama, a 47-year-old employee at club Desire, allegedly chased the customer, a 30-year-old German national, after he fled the premises after…

Cops crack down on Shimbashi hostess clubs that prey on drunk customers

Shuichi Toyama

TOKYO (TR) – As a part of a crackdown on a growing number of bars defrauding customers in the Shimbashi area, Tokyo Metropolitan Police raided two Chinese clubs for licensing violations, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Oct. 30).

Police accused Shuichi Toyama, 40, of operating hostess clubs Lilac and Hima without a license under the Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses.

Accordi…