TOKYO (Reuters) - Campaigners for Japan's nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government ...

COVID-19’s persistent presence in Japan — with, as of early September, more than 600 daily reported cases on average — has been very often associated with a district called “Yoru no Machi” by Japanese ...

They’re the heart and soul of Japanese nightlife. But now the country’s traditional izakaya pubs face their biggest crisis. Social distancing has the whole business model in peril. For decades izakaya ...

Down a Tokyo street lined with bright signs, up narrow stairs and behind a windowless door is a "snack bar" long cherished by regulars but hidden from tourists -- until now. Snack bars are cosy, retro ...

TOKYO—In the host clubs of Tokyo’s Kabukicho nightlife district, women come to be entertained with Champagne and sweet talk by teams of well-groomed young male staff in rooms decorated with ...

Japan has begun requesting some nightlife establishments to suspend their businesses in return for monetary compensation, signaling the nation is stepping up its fight against coronavirus outbreaks ...

Japan's snack bars are cosy, retro establishments often crammed into small buildings and equipped with karaoke systems that echo late into the night - Copyright AFP ...