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Lawmakers target rules on dance clubs

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Lawmakers across party lines pledged May 20 to revise a 1948 law that imposes strict operational and licensing rules on dance clubs.

"Abenomics encourages exporting Japan's traditional culture, but we should also capitalize on the new ‘J-culture' to lure foreigners and spur the economy," Upper House member Kenji Kosaka of the Liberal Democratic Party said at the group's inaugural meeting. "That's why we should rethink how to regulate where such new Japanese culture emerges."

The group, launched May 20, is targeting a law that applies to establishments from dance clubs to brothels. (The Japan Times)

ダンス・クラブを規制する厄介な法律に、国会議員が取り組む

ダンスを楽しむクラブの営業や認可には、風俗営業法による厳しい規制がかけられている。法改正を目指す議員連盟が発足し、ダンス文化の推進を目指すことになった。

The Japan Times ST: May 31, 2013