To bring you up to date on developments over
the last couple of years and further back still, we will post informative
articles which have appeared in various publications casting some light on the
dance ban madness starting with:
'Late-night dancing should not be a crime in Japan', by Ian Martin, from The Japan Times on Thursday, November 24th, 2011
This article discusses the impact of the recent
police crackdown on the dance scene in Tokyo and Osaka as well as the live
music scene in smaller provincial cities such as Kumamoto, where it has been
even more devastating. Martin describes the ban as an attack on local culture and
regional economies and the vague and outdated Business Entertainment Control Law
as a 'convenient stick with which to beat down a section of society [the
police] feel threatens social harmony.'
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