The manager of Burlesque Tokyo, a popular show club in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, was arrested by the police on suspicion of violating the Entertainment Business Act for allowing his female employees to entertain customers without permission. The store was nearly full every day, and monthly sales averaged 200 million yen, so police are investigating the business situation in detail.
The person arrested was Ryota Naito (51), a company executive who runs the show club Burlesque Tokyo in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
According to the Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters, Naito is suspected of violating the Entertainment Business Act in November of last year by allowing a female employee of a restaurant to entertain customers without obtaining an entertainment business license.
Upon investigation, he admitted to the charges.
Inside the store, a stage was set up where female employees danced in swimsuits and underwear, and then went down to the customer seats to entertain customers, and some of the female employees were said to have engaged in extreme customer service in order to get tips from customers. .
In addition, after 1 a.m., there was an "after party" where employees paid additional money and had time to drink alcohol with their favorite female employees.
At the end of last month, prefectural police raided an affiliated store in Nagoya on similar suspicions.
The store was crowded with office workers and foreign tourists, and was nearly full every day, with average monthly sales of 200 million yen, so police are investigating the business situation in detail.