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Nobody Goes to the Second Party Anymore. Japan's Regional Cabaret Clubs Are Failing at a Record Pace
Japanese restaurant and bar bankruptcies hit 701 in the first eight months of 2026, on pace to beat last year's record 1,002, and the licensed hostess trade is inside that number. An operator running three cabaret clubs in a regional Kanto city told Shueisha Online what changed: the corporate after-party, the one his business was built on, stopped happening.