http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/ A New England Expat in Japan. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-2124 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:02:54 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-2124 [...] society full of Boy Scouts, continues to pass laws that test the limits of a free society: A ban on dancing, for example, or a two-year prison sentence for downloading [...]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1823 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:42:53 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1823 Reblogged this on Living the Dream and commented:
A great blog article that helps to elucidate the origins of the Entertainment Business Control Laws.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1794 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:43:25 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1794 Keith Flack actually went out of business because of the crackdown. Big slap on the back goes to Japan’s law enforcement in their support of the local economy.
Also one of the managers of another club ‘X’ got 3 weeks in jail for it. I’m the biggest Japan lover in the world but the police in this country are moronic to say the least. You can never, EVER rely on them and they will always fck you even if you go to them for help.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1784 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:38:54 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1784 Recently this has started to be enforced up here in Tokyo too.
And here I was thinking that the law was in place to stop the majority of Japanese who treat a dance floor like a mosh pit and at punk concert

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1488 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:16:19 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1488 [...] with the arrests of dancers and the nightclub owners who enable them, Japan has extended its battle against entertainment with a law punishes illegal mp3 downloads with [...]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1200 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:03:08 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1200 While I agree that dancing should not be outlawed, I also believe there are at least SOME people who should be arrested for their approach to this art form.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1198 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:45:43 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1198 It’s not one you get to use all that much.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1196 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:49:27 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1196 “Who Will Be Our Kevin Bacon?” is quite possibly the best heading I have ever seen.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/#comment-1195 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:44:14 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1235#comment-1195 Strange. And there isn’t anyone who is thinking to change anything about these laws? Or does the police has too much time and get bored if they can’t do this? Maybe they want to protect the city from people who can’t dance? People like me. :D

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