Japan lifts ban on dancing after midnight in clubs - 67 years after!

onnaedo

June 22, 2015 5:06 PM

Don't be surprised to find a "no dancing" sign when you're in a Japanese club as it's completely against the law to dance after midnight. So club owners put the signs up to avoid problems with police, who consider dance clubs magnets for violence, drug abuse, and sex crimes.

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However, after decades of dancing under the shadows (literarily), the good people of Japan will now be able to dance freely after midnight after the hitherto ban on the act has been lifted.

Since 1948, the "no dance" law in place in Japan forbidding dancing after midnight or 1 am in bars, clubs, and most other public venues.

However, last week, Japanese lawmakers voted to lift the notorious dancing ban, which goes back to the American occupation after World War II.

Back then, "dance halls" were often a front for prostitution, which was rampant at the time in the poverty-stricken nation.

With Japan's booming economy, high standard of living and vibrant nightlife, the law has now been revamped with new conditions such as club seating areas can't be too dark, which is an attempt to discourage crime.

Club areas will need to be lit more than 10 lux, similar to a movie theater with the lights on, while darker clubs will be governed under the old law and will have stricter rules for after-midnight operation.

However, until changes take effect next year, after hours dancing is still against the law.

So there you have it, should you find yourself in Japan, save your dancing for daytime only!

onnaedo