Lights Out [The Japan Times]
Police use outdated dancing law to stub out nightlife It’s a lively Saturday night in the heart of Hiroshima’s Nagarekawa
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And That’s Official
Back in September, following the joint raids on the the clubs Cover and Twisters, I was asked by the Japan
Read moreWill the last one out of Hiroshima please switch off the lights?
Seems like the recent raid on Cover (and here) has had the kind of effect that police hoped the Barco
Read moreDirty Statement
Organizer of the Dirty club event, Mike Waugh, fills in some of the details and comments on his feelings after
Read moreDirty organizer writes about the police raid on Cover
Yesterday we posted a first hand report on Saturday’s police raid on the Dirty club event, and there have been
Read moreCover latest Hiroshima dance club to be raided by police
After a quiet summer, and 4 months on from the raid on El Barco, the police are out enforcing ‘public
Read moreCover raided
Lights up. Sound down. Gaijin cards out. At 2am this morning the happy, unsuspecting boogiers at club event ‘Dirty’ held
Read moreEl Barco Raid Videos
Two videos from the Barco security cameras recording May’s police raid. The first video is from the stairwell camera and
Read moreEl Barco co-owner speaks after being released from custody
Richard Nishiyama, joint owner of the El Barco company, speaks to GetHiroshima about his time in custody and considers how
Read moreEL Barco Proprietors Need Your Help
I mentioned a police raid on El Barco last weekend in an earlier post, but I didn’t realise how serious
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