{"id":261146,"date":"2025-07-12T06:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/crackdown-in-japans-red-light-district\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T06:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:04:33","slug":"crackdown-in-japans-red-light-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/crackdown-in-japans-red-light-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Crackdown in Japan&#8217;s red-light district"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/H2oR2VfTY0g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Crackdown in Japan's red-light district\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2oR2VfTY0g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With throbbing lights and giant photos of well-groomed men, Japan\u2019s host clubs are hard to miss. 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