A man operating a bar where customers can drink while watching female employees bathe was arrested by police on charges of illegal operation.
According to the Asahi Shimbun and Fuji News Network (FNN) on the 8th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police apprehended Wilbert Kelwin Carasco Diaz, a 40-year-old man of Peruvian nationality, on the 1st for allegedly operating an unlicensed drinking establishment with female employees.
Carasco is accused of violating the Entertainment Business Act by making female employees serve customers without obtaining a license for entertainment business at the bar 'Shibuya Maison Suite Dreams' in Shibuya on the 29th of last month. The police reportedly warned this establishment twice last year and this year, but due to lack of improvement, he was arrested this time.
It is said that the bar offered a 'VIP course' for 13,000 yen (about 126,000 won) for 60 minutes, where customers could enjoy food and drinks while watching female employees in swimsuits bathing in a tub. Additionally, they provided a '50-minute 5,000 yen (about 48,000 won) course' that allowed the female employees to sit next to customers and engage in conversation, and they used photos of the employees in swimsuits for online promotion of the VIP course.
The police estimate that Carasco has generated sales of over 1 billion yen (about 1 billion won) since opening in 2020. Currently, Carasco is reportedly denying the allegations, stating that he was operating legitimately during the police investigation.