CNN: Japan Shakes Off 67-Year Ban on Dancing After Midnight
‘Japanese lawmakers voted to lift the notorious dancing ban, which goes back to the American occupation after World War II’
CNN: Japan Shakes Off 67-Year Ban on Dancing After Midnight (CNN)
On a recent Friday night, a small band of street performers breaks into an impromptu hip hop show near Shibuya crossing, one of the world's busiest intersections.
A crowd quickly gathers, many begin tapping their toes, shaking their hips, and waving their arms to the beat. This kind of dancing in the streets is permitted in a vibrant, youthful place like Shibuya.
Yet, just a few minutes walk down the street, behind a nondescript glass entrance and down a flight of stairs, that same kind of dancing could get you thrown in jail. The reason? It's happening in a club.
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