Japan Hates dancing: When in doubt get religion and Ban Dancing -video

Before Kevin Bacon was walking around in annoying adverts talking about himself and the 4G network, he was in a film called Footloose. It focuses on a teenager who is sent to live in the small town of Bomont, West Virginia, where rock music and dancing are banned. It's debatable whether or not the film is any good but the basic premise – that the simple act of dancing could be banned – seemed like something that, well, could only happen in the movies. However, in Japan and especially the country's third largest city, Osaka, that is exactly what is happening. The nightclubs in the city's Amemura area, known as "little America" on account of its trendy vintage shops that stock large amounts of US clothing, started being targeted by the authorities recently. Under laws known as Fueiho, which govern "adult entertainment" (and date back to the 1940s), any establishment which allows its customers to dance must obtain a licence. For years the authorities turned a blind eye, but three years ago they began raiding establishments which did not have the licences. These licences come with a few requirements: the club must close by either midnight or 1am (in other words, just as things are getting going) and have 66 sq m of unobstructed floor space in the main room. Anyone who has been to Japan knows that the vast majority of bars and clubs simply don't have that amount of room for a dancefloor because space is at such a premium, especially in the country's big cities.

It's kind of like going to a dance where all the girls come from Catholic schools and are hand cuffed to Nuns.  But hey go head, have fun and dance just as long as your not dancing and having fun.