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The book documents the movements of migrant populations through Tokyo. It reveals how the local government makes policies that impact the practice of multicultural co-existence. The author draws on extensive in depth interviews with government officials and his own 4-year tenure as the International Relations Coordinator in a local government in Tokyo. His findings demonstrate that in contemporary Japan, the integration of foreigners is being led by local governments. There are many factors contributing to immigration into Japan. With Japan facing a labor shortage this book examines policies t

Local government -- Japan -- Tokyo. --- Multiculturalism -- Japan -- Tokyo. --- Tokyo (Japan) -- Economic policy. --- Tokyo (Japan) -- Emigration and immigration. --- Tokyo (Japan) -- Politics and government. --- Tokyo (Japan) -- Social policy. --- Local government --- Multiculturalism --- Cultural diversity policy --- Cultural pluralism --- Cultural pluralism policy --- Ethnic diversity policy --- Social policy --- Anti-racism --- Ethnicity --- Cultural fusion --- Local administration --- Township government --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Decentralization in government --- Public administration --- Government policy --- Tokyo (Japan) --- Politics and government. --- Emigration and immigration. --- Social policy. --- Economic policy. --- 東京 (Japan) --- Tokyo (Japan : Prefecture) --- Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) --- Tonggyŏng (Japan) --- 동경 (Japan) --- Tokio (Japan) --- Токио (Japan) --- Tʻokʻyoo (Japan) --- Tung-ching tu (Japan) --- Dongjing du (Japan) --- Tung-ching tu tʻing (Japan) --- Dongjing du ting (Japan) --- Tōkyō-shi (Japan) --- Tung-ching (Japan) --- Dongjing (Japan) --- 东京 (Japan) --- Tokyo Metropolis (Japan) --- 東京都 (Japan) --- Tōkyō-to (Japan) --- طوكيو (Japan) --- Ṭūkiyū (Japan) --- Горад Токіа (Japan) --- Horad Tokia (Japan) --- Токіа (Japan) --- Tokia (Japan) --- Toukio (Japan) --- Edo (Japan) --- Shinagawa-ken (Japan) --- Tokyo (Japan : Fu)

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In the host clubs of Tokyo's Kabuki-chō red-light district, ambitious young men seek their fortunes by selling love, romance, companionship, and sometimes sex to female consumers for exorbitant sums of money. Staged Seduction reveals a world where all intimacies and feigned feelings are fair game for the hosts who employ feathered bangs, polished nails, fine European suits, and the sensitivity of the finest salesmen to create a fantasy for wealthy women seeking an escape from the everyday. Akiko Takeyama's investigation of this beguiling underground "love business" provides an intimate window into Japanese host clubs and the lives of hosts, clients, club owners, and managers. The club is a place where fantasies are pursued and the art of seduction isn't merely about romance; a complex set of transactions emerges. Like a casino of love, the host club is a site of desperation, aspiration, and hope, in which both hosts and clients are eager to roll the dice. Takeyama reveals the aspirational mode not only of the host club, but also of a Japanese society built on the commercialization of aspiration, seducing its citizens out of the present and into a future where hopes and dreams are imaginable—and billions of dollars can be made.

Love --- Man-woman relationships --- Sex-oriented businesses --- Sexual ethics --- Nightclubs --- Clubs (Nightclubs) --- Clubs, Night --- Night clubs --- Night spots --- Nightspots --- Hospitality industry --- Sex --- Sex ethics --- Sexual behavior, Ethics of --- Ethics --- Commercial sex --- Sex businesses --- Sex industry --- Sex-related businesses --- Sex shops --- Sexually oriented businesses --- Business --- Female-male relationships --- Male-female relationships --- Men --- Men-women relationships --- Relationships, Man-woman --- Woman-man relationships --- Women --- Women-men relationships --- Interpersonal relations --- Mate selection --- Affection --- Emotions --- First loves --- Friendship --- Intimacy (Psychology) --- Economic aspects --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Relations with women --- Relations with men --- Tokyo (Japan) --- Tokyo (Japan : Prefecture) --- Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) --- Tonggyŏng (Japan) --- Tokio (Japan) --- Tʻokʻyoo (Japan) --- Tung-ching tu (Japan) --- Tung-ching tu tʻing (Japan) --- Tōkyō-shi (Japan) --- Tung-ching (Japan) --- Dongjing (Japan) --- 東京 (Japan) --- Tokyo Metropolis (Japan) --- 東京都 (Japan) --- Tōkyō-to (Japan) --- طوكيو (Japan) --- Ṭūkiyū (Japan) --- Горад Токіа (Japan) --- Horad Tokia (Japan) --- Токіа (Japan) --- Tokia (Japan) --- Токио (Japan) --- Edo (Japan) --- Shinagawa-ken (Japan) --- Tokyo (Japan : Fu) --- Social life and customs --- 동경 (Japan) --- Dongjing du (Japan) --- Dongjing du ting (Japan) --- 东京 (Japan) --- Toukio (Japan)