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Another Maid Cafe Cited For Entertainment
Date: 10/27/2005
On Ocotber 25th the female employees in a Matsuyama City maid cafe were deemed to be offering "entertainment" to customers. The legal designation is regulated under Entertainment Establishments Control Law. Police were sent to the business, "Housemaid Cafe", demanding permission of business affecting public morals be applied for. Fukuoka prefectural police similarly cited two maid cafes there in September. According to Police, the shop's staff which are dressed as housemaids played video games and cards with guests, this violated the law. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, similar activities carried out by their numerous maid cafes have not yet qualified for this type of regulation.
Source: Anime News Service