The 'Footloose'-type law banning dancing after midnight came into effect after WWII when dance halls were fronts for prostitution. By Abid Rahman After 67-years of furtive shape throwing, the people ...

The 'Footloose'-type law banning dancing after midnight came into effect after WWII when dance halls were fronts for prostitution. By Abid Rahman After 67-years of furtive shape throwing, the people ...

It’s only been a week since Japan finally changed its restrictive law banning dancing in clubs after midnight, and already people are getting extreme. The law—known colloquially as fueiho—covers far ...

Who knew the fictional rural (and slightly backwards) town of Bomont from the Kevin Bacon classic Footloose is actually a real place? And by real place we mean the entire industrialized nation of ...

After 67-years of furtive shape throwing, the people of Japan can openly dance again, reports CNN. The near seven decade ban on dancing after midnight, which isn't too far off the rather nonsensical ...

TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - A 74-year-old surfer and master of classical Japanese dance may seem an unlikely member of a seniors' breakdancing group, but Saruwaka Kiyoshie said getting her feet wet in ...

Don't be surprised to find a "no dancing" sign when you're in a <strong>Japanes</strong>e club as it's completely against the law to dance after midnight. So club ...

A man performs a street dance outside of an office building in Tokyo's Shinjuku district July 24, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai By Sophie Knight TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering relaxing ...

1 Photos: Meet the Cast of Audible Theater's THE DISAPPEAR 2 Video: Meet the Cast of Erica Schmidt's THE DISAPPEAR Witness a breathtaking union of Japan’s most talented nihon buyo dancers, featuring ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Latin American audiences, Kihara said, Japanese traditional dance might be hard to embrace. MEXICO CITY (AP) — When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...