▁work ▁presents ▁a ▁perspective ▁on ▁corpor ate ▁life ▁and ▁gender ▁roles ▁in ▁Japan ▁inf re qu ently ▁considered ▁in ▁academ ia ▁and ▁in ▁Western ▁culture . ▁ ▁Content ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁such ▁clubs ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁as ▁" getting ▁men ▁to ▁relax , ▁feel ▁good ▁about ▁themselves ▁as ▁' men ,' ▁and ▁be ▁sex ually ▁tit ill ated ▁by ▁attract ive , ▁fl atter ing ▁women ." ▁They ▁are ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁groups ▁of ▁males ▁from ▁Japanese ▁companies ▁seeking ▁to ▁relax ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁hours ▁after ▁work . ▁Such ▁out ings ▁are ▁often ▁viewed ▁as ▁mand atory ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁environment . ▁Special ized ▁areas ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁other ▁large ▁cities ▁have ▁developed ▁which ▁feature ▁these ▁establish ments . ▁ ▁Pr ices ▁are ▁often ▁high ▁and , ▁as ▁in ▁many ▁commercial ▁fields , ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁exists ▁between ▁low - pr est ige ▁and ▁high - pr est ige ▁clubs , ▁based ▁on ▁price ▁and ▁exclus iveness , ▁often ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁serving ▁women . ▁Such ▁clubs ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁night life ▁industry ▁called ▁the ▁m iz u ▁sh ou b ai , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁prost itution . ▁( Gen ital ▁sexual ▁activities ▁at ▁host ess ▁clubs , ▁however , ▁is ▁strictly ▁prohib ited .) ▁As ▁one ▁interview ▁states , ▁Night work ▁coun ters ▁the ▁concept ▁many ▁Western ers ▁have ▁about ▁Japan ▁as ▁" a ▁well - ordered ▁family - orient ed ▁society ▁with ▁no ▁ost ens ible ▁' under world .' "