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Japan finally lifts its 67-year-old ban on dancing
Japan has lifted a 67-year-old ban on dancing, to the delight of the nation's clubbers. The ban forbids public dancing unless the venue has a license, and even licensed premises have to stop all dancing by midnight. The Footloose-esque law was put into place after the Second World War, in an effort to crack down on dancehalls that were often a hotbed for prostitution.
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