To match feature LIFE-JAPAN-HOSTS
Twenty-five-year-old male host Manato (L) lights a cigarette for a regular patron Yuka in the Club Raphael in Tokyo's Kabukicho amusement district in this May 28, 2006 file photo. Around 150 such host clubs dot the streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district, ranging from small ones like Club Raphael to the famed Ladies' Club Ai a few blocks away, where more than 170 gigolos are employed to ply their trade in a glitzy night spot complete with dance floor and band. Picture taken May 28, 2006. To match feature LIFE-JAPAN-HOSTS. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files (JAPAN)