Glossary
Fueiho
Common short name for Japan's Entertainment Business Law, which frames how many nightlife businesses are classified and policed.
What it means
Fueiho is legal-cultural vocabulary. People invoke it when discussing what kinds of shops may operate, where, and under what public-order theories — without the word itself explaining any single venue.
History / origin
Postwar statutes and revisions built a classification system that nightlife speech still uses as shorthand. Journalism assumes readers recognize the nickname.
How the term is used in Japan
Hearing fueiho in a news report usually signals regulation, crackdowns, or licensing debate. It is civic vocabulary as much as industry jargon.
Common misunderstandings
- Fueiho is not a guidebook to loopholes.
- It is not the same statute as the Anti-Prostitution Law, though debates overlap.
- Knowing the nickname is not legal advice.