link tv. >> why do you go out at night to go to a party? what is compelling about night? maybe it's just this optimistic thing inside me thinking, maybe tonight's the night that everybody comes together, and we all experience nirvana. maybe it's as simple as that. >> any kind of problem i have,

i'm drawn to the music. >> i always said that it's very colorful. >> [speaking japanese]

>> [speaking japanese] >> by 2050, it is expected that

almost 40% of the population is going to be ov 65. 25% are going to be over japane] 75, and there is going to be a significant dip in the population of japan. this has a number of serious implications. >> [speaking japanese]

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>> the only places that were authorized for public dancing were spaces that had a certain size with no support beams. totally open space dance floor. in order to be zoned as a building authorized for dancing. we are talking large spaces in the social environment where small spaces are the norm. >> [speaking japanese]

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>> i think one of th distinguishing features of japanese society is it's the oldest society in the world. by 2050, it's expected 40% of the population is going to be over 65. this has a number of serious implications for what the future of this country is going to be like and obviously the technological implications. >> [speaking japanese]

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>> in terms of trying to innovate in this scene, without doubt, this is the most portant thing going on. he's one of the most impressive people i've come across. he's completely crazy, but he's also a genius. >> [speaking japanese]

>> he's not doing it for money. it he's not doing it for 15%. he is it because he cares about the same. there are not many people here who are so selfless. what he does is about building out the scene, making things better, and he's not doing it f. it he's not doing it for 15%. he's one of the only peopleho thinks that way. >> [speaking japanese]

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>> [speaking japanese] >> the japanese elite are socially conservative. no one would be able to differentiate clubs where you have electronic music playing and the focus being on the music, as opposed to clubs which are basically pickup joints. these are all in the same box. >> [speaking japanese]

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>> a big part of the dance movement has been about representing dancers and dance culture as moral, as people who

want to express their bodies. we aren't immoral people. write us out of the fueiho code. we are good middle-class people trying to get our dance on. here is club asia, and then you have a sex hotel right across the street, and then wean go for a walk dn this way, and we will get to womb, as well. these are the high power clubs, and you can see it is right between love hotels and things. fueiho translates to the morality code. it's a broader scope of legislation that affects what spaces are available for what kinds of work, including sex work and dance, etc.

this is basically a place advertising the fact that it is conforming to fueiho code. in addition to the anti-dancing crackdown, for 10 years before that, there has been increasing restrictions on sex work in japan. that means you get a lot more independent sex workers as a result, and you have a lot more instances of violence against sex workers, because they are going alone without any kind of monitoring or supervision. all of this has been leading to an environment where sexorkers e at increasing risk of violence and attack. this has been going on well before the fueiho crackdowns on clubs. the fact that that was left out of the conversation entirely is the crisis.

my fear is that in opening up the law to extract dance from it, it becomes hard for the people left under the control of the fueiho to once again open it up, because the politicians will say, we st opened this up. you guys are screw now. that for me is something that is too tragic to go unmentioned. >> [speaking japanese]

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sage: why do you go out at night to go to a party? you know, what is compelling about a night? maybe it's just this optimistic thing inside me thinking, like, "maybe tonight's theight that everybody just comes togetr and we just all experience nirvana." you know, maybe it's as simple as that. [electronic dance music playing] black coffee: any kind of problem i have i just throw out into the music. damian romero: i always said that it's a very coll