{
  "id": 1638213,
  "title": "The Host Industry Would Like To Know If You’re Circumcised Now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/the-host-industry-would-like-to-know-if-youre-circumcised-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T04:41:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Weekender",
    "slug": "tokyo-weekender",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/movies-tv/host-call-japan-host-club-reality-show/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I have spent the last several weeks watching 18 of Japan’s most successful hosts decide whether other men have what it takes to join them, which has meant learning considerably more than I expected to know about the professional requirements of being desired by women. I have met a 27-year-old local-government employee with over ¥10 […] The post The Host Industry Would Like To Know If You’re…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}