When Yoko Kusaka moved to Bangkok with her family in 1996, she decided to pursue postgraduate studies in sociology, focusing on the corporate entertainment practices of Japanese companies in the city.
She was shocked by what she saw.
Her research centered on a district of Bangkok called Thaniya, an area packed with karaoke bars where Japanese businessmen entertain clients and visiting colleagues in a style they are used to at home.
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