What everyone else thinks of Hooters girls versus what it's actually like to be a Hooters girl are two very different things. Some people really do come to Hooters for the food , but mainly because it's cheap. On Sunday nights, a lot of families come in looking for affordable meals for their kids. The food isn't too expensive, and families are allowed to be loud and messy, and everything is plastic so nothing is breakable, which makes it super family-friendly. Being in a place like Hooters makes people feel like they can let their guard down and ask us whatever they want. In any other restaurant, you wouldn't ask the waitress why they work there, because you'd assume it's not your business. In Hooters, it was a very common question and made sense as to why they'd want to know because it's not your usual waitressing job.

In many ways, Hooters seems like a concept that would work extremely well in Japan. And sure enough, the chain has opened a total of seven locations in Japan since arriving in the country in Then, just a day later, Hooters enthusiastically announced that the finalists for the Miss Hooters Japan Contest have been chosen. Ticket prices range from 5, yen for a spot in the standing area, while the top-of-the-line SS Ticket, for 14, yen, gets you a spot with a superior view of the contest stage, where the contestants will appear in no less than three outfits: their Hooters uniform, a swimsuit, and a costume of their own choosing. Meanwhile, HJ itself will be working within the framework of the Civil Rehabilitation Law to restructure its outstanding bad debt.

Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the bright lights and the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, foreign hostess bars are a major part of Japan's nightlife. Most men do nothing more than sit, drink and chat — usually in English — with young women from all over the world.