If it's not enforceable then I'd call it a publicity stunt.
this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2026
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lol. I mean, there are 55+ communities, and Lego land won’t let a solo male adult in. So… I guess let them do what they want. Maybe start a pub that doesn’t allow Japanese people 🤷♂️
That would just be racism.
Racism? In Japan? Couldn't be...
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Maybe start a pub that doesn’t allow Japanese people
I don't think that'd fly after the 2001 case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debito_Arudou?useskin=vector#Arudou_v._Earth_Cure
I honestly thought the Japanese were a society with great respect shown to their elders?
Did you read the news? The upper limit is 39. So 40+ are not allowed.That's not elder. That's middle aged.
It ... it can feel old.
You may be surprised to learn this today, but the group who are older than 40+ includes 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. This would include elders.
"Tokyo pub bans customers old enough to remember what good service felt like..."
I was in plenty of situations where an old hag made everyone miserable, including the customers, because she couldn't handle a fork that wasn't polished before being put on her table.
She asked for clean silverware? What a bitch.
Silverware isn't clean if it isn't polished. I'm learning so much today
I suspect she complained it was dirty because it had visible spots but their server is now turning that into “she needs it polished.” As a diner you have no way to know if something is just water spots or leftover detergent or leftover dirt. And frankly the server doesn’t have a way to know that either. The only reasonable thing to do is get them a new set.
No, she l iteraly complained that it wasn't shiny and had scratches, because she's a rich old entitled ass that's never eaten anywhere where a menu is less than double what we had that day.
I said POLISHED. Read. My kitchenware is all pretty old and dull looking, while still being clean.
That’s such an old person thing to say.
I wonder if there will be more of this as places get more expensive and wages don't keep up with inflation as with older people never leaving jobs so younger people can move up. People will gravitate toward cheaper places but that means younger people who don't have other choices can't enjoy it.
But, as the article points out, this is not legally enforceable. It may or may not get them into actual legal trouble if someone follows through on a complaint (depending on the wording). The English translation in the article makes it sound like they could get in trouble for it, but it's hard to tell without the original Japanese.