<p>Yasuko's profession is simply being a hostess and an entertainer at a bar named Bishamontengoku. You are correct in that she is not a sex worker. Think of them as modern Geishas. Their main duties are to entertain customers, like singing karaoke with them or cajoling with men. They interact heavily with the customers, unlike the servers or waitress at a normal bar.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In Japan, two types of bars are hostess clubs and kyabakura (キャバクラ?),
  a portmanteau of kyabarē (キャバレー?, lit. "cabaret") and kurabu (クラブ?,
  lit. "club"). Hostesses who work at kyabakura are known as kyabajō
  (キャバ嬢?), literally cabaret girl, and many of them use professional
  names called "genji name" (源氏名 genji-na?). Hostesses light cigarettes,
  pour drinks, offer flirtatious conversation, and sing karaoke to
  entertain customers. Hostesses can be seen as the modern counterpart
  of geishas, providing entertainment to the likes of groups of
  salarymen after work. A club will often also employ a female
  bartender, who is usually well-trained in mixology, and may also be
  the manager or mamasan. Hostess clubs are distinguished from strip
  clubs in that there is no dancing or nudity.</p>
  
  <p>Hostesses often drink with customers each night, and alcohol problems
  are not uncommon. Most bars run on a commission system in which
  hostesses receive a percentage of sales. For example, a patron
  purchases a $20 drink for the hostess, most of the time which are
  non-alcoholic concoctions like orange juice and ginger ale, and the
  patron has purchased the hostess's undivided attention for the
  subsequent 30-45 minutes. The hostess then splits the proceeds of the
  sale with the bar 50/50. The light or no alcohol content of the drinks
  purchased allows the maximum profits and assures the hostess does not
  become intoxicated after only a short time at work.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs</a></p>

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<p>Ya-chan (Ryuuji's mom) seems to work at nights in the entertainment industry?</p>

<p>She is shown carousing with some older men in a nightclub setting...</p>

<p>So what is exactly her profession? I do not think she is a sex worker, given the lack of social reprise shown in other series for that kind of work.</p>

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What is Takasu Yasuko's profession?
# What is Takasu Yasuko's profession?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-12-24
Ya-chan (Ryuuji's mom) seems to work at nights in the entertainment industry?

She is shown carousing with some older men in a nightclub setting...

So what is exactly her profession? I do not think she is a sex worker, given the lack of social reprise shown in other series for that kind of work.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-24. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
Yasuko's profession is simply being a hostess and an entertainer at a bar named Bishamontengoku. You are correct in that she is not a sex worker. Think of them as modern Geishas. Their main duties are to entertain customers, like singing karaoke with them or cajoling with men. They interact heavily with the customers, unlike the servers or waitress at a normal bar.

> In Japan, two types of bars are hostess clubs and kyabakura (キャバクラ?),
> a portmanteau of kyabarē (キャバレー?, lit. "cabaret") and kurabu (クラブ?,
> lit. "club"). Hostesses who work at kyabakura are known as kyabajō
> (キャバ嬢?), literally cabaret girl, and many of them use professional
> names called "genji name" (源氏名 genji-na?). Hostesses light cigarettes,
> pour drinks, offer flirtatious conversation, and sing karaoke to
> entertain customers. Hostesses can be seen as the modern counterpart
> of geishas, providing entertainment to the likes of groups of
> salarymen after work. A club will often also employ a female
> bartender, who is usually well-trained in mixology, and may also be
> the manager or mamasan. Hostess clubs are distinguished from strip
> clubs in that there is no dancing or nudity.
>
> Hostesses often drink with customers each night, and alcohol problems
> are not uncommon. Most bars run on a commission system in which
> hostesses receive a percentage of sales. For example, a patron
> purchases a $20 drink for the hostess, most of the time which are
> non-alcoholic concoctions like orange juice and ginger ale, and the
> patron has purchased the hostess's undivided attention for the
> subsequent 30-45 minutes. The hostess then splits the proceeds of the
> sale with the bar 50/50. The light or no alcohol content of the drinks
> purchased allows the maximum profits and assures the hostess does not
> become intoxicated after only a short time at work.

Source: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs>
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