Kinda. The hostess bars I'm referring to are known locally as 'Juice Bars' or 'Juicy Bars' and cater to bored, lonely privates and airmen.

Historically they're linked to prostitution and there are still many that are fronts for it. There's been a lot of push from the powers-that-be to get rid of them and a lot of them are genuinely just bars where guys go to buy overpriced, watered-down drinks for the women so that they'll talk to them.