Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry survey shows 77.5% decline in pachinko revenue in May
Japan’s pachinko hall revenue declined 77.5% year-on-year in May, according to a preliminary report released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The report, which highlights the results of a specified service industries dynamic statistics survey, shows pachinko hall...
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JIRA conducting industry survey to study impact of COVID-19 on Japan’s IR development
The Japan IR Association (JIRA) has launched a survey to study the impact of COVID-19 on the nation’s IR development. The survey, which will run until this Friday 17 July, aims to provide insight into the influence the coronavirus pandemic...
Internet casino in Tokyo’s Shinjuku shut down
An internet casino in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho in Tokyo has been raided and seven individuals, including the business owner and customers, arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department. According to reports, the premises was operating 24 hours a day during Japan’s recent...
Public Prosecutors Office opts against indicting former head prosecutor on illegal gambling charges
The Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office has opted against indicting its former head, Hiromu Kurokawa, for alleged illegal gambling during Japan’s recent state of emergency. As previously reported by Inside Asian Gaming, Kurokawa recently tendered his resignation over revelations he illegally...
Japanese men among 31 arrested in Taiwan for providing gambling software to online casinos
The criminal police department of Taiwan's internal affairs raided an office in the Neihu District of Taipei that was occupied by a UK-based game software developer “on suspicion of gambling offences” on 6 July. As revealed at a press conference...
Newly elected secretary general of LDP’s Osaka prefectural assembly shows support for Osaka IR
Ryo Harada has been elected as the new secretary general of the Liberal Democrat Party’s Osaka Prefectural Assembly. While the assembly has been divided on the “Osaka Metropolis Plan” that hopes to eliminate double administration by abolishing “Osaka City” and...
Gaming consultant: Las Vegas Sands “did not leave Japan forever”
Las Vegas Sands will almost certainly return to Japan if it considers the potential IR operating environment has changed, with locally-based gaming industry consultancy firm Bay City Ventures suggesting the company “did not leave Japan forever.” The observation formed part...
Casinos Austria: Into the East
IAG speaks with Casinos Austria International, one of three leading contenders to develop an integrated resort in the regional Japanese city of Sasebo, Nagasaki, to find out more about its Asian expansion plans. Imagine a couple bound by deeply interwoven...
