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_CASINOS

EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2017
Rules on running casinos in Japan
The government is touting the economic benefits of opening casinos in Japan, but they may be overblown.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2017
Public hearings on Japan's casino resort policies to be held in nine cities
With its basic recommendations for operating integrated resort casinos now complete, the central government will hold public hearings across the country this month to explain the requirements and the policies to address problem gambling and concerns about money laundering.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2017
Panel drafting Japan's casino rules seeks to woo foreign visitors while limiting social ills
A government panel formulating rules to introduce casino gambling submitted a report to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, aiming to make casinos attractive to foreign tourists while trying to mitigate potential social harm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2017
Osaka lays the groundwork in ambitious plan to host both expo and casino resort
As the government finalizes the basic guidelines for casino operations, Osaka is pushing forward with a separate but related plan to host the 2025 World Expo — if Japan's bid beats out the competition — at the new integrated gambling resort envisioned in Osaka Bay.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2017
Strict ID checks may deter residents from visiting Japan's casinos, LDP's Iwaya says
A proposal that residents be required to give their My Number before entering a casino could severely restrict access, the leader of a ruling party panel working on plans for the Singapore-style resorts said in an interview.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2017
China's message to Asia's casinos: Place your bets elsewhere
China just sent a clear message to casinos sprouting across Asia: don't peddle your baccarat here.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 13, 2017
With casinos on horizon, bill to curb gambling addiction draws skepticism
A childhood New Year's holiday spent playing cards with his family planted the seeds of a gambling compulsion that ravaged decades of one man's life. Now 67, the former salesman from western Japan fell into debt time and time again as his addiction drew him to pachinko parlors, then illegal mah-jongg...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 14, 2017
Government crafts way to ban gambling addicts from casinos, pachinko parlors
The government and the ruling parties plan to propose a system that will allow pachinko parlors and other gambling facilities to ban “serious” gambling addicts.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2017
Will casinos fuel addiction to gambling?
As the benefits of casinos were played up, their potential social cost was never seriously taken up in Diet discussions, including whether casinos would exacerbate gambling addiction and how that could be prevented.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Task force looks into minimizing social cost of casinos
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kicked off the inaugural meeting Tuesday of a government task force that will make recommendations on licensing and operating integrated resorts with casinos.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017
Slot machine-maker Konami says Japan casinos will need Vegas-style oversight
Konami Holdings Corp., which supplies slot machines to some of the world's biggest casinos, will participate in Japan's gaming industry if the regulations are as strict as those in Las Vegas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 26, 2017
Nippon Ishin no Kai bill targets gambling woes in bid to move casino policies forward
The opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai is proposing new legislation to deal with problem gamblers, hoping to speed up the debate after a bill legalizing casinos in Japan was rammed through the Diet in December.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2017
Osaka pushes Yumeshima for casino and resort, 2025 World Expo
Osaka's political and business leaders are moving forward with plans to develop Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, into what they hope will be the site of an integrated resort with casino gambling by 2024 and the World Exposition in 2025.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2017
Homeless Korean casino gambling addicts signal warning for Japan
Four years ago, Kim Jong-gu went to the South Korean mountain town of Sabuk to find out why his 30-something daughter kept asking him for money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2016
Japan looks to Singapore for ideas as Diet debate over new casino law looms
What are the odds that the public can be convinced of the case for legalized casino gambling?
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2016
Law legalizing casino gambling in Japan takes effect
A law allowing casino gambling took effect Monday, prompting the government to promote the creation of "integrated resorts" that include hotels and other entertainment facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 25, 2016
Train, casino, reactor woes to grab Kansai headlines in '17
A casino, an expo, tourists, trains, and old nuclear power plants. These are just some of the major issues the Kansai region faces in 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 24, 2016
Industry divided on government's casino gamble
In its zeal to ramrod some bills into law before the New Years holiday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party finally legalized casino gambling, a matter that has been in legislative limbo for a number of years. However, the problems that always prevented the bills from advancing in the past have not gone...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2016
Japan places a big bet on Asia's casino bubble
The odds are stacked heavily in favor of the LDP-dominated Diet legalizing casinos but Tokyo may be too late to the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016
Diet enacts contentious casino legislation
The Diet enacted a law to legalize casinos Thursday morning amid ongoing public concerns over a raft of potential social ills, including surges in gambling addiction and organized crime.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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