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CASINOS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2014
Macau casino dealers take industrial action for first time
Casino dealers working in one of the most popular casinos in the gambling hub of Macau started industrial action on Saturday for the first time in the Chinese territory as discontent over salaries and working benefits spreads.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2014
Put Japan's casinos where they're most needed
Japan would do better to steer gargantuan casino projects to regions that really need them — like economically depressed Okinawa or Tohoku, the northeast region that still hasn't recovered from the March 2011 earthquake.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 21, 2014
Pachinko parlors bet on tidiness to reverse decline
The once-booming pachinko industry, grappling with a graying customer base and the threat of new competition from casinos, is adopting a softer touch and smoke-free zones to lure a new generation of players, particularly women.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 30, 2014
Enoshima: Do you think Japan should legalize casino gambling?
Charles Lewis asks interviewees in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, what they think about the idea of relaxing the long-standing ban on gambling and and allowing the establishment of casinos.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2014
Odds fall on USJ casino ambition
As Osaka moves forward with plans to build an integrated resort complex in the hope that the Diet will soon legalize casinos, the future role of the Universal Studios Japan theme park remains unclear.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2014
Abe fishing for casino card to help growth
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is nudging lawmakers to legalize Las Vegas-style casino gambling in Japan to help boost economic growth, but he faces tough odds winning lawmakers over.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2014
Gambling experts await green light
At last month's Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E) in Macau, casino and resort operators, game machine manufacturers, government officials and countless others gathered to review gaming laws and markets in countries ranging from Vietnam to China and the Philippines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2014
Pachinko parlors face taxing times
Moves toward legalizing casinos in Japan have reignited a debate over the legal status of pachinko, with a potential new tax mooted for a $200 billion gaming industry that has existed for decades on the fringes of the law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2014
Casino moguls gamble on Japan
Two U.S. billionaires bet on rival cities to be the first to open casino resorts in Japan if the government legalizes gambling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2014
Lawson, Suntory execs to join casino push
Business leaders, including top executives at Lawson Inc. and Suntory Holdings Ltd., are joining forces to back the legalization of casinos in Japan, a proposal that could open up what is estimated to be the world's second- largest gaming market.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2013
New Komeito split on gambling bill
Differences within New Komeito mean Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition partner may not back submitting a bill to legalize casinos during the current Diet session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2013
Macau casino giant eyes Japan foray
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., the Macau casino operator that made Lui Che-woo Asia's third-richest man, plans to invest in China's Hengqin Island and will consider investing at least $5 billion in Japan and Taiwan if allowed.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2013
Mitsui Fudosan, partners said seeking OK for Odaiba casino-resort complex
Mitsui Fudosan Co., the nation's largest property developer, is seeking approval for an entertainment complex and resort in Tokyo with construction firm Kajima Corp. and Fuji Media Holdings Inc.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2013
Nippon Ishin bills seek casinos, dual-duty nod for Upper House ranks
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) is planning two bills: one that would legalize casinos and one that would let local government heads concurrently serve in the Upper House.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2013
At dealer school, job seekers roll the dice for a casino gig
There was nothing unusual about the bet that led to Cara DeRosa's meltdown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 26, 2013
Curse or cash cow: Japan ready for casinos?
Lawmakers are seriously considering legalizing casinos so Japanese can roll the dice without having to travel to gambling houses in the United States, East and Southeast Asia.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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