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GAMBLING

BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016
Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players
Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 6, 2016
Real 'winners'
How about that $1.5 billion lottery in America?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2015
Don't let the friendly face fool you — this croupier has no heart
She has an hourglass figure, an unflappable manner and a friendly face. Meet Min, the robot whose creators say could revolutionize card-dealing in the world's casinos.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2015
Fantasy sports websites to stop taking bets in New York state
The New York state attorney general on Tuesday ordered the fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel to stop accepting bets in New York, saying the operations are essentially illegal gambling, according to copies of letters to the companies seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2015
Reputed mobster 'Big Tony' convicted in businessman's '01 murder amid gambling ship feud
Reputed U.S. mobster Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2001 slaying of a prominent Florida businessman during a power struggle over a lucrative fleet of gambling ships.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2015
Phoenix-area woman quietly claims $120 million lottery prize
A suburban Phoenix woman has quietly claimed the top prize of nearly $120 million in the multistate Powerball lottery drawn earlier this month, an Arizona lottery official said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2015
South Korea's casinos court China's 'low rollers'
The dealing rooms of Seoul's foreigners-only casinos are echoing to the sound of Mandarin as operators target a new breed of 'low-roller' gamblers — Chinese shoppers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2015
Asia casinos woo Chinese gamblers with nose jobs, Peking duck and escorts
At the oceanfront Ramada Plaza hotel on South Korea's Jeju Island, about a hundred Chinese gamblers huddle around felt-topped tables, wagering as much as 5 million won ($4,500) at baccarat.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Feb 21, 2015
Tokyo Dome a worthy option for basketball
One of the key selling points of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid was its compact plan, which called for 85 percent of the venues to be within 8 km of the Olympic Village.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2015
Diet may take up gambling bill again, but odds are low Japan will see casinos by 2020
As lawmakers discuss reintroducing a bill to legalize casino-style gambling during the current Diet session, Osaka and Yokohama are reportedly favorites to host the first resort complexes with casinos.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 15, 2015
Native Americans move into pot business
What is now a damp plot of bright green grass next to a Native American greenhouse in Northern California could soon set the burgeoning marijuana industry on fire.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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