Sega Sammy offers retirement after 33.4% drop in sales
Up to 650 Sega Sammy Employees can take early retirement with benefits, as Sega Sammy looks to cut costs.
Japan mulls tougher measures to force pachinkos to shut
Japan's public name-and-shame campaign against pachinko parlors ignoring requests to close during pandemic ermergency fails to achieve full success.
Japan losing patience with its crowded pachinko parlors
Japan's government is losing patience with pachinko parlors not observing social distancing policies under the country's pandemic emergency order.
Okura reports decline in profits, revenue
Changes in Japanese regulation are killing the pachinko business.
Sega Sammy suffers decline in profits and revenue
Initial financial results show that the company suffered a $24.5M loss in digital games even though that segment of their business generated $267.2M.
Dynam Japan sees surge in profit thanks to Pachinko
The second largest pachinko operator in Japan saw an impressive upswing in profits during the second and third quarters of the year.
Japanese pachinko hall operator Dynam sees profits rise in FY17
Dynam revenue before taxes rose 13.3% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, compared to the prior year period.
Pachinko not ‘morally’ suitable for Japan’s casinos, lawmaker says
Takashi Takai has created a laundry list of questions for the government that questions the pachinko industry’s “moral fitness” in casinos.
Pachinko popularity in Japan on steady decline in 2017, research finds
The allure of glitzy pachinko parlors dotting the streets of Japan continues to fade as the country prepares for the entry of integrated resorts.
Ministry approves online sale for lottery tickets in Japan
Public-run lottery tickets in Japan will soon be sold online amid slumping sales, according to the country’s internal affairs ministry.
