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Dynam Japan debuts on H.K. bourse

HONG KONG, China - Pachinko parlor operator Dynam Japan Holdings Co. President Yoji Sato (R) shakes hands with Chow Chung-kong, chairman of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., during a ceremony marking the pinball arcade company's debut on the Hong Kong bourse on Aug. 6, 2012.

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4 die in pachinko parlor fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a burnt pachinko parlor in the city of Osaka after a fire broke out on July 4. Four people died and at least 18 people were injured in a fire.

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Suspected robber holes up in car, dies after shooting himself

KAWAGOE, Japan - Police officers swarm a Honda sedan in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on June 3 in which a man armed with a gun had holed up for eight hours. The man later shot himself in the head and died in hospital, police said. The police suspect that the man may have been involved in a robbery at a pachinko parlor in the city of Konosu around midnight the previous day.

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15-yr-old boy in Gifu held for allegedly killing girlfriend

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Photo taken at 5:54 p.m. on April 22 shows the vacant pachinko parlor building in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, where a 15-year-old boy is suspected to have murdered his 13-year-old girlfriend.

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15-yr-old boy in Gifu held for allegedly killing girlfriend

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - A police car carrying a 15-year-old boy suspected of murdering his 13-year-old girlfriend arrives at a vacant pachinko parlor building, the scene of the crime, in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on April 22.

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5 unsupervised children die in Kagoshima house fire

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Five unsupervised children died in a fire on the night of March 31 at a two-story wooden house in the town of Hayato, Kagoshima Prefecture, while their parents were out playing pachinko and shopping, police said.

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Osaka pachinko parlor staff kidnapped, released after ransom paid

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 3 shows a pachinko parlor in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture, where a 43-year-old employee was reported kidnapped but was later released with minor injuries after 20 million yen in ransom was paid.

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(2)Pachinko parlor for women opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Women play pachinko at a women-only facility which opened May 8 in Osaka. The pinball-game hall prohibits smoking and has refrigerated lockers to make it easier for women to drop by on their way home from food shopping.

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(1)Pachinko parlor for women opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Women await the opening of a pachinko parlor for women in Osaka on May 8. The pinball-game hall prohibits smoking and has refrigerated lockers to make it easier for women to stop by on their way home from food shopping.

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Sega, Sammy scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Sato (L), president of Sega Corp., the struggling one-time leading maker of game software, speaks to reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange about a collapsed merger plan with pachinko machine manufacturer Sammy Corp. Later in the day, Game maker Namco Ltd. also announced it will withdraw a proposal made in April to merge with Sega.

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Sega scraps merger plan with Sammy

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Sato, president of Sega Corp., the struggling one-time leading maker of game software, is surrounded by journalists at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 8 after announcing that the company has scrapped a merger plan with pachinko game machine maker Sammy Corp.

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Van carrying 80 mil. yen stolen in Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The scene in Manatsuru, Kanagawa Prefecture, where two men on July 10 attacked and stole a van transporting nearly 80 million yen in cash and checks. The van was found abandoned in the parking lot of a ''pachinko'' pinball parlor near the Japan Railway (JR) Manazuru Station about one hour after the robbery, with the money missing.

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Japan hangs 3 death-row inmates in 1st executions in 2 yrs

Three death-row inmates were hanged Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said, in Japan's first executions since December 2019 and first under the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The three were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, who killed seven of his relatives in Hyogo Prefecture in 2004, and Tomoaki Takanezawa, 54, and Mitsunori Onogawa, 44, convicted of killing two employees at two separate pachinko parlors in Gunma Prefecture in 2003. Following Tuesday's executions, the number of inmates sitting on death row in Japan stands at 107. Japan's capital punishment system has drawn international criticism, with critics calling for greater transparency on the timing of executions given that death-row inmates are typically notified just hours before or, at times, not at all.

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COVID-19 vaccination at pachinko parlor

COVID-19 vaccine shots are given at a pachinko parlor in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 13, 2021. The parlor became the vaccination venue for its employees, nearby residents and people working at businesses nearby.

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COVID-19 vaccination at pachinko parlor

COVID-19 vaccine shots are given at a pachinko parlor in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 13, 2021. The parlor became the vaccination venue for its employees, nearby residents and people working at businesses nearby.

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Osaka pachinko parlor staff kidnapped, released after ransom pai

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 3 shows a pachinko parlor in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture, where a 43-year-old employee was reported kidnapped but was later released with minor injuries after 20 million yen in ransom was paid. (Kyodo)

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5 unsupervised children die in Kagoshima house fire

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Five unsupervised children died in a fire on the night of March 31 at a two-story wooden house in the town of Hayato, Kagoshima Prefecture, while their parents were out playing pachinko and shopping, police said. (Kyodo)

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Sega scraps merger plan with Sammy

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Sato, president of Sega Corp., the struggling one-time leading maker of game software, is surrounded by journalists at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 8 after announcing that the company has scrapped a merger plan with pachinko game machine maker Sammy Corp. (Kyodo)

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4 die in pachinko parlor fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a burnt pachinko parlor in the city of Osaka after a fire broke out on July 4. Four people died and at least 18 people were injured in a fire. (Kyodo)

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Suspected robber holes up in car, dies after shooting himself

KAWAGOE, Japan - Police officers swarm a Honda sedan in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on June 3 in which a man armed with a gun had holed up for eight hours. The man later shot himself in the head and died in hospital, police said. The police suspect that the man may have been involved in a robbery at a pachinko parlor in the city of Konosu around midnight the previous day. (Kyodo)

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15-yr-old boy in Gifu held for allegedly killing girlfriend

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - A police car carrying a 15-year-old boy suspected of murdering his 13-year-old girlfriend arrives at a vacant pachinko parlor building, the scene of the crime, in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on April 22. (Kyodo)

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15-yr-old boy in Gifu held for allegedly killing girlfriend

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Photo taken at 5:54 p.m. on April 22 shows the vacant pachinko parlor building in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, where a 15-year-old boy is suspected to have murdered his 13-year-old girlfriend. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A pachinko parlor in the western Japan city of Sakai remains in operation on April 25, 2020, despite being accused by Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura the previous day of defying his request for temporary closure under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A pachinko parlor reopens in Osaka on May 16, 2020, after the western Japan prefecture lifted its business suspension request for certain shops over the coronavirus pandemic, including pachinko parlors with total floor space of up to 1,000 square meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A pachinko parlor reopens in Osaka on May 16, 2020, after the western Japan prefecture lifted its business suspension request for certain shops over the coronavirus pandemic, including pachinko parlors with total floor space of up to 1,000 square meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 8, 2020, shows a pachinko parlor in Tokyo, which is open despite a request for entertainment facilities to close amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 8, 2020, shows a pachinko parlor in Tokyo, which is open despite a request for entertainment facilities to close amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 7, 2020, shows a pachinko parlor in Tokyo, which is open despite a request for entertainment facilities to close amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A pachinko parlor in Sendai, northeastern Japan, reopens on May 7, 2020, after the end of the Golden Week holiday season. The parlor had been closed in response to a business suspension request by authorities under a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A pachinko parlor in Sendai, northeastern Japan, reopens on May 7, 2020, after the end of the Golden Week holiday season. The parlor had been closed in response to a business suspension request by authorities under a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken at the entrance of a pachinko parlor in Saga, southwestern Japan, on May 7, 2020, shows a sign barring entry by people outside Saga Prefecture under an extended nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken at the entrance of a pachinko parlor in Saga, southwestern Japan, on May 7, 2020, shows a sign barring entry by people outside Saga Prefecture under an extended nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

An employee at a pachinko parlor in Saga, southwestern Japan, disinfects pachinko machines on May 7, 2020, under an extended nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Sign on the shutter of a pachinko parlor in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, informs people of its temporary closure on May 2, 2020, in response to a prefectural request for business suspensions under the state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Sign on the shutter of a pachinko parlor in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, informs people of its temporary closure on May 2, 2020, in response to a prefectural request for business suspensions under the state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Sign on the shutter of a pachinko parlor in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, informs people of its temporary closure on May 2, 2020, in response to a prefectural request for business suspensions under the state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People walk into a pachinko parlor in Kobe, western Japan, on May 1, 2020. The Hyogo prefectural government has requested pachinko parlors temporarily close under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People walk into a pachinko parlor in Kobe, western Japan, on May 1, 2020. The Hyogo prefectural government has requested pachinko parlors temporarily close under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A notice board set up on April 30, 2020, at a pachinko parlor in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, informs visitors of its temporary closure amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A notice board set up on April 30, 2020, at a pachinko parlor in Sakai, western Japan, informs visitors of its temporary closure amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A pachinko parlor in the western Japan city of Kobe remains in operation on April 30, 2020, despite an official request for temporary closure under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary business closure in coronavirus crisis

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters in Osaka on April 30, 2020, after confirming all pachinko parlors in the prefecture have suspended operations after the final seven complied with a request to do so to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary business closure in coronavirus crisis

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters in Osaka on April 30, 2020, after confirming all pachinko parlors in the prefecture have suspended operations after the final seven complied with a request to do so to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary business closure in coronavirus crisis

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters in Osaka on April 30, 2020, after confirming all pachinko parlors in the prefecture have suspended operations after the final seven complied with a request to do so to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary business closure in coronavirus crisis

A security guard gestures to let a driver know a pachinko parlor in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, is closed on April 30, 2020. Before shutting down temporarily, it was among the seven pachinko parlors in the prefecture that were defying a request to suspend operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary business closure in coronavirus crisis

A sign in front of a pachinko parlor in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, indicates on April 30, 2020, that it will be closed until May 6. Before shutting down temporarily, it was among the seven pachinko parlors in the prefecture that were defying a request to suspend operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary business closure in coronavirus crisis

A sign in front of a pachinko parlor in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, indicates on April 30, 2020, that it will be closed until May 6. Before shutting down temporarily, it was among the seven pachinko parlors in the prefecture that were defying a request to suspend operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pachinko parlor in Tokyo

A Tokyo government official (2nd from L) visits a pachinko parlor in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on April 28, 2020, to ask it to close under the state of emergency declaration to contain the coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pachinko parlor in Tokyo

Photo taken April 28, 2020, in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward shows a pachinko parlor open for business despite the metropolitan government's request to shut under the state of emergency declaration to contain the coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pachinko parlor in Japan

Photo taken April 28, 2020, in Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture shows a pachinko parlor open for business despite the local prefectural government's request to shut under the state of emergency declaration to contain the coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo