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Yokohama city to establish a panel on IR concerns
The Yokohama municipal government has indicated that it will establish a new panel tentatively named the "Concern Countermeasures Study Group” to look into issues such as gambling addiction and special security problems that might attend the opening of an IR in the city.
Panel proposes gambling addiction to fall under public insurance
An advisory panel to the health minister of Japan has recommended that the treatment of gambling addiction be covered by the national health insurance...
Doctor shortage may cripple anti-addiction policies
Dr. Ichiro Sora of the Department of Psychiatry at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine pointed out at a public lecture in Osaka on Friday that a major unaddressed problem is that Japan simply does not have many medical professionals who can treat patients afflicted by gambling addiction.
Jeju teens have a gambling problem, survey finds
High school and middle school students on Jeju Island are at a high risk of gambling addiction, a new survey has found.
According to...
Nasal spray for gambling addicts to undergo trials
Finnish researchers are looking into a nasal spray that could treat those with gambling addiction, according to media reports.
Researchers at the National Institute for...
Gambling addiction closely linked to exposure: Professor
Jurisdictions that offer wide and frequent access to gambling, such as Australia’s pokies clubs or Japan’s pachinko parlors, may see more cases of problem...
3.2 million estimated problem gamblers in Japan: survey
Around 3.6 percent of the Japanese population have suffered from gambling addiction, according to a government survey released on Friday.
The number amounts to around...
Anti-addiction bill comes first
Executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito have agreed that the next Diet session will prioritize passage of a...
Study suggests link between trauma and addiction
Men who have endured physical abuse or violence at home as a child are more likely to become problem gamblers, according to a recent...
Japan to introduce gambling addiction prevention laws
The Japanese government is considering submitting a bill to introduce a basic law on gambling addiction prevention, Japanese media Jiji News reports.
The law would...