pachinko

Japanese boss’ kind reaction to employee ditching work, playing pachinko, losing company car in fire

Gambler is offered chance to avoid being fired after losing car in parking lot fire.

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Reflecting on an old red-light district in Tokyo as another landmark closes its doors forever

The neighborhood of Otsuka is very different from what it once was–and even more so without its most iconic building. 

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Awesome-looking Godzilla vs. Evangelion video is a real project, and a real monkey’s paw【Video】

The driving force behind this team-up isn’t nuclear power or existential angst, but little metal balls.

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Number of pachinko parlors in Japan decreasing rapidly, down 12 percent in two years

Where have all the parlors gone?

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Osaka pachinko parlor volunteers to become public vaccination center

The machines will be turned off at the time, so no need for earplugs.

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Japanese high school students arrested for robbing pachinko parlour at knife-point

Surely there’s a better way to start 2021 than this.

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Why have no COVID-19 clusters occurred in pachinko parlors?

Many of pachinko’s worst qualities actually make it a relatively safe environment.

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List of shame from Japanese government  may be next weapon in fight against coronavirus

Politician wants people to know which businesses in one high-risk industry are ignoring warnings during the state of emergency.

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Pachinko parlor has weird way of combating COVID-19 that does nothing about swarms of customers

A popular pachinko place claims to be “following suggestions by city mayors“, but is what they’re doing helpful?

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Is pachinko headed for extinction in Japan? Studies reveal huge drop in players, hall operators

A grim mortality rate for pachinko parlor management companies shines a light on the poor health of the industry.

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Is nothing sacred? Line crossed as beloved anime Captain Tsubasa endorses pseudo-gambling

Reason #164 why pachinko sucks.

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Future Japanese casinos to use steep admission fees to curb addiction, make winning harder

”Preventative measures” sees visitors setting themselves back $75 before even stepping foot into the casino.

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Pachinko parlor worker lists the three worst types of customers in Japan’s gambling dens

Even in famously polite Japan, some gamblers just don’t have any manners.

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Evolving with the times – pachinko parlors in Japan are changing to better serve their clientele

If smoke-filled rooms, loud noises and low win rates weren’t enticing you to go, there might actually be a few reasons to visit one now!

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Japanese Twitter users discuss the fine line between having fun and being an addict

Turns out there’s a simple way you assess whether you’re a happy drunk or a dangerous one, at least according to one Japanese Twitter user.

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Check out the one-month electric bills for Tokyo Tower, Skytree and more!

Place your bets now for what you think the biggest energy consumer in the largest city in Japan is.

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Angry customer smashes pachinko machines with hammer 【Video】

Videos have emerged of a man smashing pachinko machines with a hammer before being arrested by police.

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Man tries something unique to appease the pachinko gods –- totally worth it?

It’s basically like a guy in a Cloud costume playing Final Fantasy VII.

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Metal Gear fans’ worst fear comes true as proud video game masterpiece becomes a pachinko machine

Depending on how cynical a gamer you are, this is either the last thing you expected, or the first.

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Thanks, Konami! Brand-new Silent Hill game coming in October…to pachinko parlors?!?

From the consumer end, it’s easy to mistakenly assume that video game publishers’ only concerns are creating art and providing fun. The reality, though, is that like with any human endeavor, time and money are always limiting factors in game development, and while an abundance of one can sometimes help cover for a lack of the other, at the end of the day there are only so many resources to go around, and companies can’t greenlight every project pitched to them.

But that just makes it all the more heart-warming when a major publisher gives the go-ahead to a new installment of a fan-favorite. Remember how a few months ago Konami halted digital distribution of horror sensation P.T. and the associated Silent Hills, the daydream-come-to-life collaboration between game and film directors Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro? All water under the bridge, because there’s a brand new Silent Hill game coming in October, and it’ll cost less than a buck to play!

Konami is even being bold enough to take the franchise into an entirely new genre: pachinko.

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