900,000 people in Japan may have excessive pachinko playing disorder: survey Mainichi | August 25, 2017 An estimated total of 900,000 people may be hooked on pachinko and pachinko slot (pachislot) machines to the extent of having a "playing disorder," a national survey has found. The survey, released on Aug. 24, was conducted by a pachinko addiction research body comprising researchers, psychiatrists and a working group from Ochanomizu University, and was the first such investigation of its kind. "We need to implement social countermeasures," commented Japan Women's University sociology professor emeritus Nobuo Makino...more...
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