Location: Japan
Japanese police charge two men over illegal affiliate site
26 September 2025 at 7:36am UTC-4
Two men have been charged in Japan’s first crackdown on an online casino affiliate site, after allegedly facilitating JPY70 billion in illegal wagers.
Gifu Prefectural Police ...
Japan targets online casinos and celebrity endorsements via new law
26 September 2025 at 7:27am UTC-4
A Japanese law to curb gambling addiction came into force on September 25, placing greater restrictions on illegal online gambling.
Under the revised law, which was passed by ...
Tokyo hosts Japan-UK online gambling addiction conference
23 September 2025 at 6:42am UTC-4
Representatives from Japan and the UK met in Tokyo on Sunday to discuss the harms of gambling addiction caused by online casinos and other gambling-related platforms and measures ...
Ex-Fuji TV executive admits to online casino gambling in Tokyo trial
19 September 2025 at 3:49am UTC-4
A former Fuji Television Network manager has admitted to habitual gambling on online casinos during his first hearing at the Tokyo District Court on September 16.
Yoshitaka ...
Japanese police crackdown on illegal casino sites
21 July 2025 at 7:30am UTC-4
Japan’s National Police Agency has started to request the removal of icasino websites and related advertisements that are aimed at Japanese users.
The move is part of a ...
Tokyo police arrest 12 in online gambling raid
2 July 2025 at 6:41am UTC-4
Police in Tokyo have arrested twelve people as the crackdown on illegal online gambling in the country continues.
According to NHK, the arrests were made at a shop called RIZIN ...
Japanese TV station employee arrested for spending JPY100 million on illegal overseas gambling
23 June 2025 at 7:56am UTC-4
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested an employee at Japanese TV station Fuji TV for illegal online gambling.
Yoshitaka Suzuki was the manager of Fuji TV’s ...
Japan bans overseas online casino advertising
19 June 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
Japan’s national parliament has banned advertising and promotional content that directs people to overseas online casinos, as part of its crackdown on illegal gambling.
The ...
Jpop singer under investigation for illegal online gambling
17 June 2025 at 6:33am UTC-4
A member of the Japanese boy group JO1, Shion Tsurubo, is currently under investigation by Tokyo Metropolitan Police for gambling online.
Authorities allege that Tsurubo may ...
Japan asks other countries to block casino access
16 June 2025 at 8:02am UTC-4
The Japanese government has asked eight other countries and territories to take steps to prevent Japanese residents from accessing online casino sites.
A government source ...
