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Re:On the Trail of the 'Johatsu,' Japan's 'Evaporated People' by majikaja on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:34AM (#35999614)
14.6t jpy is about 3% of GDP. There are about 7m pachinko players in Japan - 10% of Japan's working population.

Doesn't that mean they are losing 30%~ of their pre-tax income on this? Keep in mind that pachinko players often aren't that particularly wealthy, so more than 30% really.

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