Japan News - Page 5

IA Global Inc. reports that Rex Tokyo has signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company in Japan on September 6, 2004.

International News Brief: A man was arrested over the death of his indebted father after four days of violent assault, Japanese police said.

A $1 billion slot machine company controlled by Steve Wynn's Japanese business partner received unanimous approval Friday for a two-year Nevada manufacturer's license.

News Brief: Sammy Corp. will buy the three quarters of Sega Corp. it doesn't own for about 165 billion yen in stock, resurrecting a takeover that collapsed in May last year.

International News Brief: The government of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture is planning to build a casino complex containing a theater and tea room.

International News Brief: Asia's legal gambling industry is poised to boom with a spate of new casinos as governments around the region seek to haul in the billions of dollars circulating through the unlicensed system, analysts say.

International News Brief: The nation's first school for casino croupiers will open in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, in April as lawmakers and local governors push to legalize casinos in Japan.

International News Brief: Police said Wednesday they have arrested 16 Japanese and five South Koreans in a raid on an illegal gambling establishment in Tokyo, which they believe has earned 2.16 billion yen over the last two years.

International News Brief: A TV Asahi employee has been fined and suspended from duty for illegal gambling, the broadcaster admitted Wednesday.

At least two Las Vegas-based gaming giants seem be setting their sights on developing a major urban casino in Tokyo.