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The number of people in Japan with loans from three or more moneylenders reached a 12-year high of 1.55 million at the end of fiscal 2025, as rising prices may be driving more people to borrow to cover living expenses.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
Number of multiple-debt borrowers in Japan hits 12-year high
At the end of fiscal 2025, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured, unguaranteed loans from moneylenders.
A voter casts his ballot for the U.S. midterm elections in Akron, Ohio, on Monday. About 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans in a Reuters/Ipsos poll said they opposed using prediction markets to bet on election results.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2026
Most Americans oppose betting on elections and government events, poll finds
Some policymakers worry prediction markets could undermine faith in the integrity of U.S. democracy.
The Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino in Singapore
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2026
Singapore casino’s winning streak puts pressure on losing rival
Marina Bay Sands’ casino revenues for the first half of 2026 topped $2.1 billion, while Resorts World Sentosa’s comparable numbers were less than a third of that.
Visitors watch a water fountain show outside the Wynn Macao casino resort in December 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2026
Macao casinos hit by slump as China crackdown rattles market
The slump ends 16 straight months of growth and comes as Beijing steps up efforts to stem capital outflow.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposes setting moral boundaries for some prediction markets — which allow users to place ?yes/no wagers ?on such things as sports, elections, economic outcomes and Wall ?Street indices, among other events.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2026
Trump administration’s proposed prediction market rule faces public pushback
Opponents argue that sports wagering on prediction markets amounts to illegal gambling that should be under the control of local authorities.
Apps like Miraima allow users to wager on real-world events and win points that can be converted into monetary rewards such as gift cards.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
Prediction markets emerge in Japan, with shopping vouchers
New homegrown startups are finding ways to skirt regulations.
Traffic moves past the Iranian national flag displayed on a building at Enghelab square in Tehran on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 16, 2026
Polymarket traders clash over $345 million Iran peace market
Bets on a peace deal are in limbo because it was not clear if the announcement was enough to meet the conditions written into Polymarket’s contracts.
Claw machines at an arcade center in a shopping mall in Hong Kong on May 11
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2026
‘Totally hooked’: Hong Kong targets claw machine addiction
Claw machine operators have been able to expand largely unrestricted after a court ruled in 2022 they are not required to possess public entertainment licenses.
Nine anonymous cryptocurrency wallets have effectively gained control over who wins and loses on Polymarket’s most contested prediction market bets.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 29, 2026
Nine crypto whales dominate Polymarket disputes worth billions
Under Polymarket’s rules, whenever the outcome of a bet faces an official challenge, the dispute goes to a vote among holders of UMA, an independent cryptocurrency.
Polymarket, the global prediction market platform based in New York, sees Japan as a large untapped business opportunity.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2026
Polymarket is said to seek Japan market approval in global push
Polymarket enables users to bet on the outcomes of real-world events, such as elections, using cryptocurrencies.
Judge Akifumi Morimoto is suspected of accessing an online casino site more than 60,000 times and engaging in gambling from April to September 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
91AV原创 top court seeks judge’s dismissal over his suspected online gambling
The Akita District Public Prosecutors Office indicted the judge on suspicion of accessing an online casino site more than 60,000 times and gambling from April to September 2023.
Oscar Bishop, ambassador of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation
BUSINESS / Tech
May 11, 2026
Africa’s CEOs warn online gambling is draining customer wallets
Africa’s growing gambling use is sapping income that would ordinarily be flowing into groceries, entertainment and mobile phone bills.
Prediction markets are touted on social media as a lucrative side hustle, but in reality, most traders are losing money.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 28, 2026
Most prediction market traders are losing money while bots rack up gains
Among the winners, a majority of the profits were raked in by a tiny slice of what look to be automated bots.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted at Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City on Jan. 5.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2026
U.S. soldier charged with using classified info to bet on Maduro’s capture
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old special forces soldier, allegedly made more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket’s prediction market.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers an address to the nation over the Iran crisis on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 2, 2026
Australia hits gambling advertising, but advocates say not hard enough
The government’s attempt to appease public health concerns are falling short of measures recommended ?by its own inquiry.
An electronic sphere displays wagers at a Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington on March 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2026
Event wagers face $143 million insider problem as war bets boom
A flurry of well-timed trades tied to U.S. decisions on Iran has renewed scrutiny of prediction markets.
Attendees wait in line outside the Situation Room by Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington on Friday
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 21, 2026
Polymarket’s latest pop-up is a sports bar for watching the news
The Situation Room, as Polymarket is calling it, is a place where users can bet on the outcomes of elections, sports and military conflict.
A protester holds an image of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 3, 2026
Prediction market bets on Iran strikes stoke insider trading and ethics scrutiny
Bets on the ouster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drew criticism of platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi, sparking calls from U.S. lawmakers to outlaw wagers on military actions.
Regarding how people under age 20 became involved in <i>迟辞办耻谤测ū</i>-related crimes, 26.7% said they joined through social media, according to the National Police Agency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2026
Police took action against 1,322 young people linked to 迟辞办耻谤测ū cases last year
A National Policy Agency official said it seemed those behind such groups gave roles with high risks of being caught to people under 20, “effectively treating them as disposable.”
An error message appears on the Instagram app in Australia, whose government recently banned youth from social media in 2025. Brazil is now considering similar restrictions on online gambling and pornography.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Brazil moves to ban teen access to online gambling and pornography
The move will make Brazil the latest nation to take significant measures meant to address concerns about toxic content, exploitation and other harms.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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