1.0Langley Esquire Government Relations & Public Affairs: Getting the impossible done in Japanhttps://langleyesquire.com/enTimothy Langleyhttps://langleyesquire.com/en/author/timothy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a2iP8Z5II4"><a href="https://langleyesquire.com/en/gambling-in-japan/">Gambling in Japan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://langleyesquire.com/en/gambling-in-japan/embed/#?secret=a2iP8Z5II4" width="600" height="338" title="“Gambling in Japan” — Langley Esquire Government Relations & Public Affairs: Getting the impossible done in Japan" data-secret="a2iP8Z5II4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://langleyesquire.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://secureservercdn.net/50.62.198.97/tnq.2c5.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Webp.net-resizeimage-4.jpg?time=16370484341024768In this week's episode of Tokyo on Fire, we have the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Michael Penn, who is the president of Shingetsu News and the Japan Correspondent for Asia Gaming Brief. The Japanese government is currently holding public hearings on whether or not to change the legislation governing gambling. It's no secret that the "leisure activities" Pachinko parlors are indeed gambling sites, but will Japan see the opening of the integrated resorts with casinos? Join host Timothy Langley and guest Michael Penn in another great discussion!