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Aug 15 2008 Leave a Comment

Appropriately named pachinko?

Considering how packed the nation’s pachinko parlours are, and in particular at the weekend,

Japanese pachinko

some of the popular pastime’s premises are rather aptly named. Especially, it would seem, for those trying to escape the pressures of work, or, in this predominantly male dominated world, the wife.

Japanese pachinko

Yet, for a gambling game that seems purely random rather than relying on any real skill, this could be an almost matchless moniker.

Japanese pachinko

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