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300,000 yen ($3,585.94) (excluding consumption tax)
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pachinko machine and equipment manufacturers, pachinko hall operators, pachinko prize dealers

The original book is written in Japanese, which has been developed by Yano Research Institute’s experienced pachinko industry research team members. Face-to-face and telephone interviews were conducted with pachinko related machine and equipment manufacturers, pachinko hall operators, pachinko prize dealers, and related organizations and governmental agencies as well as secondary researches during September to November 2005.

ANALYSIS OF PACHINKO INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND TRENDS WITH LATEST DATA FOR UNDERSTANDING RAPIDLY CHANGING INDUSTRY

• History of Pachinko in Japan
  
• Environment surrounding the Pachinko Industry – laws and regulations, three house system,” and market background
  
• Current of the Enormous Industry – Pachinko halls are screened out and divided into winners and losers. Play machine manufacturers are also being polarized into strong ones and weak ones.
  

pachinko SUMMARY

1. History and Culture
2. Market Data
3. Pachinko Industry Regulated with Permission from Authorities
4. Market Overview
5. To Attract Customers
6. Cash Payoff System
   

A. THE PACHINKO INDUSTRY

1. OVERVIEW OF THE PACHINKO INDUSTRY
   1. History of the Pachinko Industry
   2. Changes in Market Size of Pachinko Industry
   3. Pachinko Market and Amusement Market
   4. Pachinko Participation Trends
   5. Changes in Market Size of Major Pachinko Related Equipment
   6. Pachinko Related Associations and Organizations
2. ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THE PACHINKO INDUSTRY
   1. Laws and Regulations of the Pachinko Industry
      1. The Pachinko Industry as Permission Business
      2. The Entertainment and Amusement Trades Rationalizing Act
      3. Issues in Applying the Act
      4. Following Amendment of Play Rules
   2. Trends in the Pachinko Industry
      1. The Play Machine Industry Enters Transformation Period
      2. Increasing Major Manufacturers' Power in the Pachinko Machine Market
      3. The Pachislot Machine Market Enters Severe Winter Period
      4. Industry Organizations' Measures against Dishonest Practices
      5. Entry Trends into the Pachinko Market

B. THE PACHINKO HALL BUSINESS

1. FIGURES AND SHARES OF PACHINKO HALL MARKET
   Changes in the Number of Parlors, Employees, and Machines
   1. Changes in the Number of Pachinko Parlors and Employees
   2. Changes in the Number of Pachinko and Dedicated Pachislot Parlors
   3. Changes in the Number of Play Machines Installed
   4. Installation Share of Pachinko and Pachislot Machines
   5. Changes in the Size of Play Machines Installed
2. MANAGEMENT OF PACHINKO HALLS
   1. Environment for Managing Pachinko Halls
      1. Dynamic Statistics of Pachinko Halls
      2. The Number of Bankrupt Companies Running Pachinko Halls
      3. Pachinko Halls That Are Further Polarized and Becoming Larger
   2. Financial Statements of Companies Running Pachinko Halls
      1. Base Companies to Calculate Average Figures
      2. Financial Statements of Leading Companies
   3. Comparison of Financial Statements by Company Size
      1. Sales by Company Size
      2. Profit and Loss Statements by Company Size
      3. Balance Sheets by Company Size
   4. Fund Procurement Trends
      1. Fund Procurement of Companies Running Pachinko Halls
      2. Ratio of Borrowing
      3. Fund Procurement Methods
      4. Purpose of Fund Procurement

C. PACHINKO RELATED MARKET TRENDS

1. PACHINKO MACHINE MARKET
   1. Market Overview
      1. The Brick Wall concerning the ""Umi Monogatari"" Myth
      2. Trends of Manufacturers Searching for Their Own Distinctive Area
      3. Changes in the Number of Shipments, Installations, and Sales
      4. Changes in Market Size
   2. Trends of Pachinko Machine Manufacturers
      1. Sales Ranking and Market Share in Units
      2. Sales Ranking and Market Share Value
2. PACHISLOT MACHINE MARKET
   1. Market Overview
      1. Stagnant Market
      2. Signs of Reorganization of Manufacturers
   2. Market Trends
      1. Changes in the Number of Installations and Sales
      2. Changes in Market Size
3. PACHINKO PRIZE MARKET
   1. Market Overview
      1. Introduction
      2. Normal Prizes and Special Prizes
      3. Market Size
      4. Changes in Special Prize Trends

TABLES AND FIGURES

A-01 CHANGES IN PACHINKO MARKET SIZE
A-02 CHANGES IN PACHINKO MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
A-03 CORRELATION BETWEEN ECONOMIC TREND AND MARKET TREND
A-04 MARKET SIZE OF LEISURE INDUSTRY BY CATEGORY FOR FY2004
A-05 RATIO BY TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THE LEISURE INDUSTRY FOR FY2003
A-06 RATIO BY TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THE LEISURE INDUSTRY FOR FY2004
A-07 CHANGES IN PACHINKO MARKET FIGURES
A-08 THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
A-09 THE RATE OF PARTICIPATION
A-10 THE RATE OF PARTICIPATION CANDIDATES
A-11 THE AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ACTIVITIES
A-12 THE AVERAGE ANNUAL COST
A-13 PARTICIPATION IN PACHINKO
A-14 CHANGES IN MARKET SIZE OF PLAY MACHINES (PACHINKO AND
PACHISLOT MACHINES)
A-15 CHANGES IN MARKET SIZE OF PACHINKO RELATED EQUIPMENT
B-01 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PARLORS (T)
B-02 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PARLORS (F)
B-03 STATISTICS OF PACHINKO HALL BUSINESS
B-04 CHANGES IN THE NUMBERS OF PARLORS AND EMPLOYEES
B-05 CHANGES IN TOTAL REVENUE (MARKET SIZE) AND TOTAL COST
B-06 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHINKO PARLORS AND GROWTH RATE
B-07 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF DEDICATED PACHISLOT PARLORS
B-08 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PLAY MACHINES INSTALLED
B-09 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHINKO MACHINES INSTALLED
B-10 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHISLOT MACHINES INSTALLED
B-11 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF ARRANGE / JONG BALL INSTALLED
B-12 CHANGES IN INSTALLATION SHARE OF PACHINKO AND PACHISLOT
MACHINES (T)
B-13 CHANGES IN INSTALLATION SHARE OF PACHINKO AND PACHISLOT
MACHINES (F)
B-14 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF MACHINES INSTALLED PER PARLOR AND
GROWTH RATE
B-15 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PARLORS BY # OF PACHINKO MACHINES
INSTALLED (T)
B-16 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PARLORS BY # OF PACHINKO MACHINES
INSTALLED (F)
B-17 CHANGES IN SALES, THE NUMBERS OF MACHINES INSTALLED,
EMPLOYEES, AND PARLORS OF PACHINKO HALL BUSINESS
B-18 THE NUMBER OF BANKRUPT COMPANIES RUNNING PACHINKO HALLS
B-19 MAJOR REASONS FOR THE BANKRUPTCY OF PACHINKO HALL OPERATORS IN
2004
B-20 CHANGES IN THE AVERAGE DEBT VALUE PER BANKRUPTCY (T)
B-21 CHANGES IN THE AVERAGE DEBT VALUE PER BANKRUPTCY (F)
B-22 THE NUMBER OF PARLORS BY THE NUMBER OF PLAY MACHINES INSTALLED
FOR FY2004
B-23 COMPARISON OF THE NUMBER OF PARLORS BY THE NUMBER OF PLAY
MACHINES INSTALLED BETWEEN FY2003 AND FY2004
B-24 THE NUMBERS OF PACHINKO HALL OPERATORS AND PARLORS
B-25 150 COMPANIES’ SALES, OPERATING PROFIT, SG&A, AND COST OF SALES
B-26 PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS OF LEADING COMPANIES ON AVERAGE
B-27 150 COMPANIES’ BALANCE SHEETS STRUCTURE
B-28 BALANCE SHEETS OF LEADING COMPANIES ON AVERAGE (ASSETS)
B-29 BALANCE SHEETS OF LEADING COMPANIES ON AVERAGE (LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY)
B-30 CASH FLOW STATEMENTS OF LEADING COMPANIES ON AVERAGE
B-31 150 COMPANIES’ SALES STRUCTURE
B-32 PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS BY COMPANY SIZE FOR FY2004
B-33 150 COMPANIES’ BALANCE SHEETS STRUCTURE
B-34 BALANCE SHEETS BY COMPANY SIZE FOR FY2004 (ASSETS) ‐ PART I
B-35 BALANCE SHEETS BY COMPANY SIZE FOR FY2004 (ASSETS) ‐ PART II
B-36 BALANCE SHEETS BY COMPANY SIZE FOR FY2004 (LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY) ‐ PART I
B-37 BALANCE SHEETS BY COMPANY SIZE FOR FY2004 (LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY) ‐ PART II
B-38 INCREASE AND DECREASE OF BORROWING (Y/Y)
B-39 INCREASE AND DECREASE OF BORROWING BY COMPANY SIZE FOR FY2004
(N=65)
B-40 INCREASE AND DECREASE OF BORROWING FOR FY2004 (N=65)
B-41 FUND PROCUREMENT METHODS BY THE NUMBER OF PARLORS (MULTIPLE
ANSWERS, N=65)
B-42 PURPOSE OF FUND PROCUREMENT BY THE NUMBER OF PARLORS (MULTIPLE
ANSWERS, N=65)
C-01 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF SALES, SHIPMENTS, AND INSTALLATIONS
OF PACHINKO MACHINES (T)
C-02 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF SALES, SHIPMENTS, AND INSTALLATIONS
OF PACHINKO MACHINES (F)
C-03 MARKET SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF SALES FOR PACHINKO MACHINES
C-04 CHANGES IN PACHINKO MACHINE MARKET SIZE
C-05 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHINKO MACHINE SALES
C-06 PACHINKO MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE IN UNITS
C-07 CHANGES IN PACHINKO MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE IN
UNITS
C-08 PACHINKO MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE VALUE
C-09 CHANGES IN PACHINKO MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE
VALUE
C-10 THE NUMBER OF PACHINKO MACHINE SALES FOR FY2004
C-11 PACHINKO MACHINE MARKET SIZE FOR FY2004
C-12 CHANGES IN SHARES OF SALES IN UNIT OF TOP PACHISLOT
MANUFACTURERS
C-13 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHISLOT MACHINE INSTALLATIONS AND
SALES (F)
C-14 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHISLOT MACHINE INSTALLATIONS AND
STAMPS ISSUED
C-15 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHISLOT MACHINE INSTALLATIONS AND
SALES (F)
C-16 PACHISLOT MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE IN UNITS
C-17 THE NUMBER OF PACHINKO MACHINE SALES FOR FY2004
C-18 CHANGES IN PACHISLOT MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE IN
UNITS
C-19 PACHISLOT MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE VALUE
C-20 CHANGES IN PACHISLOT MACHINE SALES RANKING AND MARKET SHARE
VALUE
C-21 MARKET SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF SALES FOR PACHISLOT MACHINES
C-22 CHANGES IN PACHISLOT MACHINE MARKET SIZE
C-23 CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF PACHISLOT MACHINE SALES

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300,000 yen ($3,585.94) (excluding consumption tax)
*Equivalent value in US$ (Today's rate : $1= 83.66 yen , 2010/09/08 Japan)