{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-pachinko-jaehyang-han-9781925608465","title":"A History of the Pachinko Industry: From a Peripheral Economy to a Huge Market","description":"Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling unique to Japan located near train stations, in the suburbs, and in other everyday living spaces. Before World War II, pachinko was born as a game for both children and adults to enjoy at outdoor festivals. From its humble origins, it has grown dramatically to become a huge industry with a market size of 30 trillion yen per year. How did pachinko develop from a peripheral economy to become a major industry? Ethnic minority Koreans in Japan, who arrived during the Korean colonial era, are deeply involved in the economic activities of the pachinko industry--how should we understand their involvement in the growth of this huge market? Drawing on a vast amount of primary and secondary resources from the 1950s to the 1990s, this book sheds new light on the circumstances behind the emergence of the pachinko industry as a huge market force in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaehyang Han\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925608468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925608465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans Pacific Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 1.02d","brand":"Jaehyang Han","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072536146175,"sku":"9781925608465","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e79c082b-c1d6-4288-a432-b0a92fa32f87.jpg?v=1685442557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-pachinko-jaehyang-han-9781925608465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}