Japan

Asia

Gambling regulation

Gambling in the country:

Licensing

Local License:

NRA

Online casinos:

Illegal

Online sports betting:

Regulated

Population growth:

+0.9%

Internet users:

99,600,000 people.

Urbanization:

Urbanization - 92%

Languages in the country:

Japanese - 100%
English - 34.8%

Age structure:

0-14 years old - 12.1%
15-64 years - 58.4%
65 years and older - 29.5%

Middle age:

Total - 49.9
Men - 48.3
Women - 51.3

Literacy:

Total - 100%
Men - 100%
Women - 100%

Real GDP:

2021 - $5.599 trillion.
2022 - $5.652 trillion.
2023 - $5.761 trillion.

Real GDP growth:

2021 - 2.56%.
2022 - 0.95%.
2023 - 1.92%.

GDP per capita:

2021 - $44,500
2022 - $45,200
2023 - $46,300

Слоты по доли рынка

Данных по играм для данной страны не найдено

Affiliates receiving traffic

The list of affiliate programs that accept traffic from the country of Japan can be viewed on a separate page at the link below.

About blocking and liability

Risk level

High

Legislation:

Restrictions are strengthened from 2025, including a ban on the promotion of foreign online casinos

The activity of the authorities:

High

Risk of harassment of non-residents:

Medium

The risk in entering the country:

Medium

Risk of extradition to the country:

Low

Precedents (against non-residents):

No data (bans are new)

Comment on the level of risk:

Japan has recently strengthened measures against offshore advertising; the new rules explicitly prohibit the promotion of foreign casinos. Foreign arbitrageurs should not target Japanese audiences - content blocking, social media deletions and legal consequences are possible. The risk of extradition to the country is low, requests are rare.

Blask.com data - index and top brands

Blask data up to date as of 03.06.2025

Indicates the aggregate level of engagement and interest in all brands in a country. This indicator serves as a barometer for the iGaming industry and combines various indicators to give an overview of trends and changes in the market.

Japan: top brands in the country

Top brands in the country according to the Blask.com service

Stake14.78%
Vera John Casino (JP)12.97%
Yuugado (JP)11.4%
Eldoah (JP)10.79%
Konibet6.4%

*BAP (Brand's Accumulated Power) - accumulated brand power, reflects the brand's share of consumer interest in the online gambling market. The relative presence of a brand in a country. The BAP graph is presented below:

Data for the section is provided by the analytical service Blask.com.. At the moment, the service's database contains information on more than 80+ countries and more than 2500 brands.

Gambling regulation

Gambling in the country:

Licensing

Local License:

NRA

Online casinos:

Illegal

Online sports betting:

Regulated

About the population of the country

Numeracy:

127.1m people.

Official Language:

Japanese

HDI:

0,920

Cf. wages:

$2,502

Poverty rate:

1.4 %

Gini coefficient:

32.9 %

Believers:

13 %

Major Religion:

Atheism
(57 %)

Second Religion:

Buddhism
(36.2 %)

About the internet in the country

Users:

94.2 %

Mobile Internet:

72.7 %

Landline Internet:

25.4 %

Cf. internet speed:

44 Mbps

The country's domain zone:

.JP

Basic information about the country

Name of country:

Japan

Code (2-digit):

JP

Continent:

Asia

Country level:

Tier 2

Capital:

Tokyo

Area of the country:

377,944 square kilometers.

Phone Code:

81

Currency (currency code):

Yen (JPY)

Geographical features of the country

Administrative division into regions

Kagawa, Kansai, Kanto, Kyushu and Okinawa, Shikoku, Tohoku, Chubu, Chugoku, Hokkaido.

Country Features

The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the states: Yamato, Portuguese Empire, Japanese Empire.

Japan is washed by seas: Philippine Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan (East Sea), East China Sea, Inner Sea of Japan, Harim Sea, Aki Sea, Itsuki Sea.

Japan has access to lakes: Biwa, Kasumigaura, Saroma, Inawashiro, Nakaumi, Kussaro, Shinji, Shikotsu, Toyoya, Hamana, Ogawara, Towada, Notoro, Furen.

There are rivers running through the area: Shinano, Tone, Ishikari, Tesio, Kitakami, Abukuma, Kiso, Mogami, Tenryu, Agano, Shimanto, Go, Yoshino, Arakawa, Oi, Nagara, Tokachi, Kushiro, Hi, Yura, and others.

There are straits in the waters of the country: Korean, Sangara (Tsugaru), La Perouse, Bungo.

Japan owns the islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, Okinawa, Sado, Oshima, Tsushima, Awaji, Shimoshima, Yakushima, Tanegashima, Fukue, Iriomote, Tokunoshima, Dogo, Kamishima, Ishigaki, Rishiri, Nakadori and others.

Mountains within the country: Fujiyama, Kita, Hotaka, Ontake, Norikura, Tateyama, Asama.

Volcanoes are present in the area: Fujiyama, Ontake, Asama.

Famous caves in the country: Takaga-ana.

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