Nearly 1 in 5 Japanese in their 20s have spent so much on in-game purchases they had trouble covering living expenses

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Not surprising. Japanese people are prone to gambling and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction is much more rare due to heavy regulation but gambling and alcohol gets more leeway due to the power of the big companies. Pachinko is still robbing people blind of money, and Gacha games aren't too different from it.