Comments by "Cees Timmerman" (@CTimmerman) on "Inside Japan's Most Disturbing Department Store" video.

  1. "On December 23, officers from the Osaka Police Department arrested Takeshi Ohira, the 33-year-old owner of the ironically named Amusement Trust chain of arcades, which has locations in Osaka and Kyoto." - SoraNews24. Akihabara is in Tokyo, though. UFO Catcher Addict says hard claw (3 prong) games have a payout rate of 1/30, while easy ones do 1/5.
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  2. Source? Most modern coin for chance machines have digital odds, which when you're lucky are checked to see they're not too unfair. I believe a regular gambling machine pays out 1 in 60 times on average. The physical coin sliding ones use physical tricks.
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  3. Compare the shadow lengths with the time of day and latitude to find the approximate date of filming.
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  4. It's the character personality as well as looks. Pikachu is cute, and Sailor Moon is hot. Lots of anime is still on DVD only, hence the players. Anime is also an escape from the strict social rules in Japan.
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