China shows why Asia's casino bubble was always doomed

Other Japanese cities should follow Yokohama's decision to walk away

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A croupier works at a gaming table at MGM Cotai Resort in Macau in February 2018: Japan is late to the party. © AP

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

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