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"KA" column
Kaidoshiki Yugiki
Formal name for pachislot machines
Kashidama Ryokin (Fee to borrow balls)
Fee for playing.
Enforcement Regulation Article 36, Paragraph 1-2 stipulates criteria depending on the type of machine installed: fee for pachinko machines shall not exceed 4 yen per ball; and fee for pachislot machines shall not exceed 20 yen per medal.
Katashiki Shiken (Model examination)
Model examination by the designated examining agency Security Communications Association. Test that determines whether a machine meets technical standards stipulated by the ordinance on examination of machines.
Kawagoe Factory
Sammy factory in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture that was completed in May 2012 for the purpose of boosting production capacity in line with increased demand for pachinko and pachislot machines.
Daily production capacity of about 5,000 pachinko machines and about 3,500 pachislot machines. Site area is 22,615m²
Gauge
The pegs that are laid out.
"SA" column
CR Ki (CR machine)
Abbreviated name for "card reader".
Jyankyu Yugiki
Jankyu pachinko machines Pachinko machines that combine Mahjong and pachinko. Player wins depending on combination of the designs (Mahjong yaku) of the balls that are inserted and receives medals back.
Zennichiyuren
Abbreviated name for Zennihon Yugi Jigyo Kyodo Kumiai Rengokai. Joint association of cooperatives of nationwide pachinko parlor unions.
"NA" column
Nichidenkyo
Abbreviated name for Nihon Dendo-shiki Yugiki Kogyo Kyodo Kumiai. Union of pachislot machine manufacturers. Main purpose of the union is to promote a sound and vibrant pachislot market.
Nichiden Tokkyo (NDT)
Abbreviated name for Nihon Dendo-shiki Yugiki Tokkyo Kabushiki Kaisha. The company engages in patent pool, a system where patents and utility model rights owned by respective manufacturers are operated fairly in order to prevent patent disputes, reduce the burden of paperwork and costs pertaining to licensing agreements and let companies focus on manufacturing without concerns about patent-related issues.
Nichiyukyo
Abbreviated name for incorporated association Nihon Yugi Kanren Jigyo Kyokai. Cross-industry organization comprising pachinko and pachislot parlors, manufacturers, trading companies, peripheral manufacturers, prize wholesalers and other related companies.
Nikkoso
Abbreviated name for Nihon Yugiki Kogyo Kumiai. Union for pachinko machine manufacturers. Working actively to ensure resorts can enjoy pachinko machines as an accessible and convenient popular pastime with a sense of security.
"HA" column
Harness
Cable that connects the systems infrastructure and chassis portion of pachinko and pachislot machines as well as arcade game machines.
Pachinko Yugiki
Formal name for pachinko machines.
Hotsukyo
Abbreviated name for Hoan Tsushin Kyokai (Security Communications Association). Examining agency designated by the National Public Safety Commission that conducts model tests for pachinko and pachislot machines.
Hopper
Device within the medal-dispensing machine that releases the medals.
A through Z
IP
Abbreviation for intellectual property such as characters and contents
ZEEG Co. Ltd.
Established in March 2016 as a joint venture of Sammy Corporation and Universal Entertainment Corporation.
Aiming to maximize hardware expertise, with a view to creating platforms for amusement machine units and parts.
Numbers/Symbols
Yongou Eigyo(Category 4 Business)
Business indicated as “Business that sets up mahjong parlor, pachinko parlor and other facilities and has the risk of stimulating gambling spirit of customers” under Article 2 Paragraph 1 No. 4 of the Law Controlling Businesses That Affect Public Morals.
Here is the glossary of securities terminology provided by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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