Gambling Addiction Awareness Week (Japan)
Also: ギャンブル等依存症問題啓発週間
Japan's annual awareness week on gambling and other addictions, 14-20 May, set by the 2018 Basic Act on Measures against Gambling and Other Addictions, during which national and local governments run public education: Cabinet Secretariat posters, a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare campaign website and videos (for example comedian Kanning Takeyama visiting a recovery facility and hearing from people in recovery), and events with recovery and family groups.
- Years
- 2019
- Country
- Japan
- Topic
- Gambling
- Asks people to
- RecognizeReduce stigmaSeek help
- Strategy
- CelebrityPolicy pairedTestimonial
- Channel
- EventsOutdoorSocial (organic)Website
- Audience
- General public
Evidence
NoneUnknown
No evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Foreign government, creator (videos, campaign site)
- Cabinet Secretariat (Japan) Foreign government, posters and coordination
Credits (who made it)
- Kanning Takeyama Individual source
Sources
Research notes
Drafted by Claude (Claude Code) on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed, including the cardSummary. startYear 2019 assumes the first week after the Basic Act passed in July 2018; check. The year of the Kanning Takeyama video release was not shown on the page. Japan's legal gambling includes public racing, lotteries and pachinko (classed as amusement); the week covers 'gambling and other' addictions. The Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction (an NGO of families) runs street outreach the same week; not recorded.
Record cases/jp-gambling-addiction-awareness-week.json, updated 2026-10-28· Link to this campaign