Year-End Lottery Open To
All In Japan TOKYO, Japan (December 12, 2009) - Foreigners,
including members of the U.S. military community, are eligible to try their
luck with Japans end-of-year lottery..................Subscribers
'Green Jumbo' Lottery Tickets Go On Sale Offering Top Prize of
150 Million Yen MAINICHI, Japan (February 16, 2009) A
lottery whose top prize is 150 million yen went on sale on Monday, drawing
lines of people in front of lottery stands across the
nation......................Subscribers
Tokyo
Government Eyeing Lotteries To Finance Olympic
Construction TOKYO, Japan (February 9, 2009) -- The
Tokyo metropolitan government is considering holding lotteries if the city is
selected to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games to finance part of the costs of
constructing facilities for the event, metropolitan government sources said
Monday...................Subscribers
Winning Jumbo Lottery Numbers Picked TOKYO,
Japan (January 1, 2009) -- A crowd of about 1,800 people cheered and groaned as
winning numbers were picked for the annual End of Year Jumbo Lottery ceremony
Wednesday at Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan in Shinjuku Ward. According to Mizuho
Bank, 68 people are estimated to win the................Subscribers

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