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The article discusses efforts to legalize gambling in Japan, with a focus on the Japan Casino School, opened by the school's principal, Masayoshi Oiwane, in 2004. According to the article, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will support an impending casino bill on grounds that it will support economic growth in Japan. Other topics include possible foreign investment in Japanese casino resorts, the curriculum of the Casino School, and enrollment at the school.

The article focuses on efforts to legalize casino gambling in Japan in 2014, commenting that casino proponents are concerned the plan is losing momentum, and mentions plans by opposition parties in Japan's parliament plan on blocking the bill by preventing it from being discussed.

The article reports on the market performance of stocks. Asian markets rebounded as gains on Wall Street and a positive economic data from Japan were reported. Both Japanese and Korean stocks increased in an early trading in April. Japan's Nikkei 225 posted a 1.3% while South Korea's Kospi Composite reported a 1.6% increase. Meanwhile in London, England the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (FTSE)100 index increased by 1.5% to 3983.71.