Do you think gambling is a distant world? Haven't you ever gotten heated up with smartphone gacha or crane games?

Godo Shuppan Co., Ltd. will release "Is Your Brain Hacked by Gambling!? What You Need to Know About the True Nature of Addiction and How to Protect Yourself" (authored by Hosei Hahakigi) in bookstores nationwide and online bookstores starting May 9, 2026. Japan, the country where you live, is overflowing with gambling. The entire nation seems to be encouraging its citizens to gamble, so it's terrifyingly easy to find yourself hooked on gambling before you know it. Moreover, schools don't teach the dangers of gambling. Unless you are extremely careful, you can get caught in the web of gambling and lose everything. So, to avoid gambling addiction, let's thoroughly learn about the tricks of gambling, how your brain changes when you get hooked, and the recovery process from addiction! If you are currently struggling with game or gambling addiction, be honest with someone. You will surely find a clue to a solution, and a path will always open up! ① Explains the mechanism of "near-gain," which makes you mistakenly believe "I'm almost winning!" and prevents you from stopping. ② When you fall into the gambling swamp, you enter a "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" state (the "three monkeys" state), becoming isolated... ③ Recovery from gambling addiction is possible through group discussions. This book delves into the secret of that process! ④ "Japan, a Gambling Addiction Superpower"! You'll clearly see how much public gambling in Japan profits! ● Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is Gambling? Chapter 2 Triggers and Mechanisms of Gambling Addiction Chapter 3 What Happens When You Get Hooked on Gambling? Chapter 4 How Gambling Changes the Brain Chapter 5 How Can a Gambling-Addicted Brain Recover? Chapter 6 The Path from Games to Gambling Chapter 7 Japan, Full of Gambling Chapter 8 How to Live in a Country Filled with Gambling Chapter 9 The Boy Caught by the Demon of Gambling Chapter 10 To You Who Are Struggling with Games and Gambling Now ● Author Information Hosei Hahakigi Novelist, psychiatrist. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1947. Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters, and Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine. As a psychiatrist, he has been involved in the treatment of gambling addiction for over 35 years. As a novelist, he began writing in 1979. He received the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award for "San Tabi no Kaikyo" and the Yamamoto Shugoro Award for "Closed Ward."

"Negative Capability: The Power to Endure Unanswerable Situations" (Asahi Sensho), "Can't Stop It: Surviving the Hell of Gambling" (Shueisha), "Fighting Gambling Addiction" (Shincho-sha), "Gambling Brain" (Shincho Shinsho), and many others. ● Bibliographic Information "Is Your Brain Hacked by Gambling!? What You Need to Know About the True Nature of Addiction and How to Protect Yourself" https://www.godo-shuppan.co.jp/book/b675457.html Authored by Hosei Hahakigi □ List Price = 1,700 yen + tax □ ISBN Code: 978-4-7726-1599-0 [Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4772615997 [Rakuten Books] https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18537173 Keywords: