Indeed, there is a long tradition of retired police “parachuting” into lucrative posts in “Pachinko,” the de-facto gambling industry and, to a lesser extent, across the public gambling sectors. These links raise the question of the real objective of the Japanese police, a bureaucratic behemoth, in their investigation of the Sumo circle.
在日本，赌博也是非法的，只有少数几种博彩方式（比如赛马，单车比赛或者彩票）可供民众参与。警方通常也对那些不太影响公众秩序的赌博行为睁一只眼闭一只眼。事实上，经常有一些退休警员“空降”到某些弹珠机公司的肥缺，而这些弹珠机其实也是一种赌博行为，只不过对公众的危害比较小罢了。人们也不禁质疑这会不会妨碍了警方针对相扑界的调查行动。