Big e-sports news from Japan: industry to start issuing "pro licenses" to e-sports players from 2018. Goal is to bypass Japan's strict gambling laws by separating "pros" from general public. This paves way for Japan to become e-sports powerhousehttps://t.co/HBMxPWE018

— Yuji Nakamura (@ynakamura56) December 13, 2017