03/30/20 Suncity Group changes the Hoiana IR opening schedule The highly-anticipated grand opening of the operator’s Hoiana property is now scheduled for 2021 due to the Coronavirus crisis.
03/26/20 Rush Street Japan also closes its office in Hokkaido Mohegan was the first company to leave the city and is developing a resort in South Korea
03/24/20 Nagasaki announced a new IR Promotion Office The RFP process for a casino resort will be selected in Autumn 2020.
03/20/20 Japan: Mohegan still interested in developing IR “We see Japan as a great source of opportunity for tourism and integrated entertainment resort development,” Mohegan CEO Mario Kontomerkos said.
03/09/20 Nagasaki could open its first IR in 2025 Prefecture keen to push ahead with an IR should it receive one of three licences up for grabs.
03/05/20 Nagasaki Governor: IR could create 36,000 jobs Latest figures are even higher than the 22,000 job opportunities originally estimated.
03/05/20 Yokohama begins IR public consultation period Lawmakers have published draft IR policies with a one month public consultation period starting tomorrow.
03/03/20 Bloomberry CEO calls for clarity of Japan IRs “It’s becoming a bit of a joke. The process is pretty much muddled still and nobody really knows what’s going on”, Enrique Razon Jr said.
02/24/20 Coronavirus: Yokohama postpones IR briefings The decision was taken to avoid large number of people gathering in confined spaces.