12/09/19 What are Mohegan’s plans after Hokkaido withdrawal The company was really interested in the Hokkaido resort and even opened an office less than to months ago
12/07/19 Melco will build a hotel in Nagano The company will also develop a a five-star ski resort in Japan and is a firm candidate for the Yokohama IR bid.
12/07/19 Osaka dreams to have an IR before Expo 2025 The concern is that if the full completion of an IR is delayed, the construction work will negatively impact the expo.
12/07/19 Nagasaki will select its IR partner in autumn 2020 In the local assembly, Nakamura added that prefecture’s implementation policy for an IR will be set on March
12/07/19 Anti-casino groups launched an information website It includes links to relevant city documents, media articles, and a list of names and phone numbers of a dozen local anti-casino groups
12/03/19 Japan plans to tax foreign casino winners The government wants to avoid tax evasion and would put a withholding tax on money won by visitors.
11/29/19 IR bids: how is the situation in Hokkaido There are some enough reasons to end with the local government and interested IR operators dream
11/28/19 Foreign visitors may be required to pay taxes for their casino winnings The plan is to check which tourists have to pay taxes when they leave the country.
11/27/19 MGM Resorts confirmed its partnership with Osaka for RFP process Japanese financial services group Orix Corporation will also be partnering with the city in the process.
11/26/19 MGM will take part in a RFP process in Osaka It was the first city to reveal its plan in the Japanese race for an Integrated Resort
11/26/19 Galaxy answered to eight Japanese cities and prefectures requests Galaxy wants to bid for multiple IR locations in Japan and is the only company trying to get both major urban
11/26/19 Osaka revealed its conditions for the IR Japan won’t accept IR certification applications until January 2021 and the three locations will be decided in the end of the year
11/26/19 The final decision in Hokkaido remains undefined Suzuki met on Monday with representatives of eight business organizations that are lobbying him to make an IR bid as soon as possible
11/22/19 Kitakyushu joins the IR race Mayor Kitahashi expressed interest in the IR proposals, but has not moved off of his neutral stance at this point
11/20/19 Japan: local authorities IR proposals start in January 2021 They are able to present their proposals till July 30
