01/15/20 Akimoto under arrest as casino bribery scandal hots up Akimoto has denied all charges and believes the alleged payments have been accounted for by his secretary.
01/14/20 Japan: new arrest warrant issued over casino bribes New arrest warrant issued for lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto relating to casino bribery allegations that emerged last month.
01/14/20 Japan health insurance will cover gambling addiction The Government has taken steps to help problem gamblers who will be covered by public health insurance from April.
01/13/20 Japan: Casino Regulatory Commission hosts first meeting The five members of Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission met on Friday to discuss operator rules.
01/13/20 Three applications submitted for Nagasaki casino Nagasaki prefecture in Japan expects an IR investment of JPY550 billion (€4.5 billion).
01/10/20 Japan says bribe scandal won’t impact IR schedule “We should continue to ensure we realize the effects of an IR facility as soon as possible,” Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said
01/09/20 Japan: opposition tables bill to abolish IRs following bribery scandal Casino bribery scandal in Japan has led to government opposition lawmakers tabling a bill to abolish IR activity in the country
01/08/20 Japan: Casino Administration Committee finally up and running The committee will oversee casino licensing and operations as an external bureau of the cabinet and will be responsible for administrative procedures
01/07/20 Chiba will not pursue Japan IR bid Toshihito Kumagai confirms Chiba will not apply to the national government to host a casino resort.
01/07/20 Japanese lawmaker admits taking casino bribe Japanese lawmaker Mikio Shimoji admitted to accepting a bribe for 2017 general election campaign from a Chinese gambling operator.
01/06/20 Japanese politicians deny casino bribe accusations After Japanese politicians were accused of receiving casino bribes, many have come forward to deny statements posted by local media.
12/20/19 Chiba’s IR bid decision in March Two of these proposals came from local groups within the city, and the six from other Japanese or international IR operators.
12/17/19 Osaka changed its plans for an IR opening Interested operators had expressed its concern about the short time they have to construct a resort before the Expo
12/17/19 Nagasaki announced its Implementation Policy Draft Local people can comment about the draft between 20 December 2019 to 17 January 2020
12/14/19 Japan: strong opposition to casino winning tax plan Japanese government planned to tax casino winnings of foreign visitors, but the strong opposition to that measure resulted on a postposition.
