12/13/19 Japan stops casino winnings taxation plan Local authorities postpone the decision because they don’t want to scare casino investors
12/12/19 Kansai Airport prepares for World Expo 2025 The city is renovating its main terminal with the goal of increasing international visitor capacity by more than 70%
12/12/19 Wynn Resorts focus in Yokohama IR The company will be opening a new office on the 18th floor of Yokohama Landmark Tower within the city’s Minato Mirai
12/09/19 Melco IR in Japan will cost up to $US10 billion According to Lawrence Ho, CEO of the company, that is the estimated amount for building the Yokohama resort, expected to become the greatest in the world
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
