Mayor Fumiko Hayashi has said she will continue to work towards an IR bid despite public criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Japan.- Yokohama’s mayor, Fumiko Hayashi, has ruled out a referendum on an IR, saying that her administration will continue to work alongside the national government to develop the prefecture’s bid for an integrated resort despite opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hayashi said at a city council meeting: \u201cIR is not something that should be decided by referendum. We are operating within the guidelines of the national government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The comments were directed to the residents’\u00a0group, the Yokohama Citizens\u2019\u00a0Group to Decide on a Casino, which has been gathering signatures since September 4 to demand a referendum on whether or not to continue with the IR plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hayashi said that introducing IRs was a national government policy. She said: \u201cThere will be people for it and against it. We will continue with considerations based on the budget decisions of the city council, who represent the city\u2019s residents”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics point out that when she was elected for her third term in the 2017 mayoral election, she had declared she was personally undecided on an IR bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hayashi said: \u201cAll of my policies are decided after discussions with the city council. I would never take action based on my own, personal decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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