{"id":13941,"date":"2021-01-29T10:35:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=13941"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:15:43","slug":"suncity-to-promote-sustainable-tourism-in-wakayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suncity-to-promote-sustainable-tourism-in-wakayama","title":{"rendered":"Suncity to promote sustainable tourism in Wakayama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In it&#8217;s bid for the integrated resort project in Wakayama, Suncity Group proposes building a yacht harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Japan.- Suncity aims to make <strong>Wakayama a destination for yachting<\/strong> as part of a plan to promote <strong>&#8220;sustainable tourism&#8221; <\/strong>in the prefecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposal will form part of its bid to join the prefecture in applying for a <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suncity-opens-wakayama-ir-office\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">licence to develop an integrated resort<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said it will hold talks with Japan\u2019s Sail GP team next month. A session entitled <strong>\u201cCreating Sustainable Tourism Through a Wakayama Yacht Haven\u201d<\/strong> will be held at Suncity\u2019s Wakayama office on February  23. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kazuhiko Sofuku, COO of the Japanese sailing team, Kazuya Nakamura, director of NPO Wakayama Sailing Club, and Atsuko Nakamura, head of the Wakayama Sailing club office and instructor of the Junior Yacht club will appear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By making<strong> Wakayama and Marina City a haven for yachting<\/strong> and presenting an image of Wakayama centred around sport and local resources, the prefecture can become a leader in sustainable tourism, Suncity has said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suncity-to-sponsor-sailing-team-in-japan-amid-ir-race\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Suncity has already sponsored a sailing team<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong> and now plans to organise yachting and sailing competitions to attract <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suncity-plans-non-gaming-resort-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a wider target market for tourism<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In it&#8217;s bid for the integrated resort project in Wakayama, Suncity Group proposes building a yacht harbour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13953,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Suncity Group is proposing a yacht harbor development in Wakayama, Japan, as a key component of its integrated resort (IR) bid. This initiative aims to position Wakayama as a leading destination for sustainable tourism through yachting and sports, with discussions planned with Japan's Sail GP team.","focusai_entities":"Suncity Group, Japan's Sail GP team, NPO Wakayama Sailing Club, Wakayama Sailing club office, Junior Yacht club, Kazuhiko Sofuku, Kazuya Nakamura, Atsuko Nakamura","focusai_location":"Japan, Wakayama, Marina City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Bid Impact","query":"What are the projected economic impacts and non-gaming revenue diversification opportunities for Suncity Group if the Wakayama IR bid, including the yacht harbor, is successful?"},{"label":"Regulatory Hurdles","query":"What specific regulatory compliance challenges and governance frameworks must Suncity Group navigate to secure the integrated resort license in Japan, particularly concerning non-gaming amenities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,157,16338,158],"tags":[23632,23702],"class_list":["post-13941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-suncity-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13941"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13959,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13941\/revisions\/13959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}