{"id":2163,"date":"2020-01-10T12:29:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T12:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:02:26","slug":"bribe-scandal-japan-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bribe-scandal-japan-resorts","title":{"rendered":"Japan says bribe scandal  won\u2019t impact IR schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We should continue to ensure we realize the effects of an IR facility as soon as possible,&#8221; Japan\u2019s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan.- While the casino <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japan-bill-integrated-resorts\">bribe scandal in Japan<\/a><\/em><\/strong> continues to generate headlines, local authorities are trying to calm the situation an has made reassurances that the government still plans to move ahead with <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japan-casinos-proposals\">three IR licenses<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said that the bribery case involving Chinese online gaming firm 500.com will not impact the IR schedule.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Chinese company under investigation have no history of IR and we have to be suspicious about what the real story actually is. This is not an issue with IRs,\u201d he declared in a press conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suga explained the situation with the IR development, saying that 500.com wanted to develop an IR in Hokkaido or Okinawa, offering <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japan-bill-integrated-resorts\">bribes to local politicians<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to help push its license application through. He said it was really important that the IR schedule continued as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe necessity of IRs has been discussed many times, including the legal aspects, and we should continue to ensure we realize the effects of an IR facility as soon as possible, and prepare properly,\u201d he said.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We should continue to ensure we realize the effects of an IR facility as soon as possible,&#8221; Japan\u2019s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga affirmed that the bribery scandal involving Chinese online gaming firm 500.com will not impact the nation's Integrated Resort (IR) development schedule. The government remains committed to issuing three IR licenses, emphasizing the necessity of realizing the economic benefits of these facilities promptly.","focusai_entities":"Yoshihide Suga, 500.com","focusai_location":"Japan, Hokkaido, Okinawa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Governance Frameworks?","query":"What specific governance frameworks will be reinforced to prevent future licensing irregularities and enhance transparency in Japan's IR application process?"},{"label":"IR Schedule Impact?","query":"How will the government's reaffirmed commitment to the IR schedule influence the competitive landscape and strategic bidding for the three available licenses among prospective operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,28,16338,158],"tags":[5849,473,470],"class_list":["post-2163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-bribe","tag-ir","tag-japan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163","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=2163"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2213,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163\/revisions\/2213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}