{"id":23244,"date":"2021-10-04T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=23244"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:05:44","slug":"japan-opens-application-period-for-ir-submissions-until-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japan-opens-application-period-for-ir-submissions-until-april-2022","title":{"rendered":"Japan opens application period for IR Submissions until April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities in Japan have officially announced that host cities and prefectures have until April 2022 to forward their final integrated resort proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan.- Japan&#8217;s bicameral legislature has finally opened the application window for three integrated resorts licences. Those cities and prefectures interested in developing an Integrated Resort will have until April 28 2022 to submit their final project proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japans-ir-implementation-act-to-take-effect-on-july-19\">Authorities will allow three licences<\/a>, and there are currently only\u00a0<strong>three cities expected to bid for them:\u00a0<\/strong>Nagasaki, Osaka and Wakayama. All three could be chosen; however, it is possible that the public authority picks only on or two, or even none. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takeharu Yamanaka, Yokohama\u2019s newly mayor, has cancelled the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/yokohama-ir-plans-to-be-cancelled-from-october-1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">city\u2019s IR plans.<\/a>&nbsp;Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/yokohama-sega-sammy-and-genting-partner-for-ir-bid\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genting Singapore<\/a>&nbsp;were the two remaining candidates to be Yokohama\u2019s partner for its bid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, analysts suggested that Yokohama\u2019s possible withdrawal from the IR contest could leave the door open for Tokyo to bid for an&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/could-tokyo-replace-yokohama-in-japans-ir-project\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">integrated resort licence<\/a>. However, a survey by a local newspaper found that&nbsp;<strong>66 per cent in Tokyo are against an IR development<\/strong>&nbsp;and only 24 per cent are in favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The criteria established by the national government last December states that applications will be judged based on a points scale of up to 1,000 and under five key criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The commitment of the IR to the Japanese travel industry (up to 450 points).<\/li><li>The capacity to run a safe business (200 points).<\/li><li>The national economic and social effects (150 points).<\/li><li>Programmes to address gambling-related harm (150 points).<\/li><li>The use of casino revenue for the public good (50 points).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Japan\u2019s next prime minister in favour of IR developments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election of&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japans-next-prime-minister-in-favour-of-ir-developments\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fumio Kishida<\/a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;<strong>the next prime minister of Japan has been well received by the gaming industry<\/strong>&nbsp;as he has expressed his support for the development of integrated resorts in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kishida has previously served as foreign minister, and during his tenure, he visited Singapore\u2019s two integrated resorts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Japan have officially announced that host cities and prefectures have until April 2022 to forward their final integrated resort proposals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"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 has officially opened the application window for up to three integrated resort licenses, with interested cities and prefectures having until April 28, 2022, to submit proposals. While Nagasaki, Osaka, and Wakayama are expected to bid, Yokohama's new mayor has cancelled its IR plans, impacting potential B2B partnerships like Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Genting Singapore. The election of Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister, known for his support of IR developments, is viewed positively by the gaming industry.","focusai_entities":"Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Genting Singapore, Takeharu Yamanaka, Fumio Kishida","focusai_location":"Japan, Nagasaki, Osaka, Wakayama, Yokohama, Tokyo, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Bidder Strategy","query":"How will the withdrawal of Yokohama impact the competitive strategies and potential consortium formations for the remaining IR bidders, particularly regarding B2B supplier partnerships and capital allocation?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"What specific enhancements or clarifications are anticipated in Japan's regulatory compliance and governance frameworks for IRs, especially concerning responsible gambling and public good contributions, post-licensing?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,156,158],"tags":[23632,23907],"class_list":["post-23244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23244","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23244"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23268,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23244\/revisions\/23268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}