{"id":777013954,"date":"2024-03-14T10:03:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013954"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:02:46","slug":"nagasaki-wont-appeal-against-ir-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagasaki-wont-appeal-against-ir-rejection","title":{"rendered":"Nagasaki won&#8217;t appeal against IR rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prefecture citing difficulty securing funding and a lengthy reapplication process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan.- Nagasaki Prefecture has confirmed that it has decided not to appeal against the national government&#8217;s decision to reject its proposal for an integrated resort (IR) in Sasebo city. It had until March 27 to submit a request to use the administrative complaint review system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week,\u00a0<strong>Takashi Oya<\/strong>, the president of Kyushu Resorts, one of Nagasaki Prefecture\u2019s partners\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagasaki-ir-partner-wont-appeal-against-rejection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had also dismissed the changes of an appeal,<\/a>\u00a0arguing that the chances of getting a favourable response were low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to The Asahi Shimbun, there are doubts whether Nagasaki will apply for an IR on future opportunities since it would involve selecting a new site and starting from scratch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osaka will be the only city to host an IR for now.\u00a0<strong>MGM Resorts<\/strong>\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/osaka-announces-mgm-orix-as-ir-partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partnered with Orix Corp<\/a>, a Japanese company, to develop the resort and casino. The IR is expected to cost around US$13.5bn and is scheduled to open in autumn 2030 with MGM Osaka, MGM Villas and the MUSIIB Hotel, with 2,500 guest rooms. It will feature a variety of dining offerings, retail, a spa, a fitness centre and banquet halls.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prefecture citing difficulty securing funding and a lengthy reapplication process.<\/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":"Nagasaki Prefecture has confirmed it will not appeal the national government's rejection of its integrated resort (IR) proposal, citing funding difficulties and a lengthy reapplication process. This decision leaves Osaka as the sole confirmed IR location in Japan, with MGM Resorts and Orix Corp developing a US$13.5bn project slated for a 2030 opening.","focusai_entities":"Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu Resorts, Takashi Oya, The Asahi Shimbun, Osaka, MGM Resorts, Orix Corp, MGM Osaka, MGM Villas, MUSIIB Hotel","focusai_location":"Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture, Sasebo city, Osaka","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Nagasaki Funding Hurdles?","query":"What specific financial and regulatory hurdles contributed to Nagasaki Prefecture's difficulty in securing funding for its integrated resort proposal?"},{"label":"Osaka IR Market Impact?","query":"How will Osaka's confirmed status as the sole integrated resort location impact the competitive landscape and potential for future IR bids across other Japanese prefectures?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23632],"class_list":["post-777013954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013954","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=777013954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777013959,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013954\/revisions\/777013959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777013954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}