{"id":777039967,"date":"2026-04-01T08:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039967"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:56:13","slug":"aichi-prefecture-opens-window-for-airport-based-casino-resort-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/aichi-prefecture-opens-window-for-airport-based-casino-resort-proposals","title":{"rendered":"Aichi Prefecture opens window for airport-based casino resort proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Japanese prefecture has launched a Request for Proposal process, targeting the 2027 application window to apply for an integrated resort licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Japan.- Aichi Prefecture has launched a <strong>Request for Proposal (RFP) process<\/strong>, inviting private-sector developers to submit proposals for a casino and entertainment complex on the artificial island housing <strong>Chubu Centrair International Airport<\/strong> in Tokoname City. Interested operators have until <strong>July 31, 2026<\/strong>, to submit letters of intent and participation statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prefectural government has outlined a 1,000-point scoring system. Candidates will be judged on five primary categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tourism Competitiveness (450 pts):<\/strong> Design, MICE facilities and accessibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Operational Stability (250 pts):<\/strong> Financial health and disaster prevention measures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Impact Mitigation (150 pts):<\/strong> Strategies to combat problem gambling and ensure security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Impact (100 pts):<\/strong> Job creation and regional investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revenue Utilisation (50 pts):<\/strong> Plans for reinvesting casino profits into the facility\u2019s longevity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Any bidder scoring less than 50 per cent in a category or less than 60 per cent overall will be eliminated. Following the July deadline, Aichi will engage in a competitive dialogue phase with participants until September. A primary operator candidate and an alternative are expected to be selected between late 2026 and spring 2027 in time for the expected second application window to apply for IR licences from Japan&#8217;s national government between <strong>May and November 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prefecture has already allocated <strong>JPY276.6m (US$1.75m)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/aichi-allocates-us1-75m-for-ir-study\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/aichi-allocates-us1-75m-for-ir-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for research into boosting tourism<\/a> around Chubu Centrair International Airport island. Governor Hideaki Omura withdrew Aichi from the first round of IR bids in 2022 due to pandemic-related disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/e2c4cc5c-5549-4f5f-ba79-9e686591f0e9-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/aichi-prefecture-reportedly-eyes-ir-bid-as-japan-prepares-new-casino-application-window'>Aichi Prefecture reportedly eyes IR bid as Japan prepares new casino application window<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese prefecture has launched a Request for Proposal process, targeting the 2027 application window to apply for an integrated resort licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":17674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Aichi Prefecture, Japan, has initiated a Request for Proposal process for an Integrated Resort licence, inviting private-sector developers to submit proposals for a casino and entertainment complex near Chubu Centrair International Airport. This move targets the national government's second IR application window in 2027, with a detailed 1,000-point scoring system evaluating operational stability, social impact mitigation, and economic contributions. The prefecture aims to select a primary operator candidate by early 2027, following its withdrawal from the initial IR bid round due to pandemic disruptions.","focusai_entities":"Aichi Prefecture, Chubu Centrair International Airport, Hideaki Omura, Japan's national government","focusai_location":"Japan, Aichi Prefecture, Tokoname City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Aichi IR Bid Criteria","query":"How do Aichi Prefecture's 1,000-point scoring criteria for IR proposals compare in stringency and focus to those previously outlined by other Japanese prefectures or the national government?"},{"label":"Operator Selection Impact","query":"What are the projected capital expenditure requirements and potential GGR\/NGR forecasts for an Integrated Resort developed under Aichi Prefecture's outlined RFP framework, and how might this influence operator consortium formation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[25136,25063,23632,470],"class_list":["post-777039967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-aichi","tag-casinos-in-japan","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-japan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039967","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777039967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039985,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039967\/revisions\/777039985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}