{"id":7958,"date":"2020-07-08T22:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T22:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=7958"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:47:51","slug":"osaka-ir-plans-could-resume-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/osaka-ir-plans-could-resume-this-year","title":{"rendered":"Osaka IR plans could resume this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A representative of the Osaka Tourism Bureau said the process would resume when inbound tourism opens in around six months&#8217; time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan.- Hiroshi Mizohata, representative director of the Osaka Tourism Bureau has said that although the tourism and hotel industries in the country were heavily hit by the pandemic, visitors could return sooner than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a seminar in Kansai and referring to the integrated resorts (IR) bid from Osaka, he estimated that \u201cwhen inbound visitors return, the IR operators will get going. It should all return to normal in six months to a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IR process to select a private partner for Osaka to bid on one of Japan&#8217;s three licences for IR developments <strong><em><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/osaka-delays-ir-process-again\" target=\"_blank\">was delayed in June<\/a><\/em><\/strong> with no specific new deadline set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process came to a halt owing to measures against the Covid-19 pandemic and has since suffered several delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mizohata foresees that the Kansai region and Osaka will become popular for inbound visitors again once travel resumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to IAG, he said \u201ctourism appeals to the five senses. Teleworking and online are not natural. Do not dance the dance of the media. What you have all been working on and the services you are providing was correct. Have confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A representative of the Osaka Tourism Bureau said the process would resume when inbound tourism opens in around six months&#8217; time.<\/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":"The Osaka Tourism Bureau anticipates the resumption of the Integrated Resort (IR) bid process within six months to a year, aligning with the projected return of inbound tourism to Japan. The selection of a private partner for Osaka's IR license, previously delayed due to the pandemic, is expected to reactivate once international travel normalizes.","focusai_entities":"Hiroshi Mizohata, Osaka Tourism Bureau, IAG","focusai_location":"Japan, Osaka, Kansai","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Bid Timeline?","query":"What specific regulatory or legislative milestones must be achieved for Osaka's IR bid process to formally resume, and what is the revised projected timeline for partner selection and license issuance?"},{"label":"Economic Impact?","query":"Beyond tourism, what are the projected capital expenditure requirements and long-term GGR\/NGR contributions expected from the Osaka IR, and how might these be impacted by the current delays?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,158],"tags":[473,470,707],"class_list":["post-7958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-ir","tag-japan","tag-osaka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958","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=7958"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20006,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958\/revisions\/20006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}