10/10/18 Japan probes local governments over IR bid The central government has contacted 67 local governments to ask whether they plan to make a bid for a casino resort.
10/05/18 Japanese company creates IR Promotion Office Construction company Takenaka Corporation has established its “Yumeshima MICE/IR Promotion Office” to push for an IR contract.
10/03/18 Hokkaido IR Showcase to be held in November As Japanese regions continue to assess how they would develop their own venue, the “First Hokkaido IR Showcase” will be celebrated next month.
10/01/18 Caesars eyes Japan casino plans The Las Vegas-based company is reportedly interested in the Japanese city of Okinawa.
09/27/18 Japan IRs won’t be affected by the political landscape According to analysts, PM Shinzo Abe’s re-election in front of the LDP won’t speed up the arrival of the first casino venues to the country.
09/25/18 Yokohama IR draws international interest International companies, along with other 4 domestic ones, submitted plans to the government’s RFI process.
09/20/18 Tiger Resort to open office in Japan The Philippine operator has formally announced its interest in opening a casino in Japan.
09/18/18 Osaka seeks women support According to official polls, more women are opposed to casino developments in Japan than men.
09/18/18 Japanese racecourse to reopen next week The facility will open despite not being fully recovered from the earthquake that hit earlier this month.
09/14/18 Tokyo assesses potential IR impact The government will commission a study on the potential impact of an IR, should the city decide to push for a bid.
09/12/18 Hokkaido reaches record tourism figures During 2017, the prefecture registered 56.1 million visitors to the region, a 3% improvement over the previous fiscal year.
09/11/18 Osaka officials assure IR safety Two of the highest officials in the Prefecture have guaranteed that key infrastructure is suitable for IRs to be developed in the area.
09/10/18 Typhoon raises concerns over Yumeshima IR The second natural disaster of the year has generated distress in Osaka and showed that casinos should be carefully developed.
09/07/18 Okinawa to set position on IRs after the election As both gubernatorial candidates have opposite positions, the September 30 election will probably set whether Okinawa would push for an IR bid.
09/06/18 Wakayama creates IR assessment team The Prefectural Government has formed an eight-member team to work on a project to bring integrated resorts to the area.
