Hokkaido IR inching forward on IR bid decision
Hokkaido’s IR bid has quietly begun. According to The Nikkei, Hokkaido announced the prefecture’s “Basic Concepts” regarding integrated resorts, including casinos, on 17 April. Included in these concepts were four major issues if an IR bid is won by the...
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Osaka strengthens IR stance with unconventional deputy governor appointment
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has announced his intention to appoint Deputy Mayor of Osaka City, Seigo Tanaka, as Deputy Governor. Kyodo News Agency is reporting that Yoshimura will submit a staffing plan to the opening Diet meeting in May. His goal...
Galaxy bringing Manchester City to Yokohama under new EuroJapan Cup sponsorship
Galaxy Entertainment Group has signed a two-year title sponsorship agreement for the new Galaxy Entertainment EuroJapan Cup, an annual showcase featuring some of European football’s biggest clubs against J-League opposition. The maiden game, to be played on Saturday 27 July...
Upcoming Sasebo mayoral elections to dictate future of Nagasaki IR
The second half of the local elections which will take place on 21 April were announced last week, with the election result that will be of most interest to IR operators being the Sasebo mayoral election that encompasses the candidate...
Osaka leaders quickly back to IR promotion agenda
Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura of Osaka prefecture and Mayor Ichiro Matsui of Osaka city, who were both elected in the Osaka Double Cross election on 7 April, have reaffirmed their views on a local IR in interviews with media outlets, including...
New Japanese banknotes to be released in 2024
The government and the bank of Japan have announced that they will renew their JPY10,000, JPY5,000 and JPY1,000 bank note denominations in 2024. Eiichi Shibusawa, known as the “Father of Japanese Capitalism”, will be featured on the JPY10,000 note. Umeko...
Shizuoka IR narrowed down to Makinohara after election loss in Shizuoka city
Developments in the IR race are bittersweet for Shizuoka prefecture. The Shizuoka city mayoral election which took place on 7 April resulted in a second re-election for Nobuhiro Tanabe, who is unaffiliated with any major party. Former member of the...
Huis Ten Bosch agrees to land sale if IR bid is successful
The Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo City has announced that it has entered into a basic agreement to sell part of its land for facility construction if Nagasaki Prefecture succeeds in its IR bid. The site earmarked for...
