Meeting of casino opposition party suggests Tokyo IR bid still on the cards
Japan’s Constitutional Democratic Party held the first meeting of the Casino Problem Countermeasures HQ on 12 January where it confirmed it would cooperate with relevant regions regarding opposition to various IR bids. The Kanagawa Prefecture chapter of the Constitutional Democratic...
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Yokohama city moves its first IR Business Briefing online in response to Japan’s state of emergency
Yokohama city has moved its first scheduled operations briefing on their IR project to an online offering in response to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The IR Promotion Division has announced it will conduct seminars and question and...
Reports Yokohama to start RFP in late January
Yokohama city will officially launch its RFP by the end of January, according to a report by local station TV Kanagawa. The media outlet said Thursday it had learned of Yokohama’s RFP plans by interviewing various related parties in recent...
2021: Japan IR – Crunch time
Owning and operating an integrated resort in Japan remains the undisputed holy grail of the global gaming industry. But introducing a totally new IR industry to Japan has been a rocky road with more twists than an Agatha Christie novel...
In safe hands
IAG sits down with Dr Naoyuki Nishimura, chairman of the Recovery Support Network, to discuss his work assisting pachinko players with a gambling problem. Japan is on its way to developing its first IRs. One of the primary demands accompanying...
Taxation tremors
IAG takes a deeper look at how Japan’s tax system for IRs will work when it comes to taxing local residents, after the government recently revealed foreigners will be exempt from paying tax on winnings. The general framework for taxation...
Osaka IR & Inbound Business Seminar canceled due to COVID-19
An “IR & Inbound Business Seminar” scheduled to be held on 19 January, and co-sponsored by the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has been canceled. The setback comes after Osaka prefecture and...
Breaking down Nagasaki’s IR operator selection process
On 7 January, Nagasaki prefecture announced its application guidelines for a Kyushu/Nagasaki IR project, kicking of its RFP. The schedule for selecting an IR operator is as follows. 7 January 2021 (onwards): Briefings regarding recruitment (video streams). 15 January 2021: Deadline...
