Yokohama to establish Operator Selection Committee on 30 November
Yokohama city announced Friday that it would establish its IR Operator Selection Committee on 30 December, with its first meeting to convene on the same day. Seven members from various fields will be selected as committee members to attend the...
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Sega Sammy begins voluntary retirement program for 650 staff
Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings this week began the process of finding 650 staff to volunteer for retirement as it looks to streamline operations due to hardships resulting from COVID-19. The voluntary resignation period runs until 25 December and will provide...
Yokohama Innovation IR Council discusses criteria for operator recruitment at first meeting
Yokohama city held the first meeting of its new Yokohama Innovation IR Council this week, where the criteria for operator recruitment was discussed. The council is chaired by Mayor Fumiko Hayashi and consists of six members: Governor Yuji Kuroiwa of...
Petition for Yokohama IR referendum submitted with over 200,000 signatures
A Yokohama residents group has submitted its petition calling for a referendum regarding the city’s planned IR bid. Approximately 200,000 signatures were collected for the petition, three times the number required to make the request for a referendum. Setsu Kobayashi,...
Q&A: Pixel Companyz CEO Hiroaki Yoshida
Inside Asian Gaming sat down for an exclusive interview with the CEO of Japan’s Pixel Companyz, Hiroaki Yoshida, ahead of Monday’s announcement that the firm will pursue an IR bid in Nagasaki. Tomo Yamamoto: Thank you for taking time to speak...
Japan’s Pixel Companyz to join race for Nagasaki IR license
Tokyo-based fintech and renewable energy firm Pixel Companyz has named Nagasaki as the location for its bid to develop an integrated resort in Japan. Three months after announcing French casino operator Groupe Partouche as its new Japanese IR consortium partner,...
Chairman Fujiki to oppose any mayoral candidate who supports Yokohama IR
Yukio Fujiki, chairman of the Yokohama Port Harbor Resort Association and former chairman of the Yokohama Harbor Transport Association, has made it clear he would not support any candidate who supports integrated resorts in the Yokohama mayoral elections next summer....
Genting Singapore hints at Japan IR hesitation
Genting Singapore has for the first time hinted that pursuing an integrated resort license in Japan may not be guaranteed. The company provided a quarterly update over the weekend in which it highlighted a 50% year-on-year decline in revenues in...
