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With the global coronavirus pandemic disrupting communications between overseas investors and local companies, the bidding for the Integrated Resorts project has become more difficult. Yet, Japan sees the successful completion of the first IR as a stepping-stone for the country’s economic recovery post COVID-19. Japan’s Recovery Depends on Integrated Resorts With the Summer Olympics postponed […]

Japan Bidding on Integrated Resorts for Economic Recovery

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Tokyo Prosecutor Kurokawa Involved in Gambling Scandal

May 21, 2020

One of Japan’s top prosecutors, Hiromu Kurokawa, is stepping down from his post following involvement in a mahjong game with money bets. Prosecutor Kurokawa Accused of Playing Mahjong for Money Hiromu Kurokawa, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, has stepped down after involvement in a gambling scandal. The weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported […]

Tokyo Prosecutor Kurokawa Involved in Gambling Scandal

By Mike Johnson

Business

Las Vegas Sands Pulls out of Japan Integrated Resort Bid

May 13, 2020

Gaming and hospitality industry giant Las Vegas Sands is pulling out of Japan’s integrated resort bid. Japan IR Bid No Longer a Plan for Las Vegas Sands Las Vegas Sands has withdrawn its bid for a Yokohama prefecture Integrated Resort (IR) in Japan, the company announced in a press release on Tuesday, May 12. An […]

Las Vegas Sands Pulls out of Japan Integrated Resort Bid

By Heidi Specter

Business

MGM Resorts Continues with Osaka IR bid in Japan

May 3, 2020

MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle noted that the company is proceeding as planned for its Osaka IR bid in Japan. Hornbuckle calls the Asian market a “huge upside for the company”. MGM Resorts Follows Their Plan for the IR bid in Japan Bill Hornbuckle, CEO of MGM Resorts, confirmed that the company is still going […]

MGM Resorts Continues with Osaka IR bid in Japan

By Mike Johnson

Casino

Yokohoma Continues with IR Bid Despite Coronavirus Emergency

April 13, 2020

Japan’s Yokohoma prefecture will continue with its IR bidding process despite a state of emergency issued by the central government last week. According to Yokohoma mayor Fumiko Hayashi, the prefecture has all it needs to apply successfully for an IR license and host the first of three such projects in Japan. Yokohama Continues with IR […]

Yokohoma Continues with IR Bid Despite Coronavirus Emergency

By Simon Deloit

Casino

Osaka’s Yumeshima IR Project Suffers Setback after Setback

April 8, 2020

One of the strong contenders to host an integrated resort-type casino in Japan, Osaka, may have to face delays again, pushing back its request-for-proposal /RFP/ process, this time due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Officials Accepted New Delays Osaka’s Mayor, Ichiro Matsui, was quoted by the Mainichi newspaper on Monday, raising […]

Osaka’s Yumeshima IR Project Suffers Setback after Setback

By Julie Moraine

Casino

Nagasaki Prefecture Published Its Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Basic Concept

April 7, 2020

Despite the ongoing health crisis regarding the outbreak of the coronavirus, Japanese prefecture Nagasaki continues to push forward with its casino integrated resort /IR/ effort. The prefecture published its Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Basic Concept on Monday and informed it was getting closer to selecting its partner from the private sector. The published document explained in details, […]

Nagasaki Prefecture Published Its Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Basic Concept

By Mike Johnson

Cryptocurrency

FunFair Completes Localization of Japanese Gaming Platform

April 2, 2020

The owner of the iconic CasinoFair brand, FunFair Technologies, has introduced its first localization effort in Japanese to help improve player and retention rate in one of the key markets for the company. Guaranteed Fair™ by FunFair Technologies Gets Japanese Localization FunFair Technologies has expanded its onboarding efforts by improving its decentralized gaming platform, Guaranteed […]

FunFair Completes Localization of Japanese Gaming Platform

By Heidi Specter

Business

Yokohama Allocates $3.6 Million to IR Efforts

March 26, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic seems to have brought several parts of the world to a standstill. However, in countries like Japan, the authorities are still proceeding with their long-term plans for development. The country’s plans for its integrated resorts (IR) project is still on track as the country starts to recover from a brief slowdown brought […]

Yokohama Allocates $3.6 Million to IR Efforts

By Stoyan Todorov

Casino

Japan’s COVID-19 Outbreak Won’t Stop Integrated Resorts

March 22, 2020

Amid the spread of COVID-19 and fears that the first of the integrated resorts projects may be delayed, the government of Shinzo Abe has reassured all parties that things are moving on track. The First Integrated Resort in Japan Won’t Be Delayed, Consultants Say With the world bracing for the next recession and governments shutting […]

Japan’s COVID-19 Outbreak Won’t Stop Integrated Resorts

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Japan Bidding on Integrated Resorts for Economic Recovery

Tokyo Prosecutor Kurokawa Involved in Gambling Scandal

Las Vegas Sands Pulls out of Japan Integrated Resort Bid

MGM Resorts Continues with Osaka IR bid in Japan

Yokohoma Continues with IR Bid Despite Coronavirus Emergency

Osaka’s Yumeshima IR Project Suffers Setback after Setback

Nagasaki Prefecture Published Its Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Basic Concept

FunFair Completes Localization of Japanese Gaming Platform

Yokohama Allocates $3.6 Million to IR Efforts

Japan’s COVID-19 Outbreak Won’t Stop Integrated Resorts