GGRAsia – Japan

Okada Manila’s recovery facing significant risks: Fitch

Sep 24, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine casino investor and Japanese pachinko business Universal Entertainment Corp has been affirmed by Fitch Ratings Inc, with a ‘B’ and ‘outlook negative’ assessment on its long-term...

Nagasaki plans way for local business to benefit from an IR

Sep 23, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture has confirmed to GGRAsia that it is in talks with the business community to ensure local firms get economic benefit from any casino resort that might be located there....

Court ruling dismisses Okada’s appeal: Universal Ent

Sep 21, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Tokyo High Court in Japan has dismissed an appeal by Japanese entrepreneur Kazuo Okada (pictured in a file photo) against a previous ruling ordering him to pay JPY21.3 million (US$203,927,...

Yoshihide Suga new Japan PM, no major cabinet reshuffle

Sep 16, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Yoshihide Suga (pictured) was elected on Wednesday as Japan’s new prime minister, and most of his cabinet members – announced on the same day – were ministers that had served his...

IR supporter Suga due to lead Japan after party poll win

Sep 14, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Yoshihide Suga (pictured), Japan’s chief cabinet secretary under outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe, was elected on Monday as president of the country’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), paving...

Suncity to open Japan IR promotion facility, Sept 11

Sep 09, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Suncity casino junket brand, which has expressed interest in developing a casino resort project in Wakayama prefecture, Japan, gave a media preview on Wednesday there, for what was termed an IR...

Yokohama mayor says fresh talks possible with IR suitors

Sep 09, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The mayor of Japan’s Yokohama city says the metropolis (pictured) is “going ahead with the integrated resort (IR) plan, in accordance with the central government”. But she added there...

Suga pledges to continue Japan’s casino resort policy

Sep 07, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary under outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe, said in a Friday interview that the national policy of introducing casino resorts was vital to the...

Three Nagasaki IR suitors still in race, despite events

Sep 04, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Three companies that had separately confirmed to GGRAsia they would take part in Nagasaki’s request-for-proposal (RFP) process concerning a casino scheme, say their plans have not changed....

Nagasaki stalls casino RFP over pandemic, Abe not mentioned

Sep 01, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Nagasaki’s request-for-proposal (RFP) process for that Japanese prefecture’s tilt at hosting a casino resort, has been postponed indefinitely, a local official confirmed to GGRAsia on...