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Osaka vote no IR threat but city politics hazy: expert

Osaka vote no IR threat but city politics hazy: expert

Nov 03, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

The rejection in a referendum among Osaka voters, of a plan to merge the respective city and prefectural governments into four administrative wards under a unitary authority, makes no difference to...
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Kyushu IR Promotion Council announced by local authorities

Kyushu IR Promotion Council announced by local authorities

Nov 03, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

The Kyushu Governors’ Association and the Kyushu Regional Strategy Council have officially approved the establishment of the Kyushu IR Promotion Council, with the aim of ensuring the local economy...
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Japan PM tells lawmakers of commitment to casino policy

Japan PM tells lawmakers of commitment to casino policy

Oct 29, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Japan’s recently-installed prime minister, Yoshihide Suga (pictured in a file photo), reiterated on Wednesday his administration’s commitment to creating casino resorts to boost inbound tourism....
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Yokohama mayor to respect any ‘no’ referendum on IR

Yokohama mayor to respect any ‘no’ referendum on IR

Oct 19, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Fumiko Hayashi, the mayor of Yokohama city, said at her regular media briefing on Friday that she would abide by any ‘no’ vote that might result from any public referendum on whether to try to...
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Universal Ent ups extra notes offer to US$135mln

Universal Ent ups extra notes offer to US$135mln

Oct 19, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp, parent of the Okada Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippine capital Manila, says it will increase to US$135 million, from US$100 million, the maximum...
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Tokyo a place to watch in Japan casino story: experts

Tokyo a place to watch in Japan casino story: experts

Oct 15, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

The Japanese national government’s delay in its timetable for receiving proposals from cities around the country, for large-scale casino projects or integrated resorts (IRs), could help the cause...
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Yokohama to have fresh RFC for its casino tilt

Yokohama to have fresh RFC for its casino tilt

Oct 14, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Authorities in the Japanese city of Yokohama (pictured) said on Tuesday that they would conduct a fresh request-for-concept (RFC) phase in the community’s tilt at getting a casino resort. The...
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Jail terms for men bribing lawmaker over Hokkaido IR tilt

Jail terms for men bribing lawmaker over Hokkaido IR tilt

Oct 12, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Two Japanese men have each been given prison sentences after being found guilty of bribing Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto with the equivalent of US$72,000 over a previously-proposed casino scheme...
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Wakayama to announce new RFP dates for IR scheme

Wakayama to announce new RFP dates for IR scheme

Oct 12, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Authorities in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured) said on Friday they would soon announce a fresh timetable revision regarding the local processes required for that community’s tilt at...
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Japan govt to start accepting IR bids from Oct 2021

Japan govt to start accepting IR bids from Oct 2021

Oct 09, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Japan’s national government plans to start accepting proposals for integrated resorts (IRs) – as casino complexes are known in that country – from October 2021. That is according to an...
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