MICE work if you can get it: Kansai cities vie for a bigger slice of Japan's 'meetings industry' pie
About 20 minutes by car from Wakayamashi Station, across a bridge to a reclaimed island, lies Wakayama Marina City and the Porto Europa theme park. Its faux Spanish, Italian, and French buildings and European-style street designs give visitors the impression of being on a ...
Abe's Cabinet approves measures against gambling addiction ahead of Japan's casino openings
Each prefecture will build on a state framework that includes curtailing problem gamblers’ access to the planned betting resorts and taking away their ATMs.
Advertising for Japan's casinos to be limited to international arrival areas at travel hubs
The rule is part of an enforcement order for the law enacted last year that legalized resorts featuring casinos as the government aims to attract more international visitors.
Kansai execs have big dreams of transport projects ahead of G20, Osaka Expo and possible casino
With the 2025 World Expo secured for Yumeshima district in Osaka Bay and growing confidence the man-made island will also host one of Japan's first casino resorts, Kansai's business leaders are stepping up efforts to win local approval and central government funding for major ...
Japan to require casino resorts to have some of the largest hotels in the country
The government announces standards it hopes to set for casino resorts, requiring them to have hotels and conference rooms that will be among the biggest in the country.
Three areas in Japan to bid to host casino resorts, but many others remain reluctant: survey
The city and prefecture of Osaka and two other prefectures in western Japan plan to apply to host newly legalized casino resorts, but dozens more are reluctant to do so amid concerns over public safety, a Kyodo News survey has found. The survey, conducted in ...
Casino advocate Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka beats only challenger to secure fourth term
Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka, who is aiming to host a casino resort as a way to revitalize the economy of the prefecture, secured a fourth consecutive term Sunday according to exit polls, beating a challenger backed by the Japanese Communist Party. The 68-year-old governor won ...
Is Yumeshima safe as a casino site? Some question Osaka's pitch after flooding at Kansai airport
Less than two months ago, Typhoon Jebi ripped through western Japan and slammed a tanker into the only bridge leading to Kansai International Airport, forcing it to shut down. Although the airport, built on an artificial island, quickly recovered and repairs to bridge are progressing, ...
Yoshihide Suga responded tersely to an investigative report during a regular press briefing, referring to Abe’s past denial in the Diet of the allegation.
Osaka leaders revel as casinos bid for attention
When the Diet passed a law governing the operation of integrated casino resorts last month, public celebrations were few. Media polls showed strong public opposition to casinos, with respondents citing worries about problem gamblers and more crime. But the champagne corks were popping in Osaka, ...
