Emergency declaration may be lifted for 39 Japan prefectures from Thursday

The Japanese government is set to lift the state of emergency on some prefectures today while deciding whether to open ...

If Japan builds it, will they come?

by Brendan D. Bussmann

07/05/2020

Global Market Advisors’ Brendan D. Bussmann examines the potential timeline adjustments Japan should make in the wake of COVID-19 to ...

Inside Asian Gaming to launch IAG Japan in 2019

Japan’s Basic Policy to be published by July 2020 but 2021 implementation deadline could move

by Ben Blaschke

05/05/2020

The final version of the national government’s Basic Policy on IRs, originally scheduled for release earlier this year, must be ...

OPINION: Macau should ditch Japan model and adopt Singapore framework for licensing

Japan unlikely to move IR timeline despite risk of losing operators

by Ben Blaschke

28/04/2020

Japan’s central government is unlikely to push back the timeframe for accepting proposals from candidate locations and their operator partners ...

Survey finds just 0.5% of adult residents in Yokohama suffer from problem gambling

Japan considering stronger action as pachinko parlors ignore calls to suspend operations

by Shintaro Kamimura

22/04/2020

Japan’s Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, Yasutoshi Nishimura, says the government is considering taking stronger action against certain businesses, ...

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