THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 17, 2022 at 07:10 JST
A casino-centered integrated resort is planned in the center background of the artificial Yumeshima island in Osaka’s Konohana Ward. The planned venue of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo extends from left to the foreground. (Takaharu Yagi)
Authorities in Osaka, Wakayama and Nagasaki prefectures are now racing against the clock to overcome a variety of challenges in their plans to host casino-centered integrated resorts (IR). [Read More]
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