Tokyo<\/a> may seek one of the three integrated resorts the country plans to license in the coming years.<\/p>\nTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the city will keep discussing whether to bid for a casino, according to reports.<\/p>\n
Other cities that have announced their intent to bid include Osaka, Yokohama, Wakayama, and Nagasaki.<\/p>\n
Tokyo\u2019s stature, though, as Japan\u2019s largest metropolis might be enough for some companies that had previously pulled out of the running to reconsider vying for a Japanese license. One of the companies that could come back into the picture is Las Vegas Sands Corp.<\/p>\n
Time is running short for cities to determine whether they will bid for a license. Governments and their chosen casino partner will be able to submit a proposal starting on Oct. 1. That window will remain open through April 28, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Seven months after Hiromu Kurokawa resigned as Tokyo\u2019s top prosecutor, an inquest panel has determined the 63-year-old should be indicted on gambling charges. The Japan Times reported Friday that the Committee for the Inquest of Prosecutions finding now requires authorities to reconsider their previous ruling on the man who served as the second-highest ranking prosecutor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":159713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Japanese Authorities May File Gambling Charges Against Ex-Prosecutor<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n