Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN FEB 2021 42 COVER STORY JAPAN 共存共栄、それとも? 横浜が事業者公募(PRF)を始めたことで自治体誘致レースのゲートが開いた。選 ばれるのは最大で3つのエリア。「大阪」「和歌山」「長崎」「横浜」の中、地域性で気に なるのが隣接する大阪と和歌山だ。これがプラスに出るのか、マイナスに働くのか。 文責 山本智行 By Tomo Yamamoto UNEASY ALLIANCE With Yokohama starting its RFP for an IR facility, the local governments in Japan are now out of the starting gates. But only three, maybe less, of the four starters will reach the finish line. Of the four current candidate locations, Osaka and Wakayama are in the closest proximity to each other. Will that neighborly distance prove an advantage or disadvantage in Japan’s IR race?