Only four of Japan’s 47 prefectures will take the central government’s option of easing infection count rules that currently oblige medical workers to report detailed information of every COVID-19 case, the Asahi Shimbun learned.
WAKAYAMA The central government as early as Feb. 3 plans to accept the Wakayama prefectural government’s first-ever request for pre-emergency measures to halt the soaring number of new COVID-19 cases.
Prefectural governors from across the nation met online Oct. 2 to urge the central government to swiftly analyze the causes of the most recent “fifth wave” of devastating COVID-19 cases and call for a resumption of “Go To” campaigns to kickstart the pandemic-battered economy.
Marina City in Wakayama. The Wakayama prefecture and city are moving forward with an integrated casino resort bid from Clairvest Group that targets the waterfront entertainment district. (Image: Clairvest Group)
Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka announced today that the prefecture’s government has chosen Clairvest Neem Ventures (CNV) as its integrated resort partner. CNV is a subsidiary of the Clairvest Group, a Canadian-based private equity conglomerate. CNV has presented Wakayama with a JPY470 billion (US$4.3 billion) development.
CNV became the lone bidder to partner with Wakayama in its ambitions of securing one of Japan’s three forthcoming casino licenses following Suncity Group’s sudden withdrawal last month. Nisaka said the prefecture and city will now work directly with CNV to further develop the casino resort plan.