Japan's planned end of existing COVID-19 border control measures early next month is fueling hopes for a further recovery in inbound tourists to pre-pandemic levels and beyond.
The Japan IR Forum, an online conference to discuss the nascent Japan casino industry and large-scale gaming complexes or integrated resorts (IRs), is being held on Wednesday and Thursday (April 21 and 22). The event is organised by the Japan IR Association and the Japan IR Forum committee.
Topics include the impact of Covid-19 on the potential for inbound tourists to the country. The Japanese authorities have identified foreign tourists as a key target market for the country’s IRs.
Contributors to the Japan IR Forum include Japanese academics and Japanese experts on the IR topic.
Also speaking is Simon Cheung, a managing director at banking group Goldman Sachs. His day-one presentation will be about the regional competition likely to face Japan’s IR sector, given the economic development in Asia Pacific, and the number of gaming resort projects either already built, or in development.