Expert panel advances Hokkaido IR bid to candidate site selection

Expert panel advances Hokkaido IR bid to candidate site selection

An expert panel established by the Hokkaido Government to examine the prefecture’s potential pursuit of an integrated resort (IR) license has confirmed it will progress to the stage of considering candidate sites. It also pointed to Hakodate and Tomakomai as two cities to have expressed an interest in becoming home to an IR. The update followed the sixth and final meeting of the expert panel on Tuesday, where researchers from Hokkaido Prefecture…