Speaking to the Sankei Shinbun, Murren stated that “for us, Osaka is the top.” To a local television station he was quoted as declaring, “I think Osaka is the perfect place for an IR.”
Murren noted some of Osaka’s strengths in terms of infrastructure: “Kansai International Airport and Kobe Airport are nearby, and the Shinkansen and local railway network is developing.”
He also repeated that MGM was envisioning an investment of about 1 trillion yen (about US$9 billion).
Murren was in Osaka to participate in the Tenjin Festival, to which MGM contributed a festival boat and entertainment by the Blue Man Group.
Previously, when the local government approved the Integrated Resort Implementation Act, Murren commented that “now we can advance our relationships with key stakeholders and together create a coalition of Japanese business partners who will collectively define a vision for a uniquely Japanese, world-class integrated resort."
Source: GMB
