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As a longtime member of a nonpartisan group of lawmakers promoting integrated resorts, my basic stance is to promote the introduction of IRs as a whole, rather than casinos alone.
Japan needs the resorts because it¡¯s a tool essential to the nation¡¯s goal of establishing itself as a ¡°tourism-oriented¡± country. Being a native of the city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, which has long thrived as one of Japan¡¯s most popular hot-spring sightseeing spots, I¡¯ve been a longtime advocate for the power of tourism.
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