Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Although there is at least half a decade before it potentially opens its doors, Nagasaki is getting serious about human resources development for its prospective Integrated Resort (IR) including a casino at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo.
The Kyushu Nagasaki International Tourism Human Resource Development Consortium Preparatory Committee will be holding its second human resources development seminar this coming Saturday, July 31, featuring four main speakers.
The intention to establish this educational consortium was first revealed in late April. It is being launched by four inaugural members—Nagasaki International University, the University of Nagasaki, the Nagasaki prefectural government, and the Sasebo municipal government. It may be expanded to other institutions in the Kyushu region in the future, should Nagasaki be licensed to construct an IR.
At Saturday’s event, the main presentation will be delivered by Professor Hideya Inoue, head of international tourism studies at Nagasaki International University, before turning the floor over to three guests with specialized knowledge about the casino and IR industry.
Joji Kokuryo of Bay City Ventures and Chris Wieners of Hogo Digital will share their experiences working for companies in the gambling and tourism hospitality industries, and also touch upon how their involvement and exposure to international business has helped them develop skills in running their own companies.
Mototsugu Asada of KPG Resort & Hotel will provide specific examples about the importance of hospitality in the food, beverage, and restaurant management segments, and also relate stories from his time running Mizumi, the main Japanese restaurant at Wynn Palace in Macau.
Nagasaki is one of four local governments competing for the three possible IR licenses that the central government is expected to issue next years. At present, its three likely competitors are Yokohama, Osaka, and Wakayama.
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