TOKYO -- The City of Yokohama will bid to host a large resort that will include a casino, Mayor Fumiko Hayashi announced on Thursday.
The Japanese government has announced a plan to build three so-called integrated resorts, with Osaka Prefecture currently the leading candidate to land one. Yokohama will be the second major city to put in a bid for a site. In the Kanto region around the capital, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the city of Chiba are also discussing bids.
