Inviting IRs including casinos The number of signatures for referendums exceeds the required number Yokohama October 7, 21:51

An organization that is signing to hold a referendum on IR = integrated resort facilities, including casinos that Yokohama City is aiming to attract, has signed more than 62,500 people required to request a referendum. Revealed that they have gathered.

The city of Yokohama is aiming to attract IR facilities to Yokohama Port, but a group of citizens who oppose it will continue signing activities until the 4th of next month to hold a referendum asking whether or not to attract. I will.



The group held a rally on the 7th, revealing that 62,561 signatures were collected, exceeding the 62,541 required to request a referendum, based on the current number of voters.



Takashi Okada, who is the chairman of the organization's steering committee, said, "I want the mayor of Yokohama and the city council to take this much signature seriously."



In the future, if the city's Election Commission confirms that the required number of signatures has been reached, the mayor will submit a draft ordinance for a referendum to the city council for deliberation.



However, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party, which make up the majority of the parliament, are cautious about the referendum, as they should make a decision based on the details of the IR business that will be finalized in the future.



Regarding the attraction of IR, another organization is also conducting signing activities aiming to recall and request the dismissal of Mayor Fumiko Hayashi.