On 14 March 2025, members of the Stop Casino! Nagasaki National's Network marched around the Fukuoka High Court in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, calling for the return of public funds used for the Nagasaki integrated resort (IR) to prefectural citizens. On the same day, in a lawsuit filed by a citizens' group seeking to halt public funding for an IR, including a casino that the prefecture and Sasebo City had been promoting, the plaintiffs, who had lost the first trial at the Nagasaki District Court, appealed to the Fukuoka High Court.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1. Summary

On March 14, 2025, citizen groups opposing the Nagasaki Integrated Resort (casino) project held peaceful demonstrations in Fukuoka, Japan, demanding the return of public funds. This protest activity is linked to lawsuits demanding the cessation of public funding support for the IR project that includes casinos, which is being promoted by Nagasaki Prefecture and Sasebo City. Direct supply-chain impact is limited.

2. Supply-chain impact

• Regional economic policy uncertainty: Potential delays in the Nagasaki IR project may indirectly affect supply-chain planning for construction materials and tourism infrastructure
• Investment environment in western Japan: Citizen opposition to large-scale development projects in the Kyushu region may lead to increased caution in pursuing similar projects in the future
• Minimal logistics hub impact: Currently no direct disruption to major port and transportation network operations in the Fukuoka-Nagasaki region

3. Watch points

• Progress of legal proceedings related to the Nagasaki IR project and potential government policy changes
• Trends in the spread of civil society opposition movements against large-scale development projects in western Japan