Travel & Leisure

As construction begins, developers and rail operators eye new opportunities

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The integrated resort will be built on Yumeshima, next to the site of the ongoing Expo 2025 Osaka. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

SHUGO TAMURA and YUYA KAKEGAWA

OSAKA — Construction of Japan’s first integrated resort has begun in Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, as hopes mount for the area to become a leading tourist destination in western Japan.

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