Japan Casino Market Size
At PwC Japan group, there are many experts in consulting, deal advisory, tax consulting and assurance services specialized in gaming. We deliver services that match the needs of clients, supporting from market entry strategy to post-execution of IR business. The 2019 results revealed that the larger the size of the company surveyed, the more likely it is to be facing a labor shortage: 44.1% among companies with 5 or fewer employees, 64.7% among. They estimate that the Japanese casino market could be worth 1.75 trillion yen ($15.8 billion) a year when resorts are opened in three cities, surpassing Nevada's $11.1 billion.
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More than Half of Companies Think Labor Shortage Will Get Worse
A fiscal 2019 survey on labor shortages among small and medium-size companies found that 66.4% face labor shortages, a 1.4-point rise over the previous year’s result.
In the fiscal 2015 survey, 50.3% of the companies surveyed had reported labor shortages, and that percentage has steadily increased in the four years since. The proportion of companies that had just the right number of workers has declined steadily over the past four years, to 31.5% in 2019, as compared to 45.5% in 2015.
When asked about the prospects for overcoming the labor shortage over the next three years or so, 52.1% of all surveyed companies said that they expected the labor shortage to get worse. That percentage was even higher, at 62.4%, among companies already facing a labor shortage, against the backdrop of Japan’s population decline and migration to larger urban areas.
Growing Shortages in Caregiving and Nursing
The hotel and restaurant sector faced the most severe labor shortage, with 81.8% of surveyed companies reporting that they lack staff, a 2.7-point rise over the previous year’s survey result. Labor shortages have surged recently in the nursing and caregiving sector, rising 11.2 points over the previous year’s survey, to 79.2%. Around 70% to 80% of companies in the transportation, construction, and telecommunication and information services industries also reported labor shortages.
Breakdown by Industry of Companies Facing Labor Shortages
| Fiscal 2019 survey | Fiscal 2018 survey | |
|---|---|---|
| Hotels and restaurants | 81.8% | 79.1% |
| Caregiving and nursing | 79.2% | 68.0% |
| Transportation | 78.2% | 78.2% |
| Construction | 75.4% | 75.6% |
| Telecommunications and information services | 72.7% | 64.3% |
| Wholesale and retail | 60.5% | 57.8% |
| Manufacturing | 57.7% | 59.1% |
Created by Nippon.com based on a survey from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The 2019 results revealed that the larger the size of the company surveyed, the more likely it is to be facing a labor shortage: 44.1% among companies with 5 or fewer employees, 64.7% among companies with 21 to 50 employees, and 77.3% among companies with 101 or more employees.
Japan Casino Market Size Charts
Companies that reported a need to employ foreign staff, which includes both those who have hired and those that are considering or have plans to hire foreign staff, rose from 42.7% in the previous year’s survey to 50.8%.
(Translated from Japanese. Banner photo © p-bandits/Pixta.)
Tourism Statistics Highlight15 December 2020
FEATURED
- InboundFrom October 2020, the Japanese government will, in principle, allow new arrivals to all countries and regions, subject to conditions such as residency status and quarantine measures. JNTO estimated that the number of overseas travelers to Japan in October 2020 exceeded 20,000 to 27,400 for the first time in seven months, however still declining compared to the previous year for 13 successive months.
October2020 (Estimated figures)
27,400 Visits
YOY -98.9％
- 2020
- YTD4,000,512 Visits
October2020 (Estimated figures)
31,049 Visits
YOY -98.1％
- 2020
- YTD3,110,486Visits