The government approved the development plans of Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City on January 14, aiming to open in 2029. The prefectural government has taken measures to prevent recurrence by deleting videos containing such copyrighted works from its website.
MGM Resorts International, an American IR management company that is a core shareholder of the operator Osaka IR Co., Ltd., released a comment. "This use was solely due to our carelessness and we never intended to use it without proper procedures," the company said.