9 7 1 , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁synd icate ▁head ed ▁by ▁Y oh ach iro ▁I was aki ▁acquired ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁hect ares ▁of ▁beach front ▁land ▁including ▁wet lands ▁in ▁F arn borough ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁resort . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁caused ▁w ides p read ▁out rage , ▁given ▁that ▁Australian ▁citizens ▁and ▁developers ▁had ▁been ▁refused ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁prior , ▁and ▁also ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁deal ▁was ▁cor rupted ▁by ▁kick back s ▁at ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁level . ▁ ▁Anti - J apan ese ▁sentiment ▁ran ▁r ife ▁including ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁fake ▁money ▁featuring ▁Mr ▁I was aki ' s ▁car ic ature d ▁face ▁with ▁a ▁currency ▁value ▁of ▁ 4 ▁Grab s , ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁term ▁" up ▁for ▁gra bs ". ▁ ▁When ▁construction ▁began , ▁the ▁Ye pp oon ▁R SL ▁club ▁posted ▁an ▁anti - J apan ese ▁display ▁on ▁their ▁la wn s . ▁ ▁Local ▁dis content ▁reached ▁its ▁clim ax ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁E lection , ▁when ▁a ▁bomb ▁was ▁set ▁off ▁at ▁I was aki ▁Res ort . ▁ ▁Two ▁men ▁were ▁charged ▁but ▁acqu itted . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁continued ▁regardless . ▁Origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁I was aki ▁Res ort , ▁it ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁International ▁Res ort . ▁ ▁R yd ges ▁managed ▁the ▁resort ▁until ▁