The Dunes and Aladdin had been operating under bankruptcy protection for years before they were purchased by Nangaku and Yasuda. Japanese investors and tourists are fueling an economic boom in Las Vegas , spending or committing over $ 800 million dollars . Yoshi Morichika is setting up a 1,270 acre golf and casino resort community for Japanese recreation and electronics giant New World in nearby Henderson at a cost of $ 200 million . Japanese businessman Ken Manabe has invested $ 30 million in the Park Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas and many more in his Nevada - based Sigma Corporation , which makes gaming equipment . However , some Japanese investors are running into financial difficulty with their investments and failing properties such as the Dunes and the Aladdin hotels .
Japanese investors and tourists are fueling an economic boom in Las Vegas , spending or committing over $ 800 million dollars . Yoshi Morichika is setting up a 1,270 acre golf and casino resort community for Japanese recreation and electronics giant New World in nearby Henderson at a cost of $ 200 million . Japanese businessman Ken Manabe has invested $ 30 million in the Park Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas and many more in his Nevada - based Sigma Corporation , which makes gaming equipment . However , some Japanese investors are running into financial difficulty with their investments and failing properties such as the Dunes and the Aladdin hotels .