Hard Rock seeks up to 60% stake in Japanese casino

Tokyo

HARD Rock Cafe International is looking to buy up to a 60 per cent stake in a Japanese casino resort, its chairman said on Tuesday, seeking entry into what could become the world's second biggest casino market.

Hard Rock, famous for its music-themed restaurants, last month opened a Japan unit with a view to grabbing a slice of the action after the country's legalisation of casinos.