"Pixel Companyz and Groupe Partouche will work together with their consortium partners to plan, develop and operate a premier integrated resort in Japan," Pixel said in a statement.

"This integrated Resort project will host, in addition to a casino, a congress, conference and exhibition center, leisure facilities, hotels, restaurants, shops and all services contributing to the development of tourism," said Partouche in a statement issued by the French company.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Tom Hogue)