MGM Resorts International will increase its presence in Tokyo, Japan, in the next month, according to chairman and chief executive officer James Murren, as the country continues to prepare for regulation, reports Reuters.

Tokyo skyline Source: Yodalica (via wikipedia)

"We are going to have a larger office here in Tokyo," Murren told reporters at an investor conference in Tokyo.

MGM has appointed 15 new employees with "eight or nine" to be based in Tokyo, said Murren, adding that the enlarged team will continue to establish new relationships in the country.