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Beef restaurant limits guests to 6 per day

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Newly opened restaurant "Beef Atelier Ushinomiya" in the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, pictured on Sept. 1, 2014, serves only one fixed course using local beef to six people per day.

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Producer for 'unique' beef restaurant explains concept

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Radio/TV writer Kundo Koyama, a producer for "Beef Atelier Ushinomiya" in the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, explains on Sept. 1, 2014, the concept and menu of the restaurant that limits guests to just six a day.

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Sega Sammy chief Satomi

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Chairman and President Hajime Satomi gives a press conference on April 3, 2012 at the sprawling ''Seagaia'' resort in Miyazaki. Sega Sammy acquired Seagaia operator Phoenix Resort K.K. the previous week.

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Ripplewood to invest 3.5 bil. yen to improve Seagaia resort

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Michael Glennie, president of Ripplewood Lodging, speaks at a press conference in Miyazaki on Dec. 8 about a plan to invest more than 3.5 billion yen to renovate existing facilities at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki.

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Seagaia to close swimming dome from October

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Michael Glennie (R), president of Phoenix Resort Co., operator of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture, briefs reporters at a Miyazaki hotel March 26 about a restructuring plan under which the resort's indoor swimming complex, Ocean Dome, will be closed from October.

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Seagaia resort hotels make fresh start as Sheraton members

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Michael Glennie, president of Phoenix Resort, operator of the Seagaia resort complex, speaks at a ceremony in Miyazaki on Jan. 10 to mark a fresh start for two hotels of the failed resort. Glennie said the two hotels will do business as Sheraton member hotels. Phoenix Resort is owned by U.S. investment company Ripplewood Holdings LLC, which purchased Seagaia for 16.2 billion yen last June after Phoenix Resort collapsed in February the same year with debts of 326.1 billion yen.

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Court approves Seagaia rehabilitation plan+

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yasumasa Sato (R), the court-appointed administrator of Seagaia, speaks at a news conference Aug. 3 after the Miyazaki District Court approved a rehabilitation plan for the failed resort complex, paving the way for it to be reborn in September under the auspices of U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC.

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Seagaia's rehabilitation plan submitted to court

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yasumasa Sato (C), the court-appointed administrator of the failed Seagaia resort complex, speaks July 11 at a news conference in Miyazaki after submitting Seagaia's rehabilitation plan to the Miyazaki District Court. If creditors approve the plan, Seagaia will be reborn in September under the auspices of U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC.

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Ripplewood signs deal to buy Seagaia resort

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Jesse Robert Lovejoy (L), senior managing director of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, signs an agreement to buy the failed Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture from Phoenix Resort Co. At right is Yasumasa Sato, court-appointed administrator.

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Ripplewood to take over failed operator of Seagaia complex

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The photo, taken in October 1997, shows the Seagaia resport complex in Miyazaki Prefecture. Sources said May 11 that U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC will take over the operations of the failed operator of the resort complex. Ripplewood, which made headlines last year by becoming the first foreign firm to buy a Japanese bank, will be the first foreign company to take over a failed semipublic entity.

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Seagaia resort group files for bankruptcy protection

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A group of women visits Ocean Dome, part of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb. 19. The complex is operated by the semipublic Phoenix Resort Ltd. which along with two Seagaia group firms filed for bankruptcy protection with the Miyazaki District Court the same day. A Seagaia group spokesman said the three companies' liabilities are estimated at 326.1 billion yen, making it the largest failure for a semipublic entity.

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Seagaia resort group files for bankruptcy protection

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The operators of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, filed Feb. 19 for bankruptcy protection with the Miyazaki District Court. Phoenix Resort Ltd., a semipublic company, and two group firms filed bankruptcy petitions. The resort (seen in this October 1997 photo), which includes hotels, golf courses, a convention hall, zoo, tennis court and pool, was used as the venue for last July's Group of Eight foreign ministerial meeting.

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G-8 foreign ministers meet press after Miyazaki meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) speaks to the press July 13 following the end of a two-day meeting of Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers at the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan. The G-8 ministers issued a joint statement and a separate 16-page ''Miyazaki Initiative'' action plan on five conflict-prevention steps, such as controlling small arms and the diamond trade.

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G-8 foreign ministers wrapping up 2-day meet in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries gather to hold their second and final day discussions July 13 at the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan. They are set to issue a joint statement and a comprehensive action plan on conflict-prevention later in the day to wrap up their annual meeting.

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G-8 foreign ministers get down to work

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers kick off their two-day meeting at the Seagaia seaside resort complex in the southwestern Japanese city of Miyazaki on July 12 to set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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G-8 foreign ministers kick off Miyazaki meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries plus a representative each from the European Union and European Commission pose in front of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki on July 12, at the start of their two-day meeting in the city in southwestern Japan. Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono is fifth from R. The meeting will set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Kono arrives in Miyazaki for G-8 meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono arrives in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, to attend the two-day meeting of the Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers. The July 12-13 meeting at the Seagaia seaside resort complex will be followed by the July 21-23 G-8 summit in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Police stop cars near site of G-8 foreign ministers' meet

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Police stop cars and check the drivers' documents July 10 near the Seagaia seaside resort complex in Miyazaki where foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries will hold two days of talks July 12 and 13. The G-8 ministers will discuss political and security issues to set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Phoenix Resort Inc., the operator of the Seagaia resort and conference hall facility in Miyazaki Prefecture that will be the venue for July's Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting, said June 5 it has racked up losses of 121.8 billion yen in the seven years since opening in 1993.

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Mori, Palau Pres. Nakamura meet press in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) and Palau President Kuniwo Nakamura (L) meet the press after the one-day Pacific Islands Leaders' Meeting 2000 (PALM). The second summit between Japan and the 16 members of the South Pacific Forum (SPF) was held at the seaside resort complex Seagaia on April 22. Mori chaired the meeting while Nakamura headed the SPF side.

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16 South Pacific leaders gather in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The one-day Pacific Islands Leaders' Meeting 2000 (PALM) -- the second summit between Japan and the 16 members of the South Pacific Forum (SPF) -- is held at the seaside resort complex Seagaia in Miyazaki on April 22. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori , who chaired the summit meeting, unveiled a $4 million aid package to South Pacific Islands nations.

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Seagaia resort hotels make fresh start as Sheraton members

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Michael Glennie, president of Phoenix Resort, operator of the Seagaia resort complex, speaks at a ceremony in Miyazaki on Jan. 10 to mark a fresh start for two hotels of the failed resort. Glennie said the two hotels will do business as Sheraton member hotels. Phoenix Resort is owned by U.S. investment company Ripplewood Holdings LLC, which purchased Seagaia for 16.2 billion yen last June after Phoenix Resort collapsed in February the same year with debts of 326.1 billion yen.

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Seagaia to close swimming dome from October

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Michael Glennie (R), president of Phoenix Resort Co., operator of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture, briefs reporters at a Miyazaki hotel March 26 about a restructuring plan under which the resort's indoor swimming complex, Ocean Dome, will be closed from October.

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Foreign enterprises asked to adopt dialogue

MIYAZAKI, Japan - An aerial view of the large resort ''Seagaia'' facilities in Miyazaki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Sega Sammy chief Satomi

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Chairman and President Hajime Satomi gives a press conference on April 3, 2012 at the sprawling ''Seagaia'' resort in Miyazaki. Sega Sammy acquired Seagaia operator Phoenix Resort K.K. the previous week. (Kyodo)

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Beef restaurant limits guests to 6 per day

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Newly opened restaurant "Beef Atelier Ushinomiya" in the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, pictured on Sept. 1, 2014, serves only one fixed course using local beef to six people per day. (Kyodo)

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Ripplewood to invest 3.5 bil. yen to improve Seagaia resort

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Michael Glennie, president of Ripplewood Lodging, speaks at a press conference in Miyazaki on Dec. 8 about a plan to invest more than 3.5 billion yen to renovate existing facilities at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki. (Kyodo)

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Court approves Seagaia rehabilitation plan+

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yasumasa Sato (R), the court-appointed administrator of Seagaia, speaks at a news conference Aug. 3 after the Miyazaki District Court approved a rehabilitation plan for the failed resort complex, paving the way for it to be reborn in September under the auspices of U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC.

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Ripplewood signs deal to buy Seagaia resort

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Jesse Robert Lovejoy (L), senior managing director of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, signs an agreement to buy the failed Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture from Phoenix Resort Co. At right is Yasumasa Sato, court-appointed administrator.

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Ripplewood to take over failed operator of Seagaia complex

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The photo, taken in October 1997, shows the Seagaia resport complex in Miyazaki Prefecture. Sources said May 11 that U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC will take over the operations of the failed operator of the resort complex. Ripplewood, which made headlines last year by becoming the first foreign firm to buy a Japanese bank, will be the first foreign company to take over a failed semipublic entity.

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Seagaia resort group files for bankruptcy protection

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A group of women visits Ocean Dome, part of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb. 19. The complex is operated by the semipublic Phoenix Resort Ltd. which along with two Seagaia group firms filed for bankruptcy protection with the Miyazaki District Court the same day. A Seagaia group spokesman said the three companies' liabilities are estimated at 326.1 billion yen, making it the largest failure for a semipublic entity.

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G-8 foreign ministers wrapping up 2-day meet in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries gather to hold their second and final day discussions July 13 at the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan. They are set to issue a joint statement and a comprehensive action plan on conflict-prevention later in the day to wrap up their annual meeting.

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Police stop cars near site of G-8 foreign ministers' meet

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Police stop cars and check the drivers' documents July 10 near the Seagaia seaside resort complex in Miyazaki where foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries will hold two days of talks July 12 and 13. The G-8 ministers will discuss political and security issues to set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Kono arrives in Miyazaki for G-8 meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono arrives in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, to attend the two-day meeting of the Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers. The July 12-13 meeting at the Seagaia seaside resort complex will be followed by the July 21-23 G-8 summit in Okinawa Prefecture.

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G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Phoenix Resort Inc., the operator of the Seagaia resort and conference hall facility in Miyazaki Prefecture that will be the venue for July's Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting, said June 5 it has racked up losses of 121.8 billion yen in the seven years since opening in 1993.

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Mori, Palau Pres. Nakamura meet press in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) and Palau President Kuniwo Nakamura (L) meet the press after the one-day Pacific Islands Leaders' Meeting 2000 (PALM). The second summit between Japan and the 16 members of the South Pacific Forum (SPF) was held at the seaside resort complex Seagaia on April 22. Mori chaired the meeting while Nakamura headed the SPF side.

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16 South Pacific leaders gather in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The one-day Pacific Islands Leaders' Meeting 2000 (PALM) -- the second summit between Japan and the 16 members of the South Pacific Forum (SPF) -- is held at the seaside resort complex Seagaia in Miyazaki on April 22. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori , who chaired the summit meeting, unveiled a $4 million aid package to South Pacific Islands nations.