While Japan would be the first nation in Asia to host the Rugby Union World Cup in 2019, the third largest global sporting event would prop up the country’s economy.

The event’s organisers are predicting a tourism boom, as the 43-day tournament, which is slated to begin on 20 September, would be hosted at twelve stadiums across Japan, with 70% of the 2.5 million ticket requests received coming from outside the country.

“We've had some independent studies done and they predict that in British pounds there will be about GBP 2.79 billion ($3.5 billion) of increased economic activity around the Rugby World Cup,” Rugby World Cup Organizing Committee’s CEO Akira Shimazu told CNBC.

With the Olympics and Paralympics to be held in 2020, officials are seeing Japan entering its “golden sporting years.”

“There is a short space of time between the events of the Rugby World Cup and then the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but in some ways that can be beneficial,” Shimazu said.

Rugby Union has grown popular over the past decade in the Asian nation, with more than 120,000 registered players.

Technology would have a key part in the Rugby World Cup and then the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as the two major events would feature the latest facial recognition technology as added security at stadiums.

“There are many merits of having those two events so close to each other,” Shimazu said.

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