A rendering of the hotel that Marriott International plans to open in Osaka in 2021, its first upmarket W brand property in Japan. As a global hotel brand, Marriott International cannot afford to miss the great opportunity arising from the sharp growth of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s journey to budget surplus gets 2 years longer
TOKYO -- Japan's goal of reaching a primary budget surplus, a measure that excludes debt service costs, is new expected to recede to fiscal 2027 as Shinzo Abe's government seeks to divert tax revenue meant to reduce borrowing to social programs. ( read original story ...)
First W Hotel in Japan to Open 2021 in Osaka
W Osaka will bring 337 guestrooms, including 35 Suites, two WOW Suites and one EWOW Suite (the brand’s take on the Presidential Suite) to the city. The hotel will feature multiple dining and craft cocktail concepts including the WOO Bar and a second bar ... ( read original story ...)
Slammed Pandem Ford Raptor Drops at 2018 Tokyo Auto Salon
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Saudi bourse ‘taking all measures’ for successful Aramco IPO
The IPO of the world’s largest oil exporter has drawn interest from international stock exchanges in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto and even spurred US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May to lobby for the ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan Criticize Canada’s Bid to Play North Korea Mediator
Japan, South Korea, India and Sweden are among those invited. China and Russia -- who supported the North Korea side during the war -- were not. Meanwhile, a Japanese foreign ministry official questioned the need for including countries as distant as ... ( read original story ...)
Irasshaimase* Japan! W Hotels Scheduled To Debut In Osaka In 2021
"In 2020, Japan will capture the global spotlight ... the availability of capital to finance hotel growth and refurbishment; and other risk factors that the company identifies in its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Auto Salon 2018 preview – Japan’s premier tuning and aftermarket car show
If the Tokyo motor show is where Japanese manufacturers get a chance to go a little crazy, January’s Tokyo Auto Salon is where the aftermarket takes the idea and runs with it. Like America’s SEMA show, Tokyo Auto Salon is where Japan’s tuning firms ... ( read original story ...)
Weak earnings push Japanese regional banks toward crisis
TOKYO -- Japan's regional banks are under increasing scrutiny from the country's regulators as their earnings deteriorate due to the Bank of Japan's negative interest-rate policy and a declining population, even while local economic activity starts to pick up. ( read original story ...)
Aramco is said to seek $2bn from Japan’s export agency
Japanese lenders are jostling for position to arrange the loan as a way of getting closer to Aramco and potentially win a role in the IPO, two of the people said. Spokesmen at Aramco and the JBIC declined to comment. The UK government agreed to a $2 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei pauses after sharp gains; financial stocks rise
Index-heavy stocks such as chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron tumbled 1.7 per cent. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average took a breather on Wednesday after sharp gains, with some index-heavy stocks losing ground after the index hit a 26-year high in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas unit secures contract for Thailand’s Nong Fab LNG terminal
Tokyo Gas Energy Solutions, u unit of Japan’s Tokyo Gas has been awarded a project management consultancy contract from Thailand’s PTT LNG for the construction of the Nong Fab receiving terminal. Thailand’s largest energy company, PTT, through its ... ( read original story ...)
Roppongi socialite nabbed for threatening business partner over sex business
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male socialite over the alleged threats of a partner in a sex business last year, reports the Nippon News Network (Jan. 10). In July of last year, Tomoro Mukai, 31, and five other persons allegedly ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese astronaut apologizes for ‘fake news’ of height increase
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, on a mission to the International Space Station, apologized on Wednesday for saying he had grown 9 cm (3.5 inches) while in space and expressing concern about whether he’d be safe on his return to Earth. ( read original story ...)
Report: South Korea Eyes Joint Crypto Regulations With China, Japan
Finance regulators in South Korea are reportedly looking to cooperate with authorities in China and Japan on new rules for cryptocurrency trading. A Jan. 8 report by Yonhap News states that representatives from the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC ... ( read original story ...)
US OKs selling Japan missiles to shoot down North Korean missiles
It will also improve (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s) interoperability with U.S. missile defense systems, and increase the protection for U.S. installations in the region.” Fox News previously reported that North Korea’s weapons “are only ... ( read original story ...)