About 1,000 traditional items are on display in seven rooms leading to “Hyakudan Kaidan,” or the stairway of 100 steps, which is a tangible cultural property registered by the Tokyo metropolitan gover... ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Let Naomi Osaka Play Doubles
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Naomi Osaka is the toast of Japan after winning the Australian Open over the weekend and becoming the first Japanese player to be ranked No. 1 in the world. She faces an awkward ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya da nang direct flight
A new direct flight between Da Nang and Nagoya, Japan will launch later in 2019. — VNS Photo Tran Le Lam The central city’s international airport administration, in co-operation with Chubu Centrair ai... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man arrested over fatal beating of Thai sex worker
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 20 ... The woman, 19-year-old employee of a fuzoku (commercial sex) business, was found collapsed and unconscious on the floor inside. The face o... ( read original story ...)
Ellen DeGeneres loves poking fun at Naomi Osaka on Twitter
Ellen DeGeneres sure knows how to stir the pot. In an interview late last year, US Open champion Naomi Osaka foolishly revealed her celebrity crush (Michael B. Jordan) to the iconic talkshow host. “Yo... ( read original story ...)
The Luxury Collection Opens Third Property in Japan
The Luxury Collection has announced the opening of the 58-room IRAPH SUI, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Miyako Okinawa, marking the third Luxury Collection property in Japan. Owned by Mori Trust Co. Ltd. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-South Korea ties ‘worst in five decades’ as U.S. leaves alliance untended
The crisis is bad news for the United States, experts say, and undermines U.S. efforts to gather like-minded nations under the banner of a free and open Indo-Pacific and counter China’s rising influen... ( read original story ...)
Philippine flag soars in Sapporo Snow Festival official art guides and posters in Japan
In the five sculptures, 2 were created by Japanese celebrities while the 3 were done by the citizens of Sapporo. This excerpt from the exclusive coverage of Monsi Serrano for The Philippine Business a... ( read original story ...)
Da Nang – Nagoya direct flight set to launch in 2019
(Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNS/VNA) – Da Nang’s international airport administration, in cooperation with Chubu Centrair airport, Japan, plans to launch daily direct flights connecting the central city and ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya-Đà Nẵng direct flight set to launch in 2019
A new direct flight between Da Nang and Nagoya, Japan will launch later in 2019. — VNS Photo Tran Le Lam The central city’s international airport administration, in co-operation with Chubu Centrair ai... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Softbank invests Rs 2,800 crore in Indiabulls Housing arm OakNorth bank
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has said that it will invest Rs 2,800 crore in Indiabulls Housing Finance's associate OakNorth bank, a commercial bank based in United Kingdom. "Softbank is investing Rs ... ( read original story ...)
Online Banking Market: Rising Access to Banking Services on Smartphones Boost Demand with Top Key Players:Fiserv,Microsoft,Tata Consultancy Services
Tokyo, Japan -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/08/2019 -- Online banking allows customers to monitor accounts, download transactions, transfer funds between accounts, including checking, saving, and money market/CD a... ( read original story ...)
Saudi-backed SoftBank fund pumps $390m into banking startup
LONDON: British banking start-up OakNorth is targeting international expansion after closing a $440 million fundraising round led by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. The specialist business and property l... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Australia Up on State of Union Speech
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 regained 29.61 points ... That followed after a speech from Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe revealed that the central bank is no longer as convinced that the ne... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank to invest $440 mn in Indiabulls Housing-backed OakNorth Bank
Japanese internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Bank is investing $440 million in the UK-based OakNorth Bank, which counts Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd as a shareholder. SoftBank's investment of Rs 2, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Resistance is futile’ in slow march to open banking in Canada
The Bank of Canada conducted its new biannual Financial ... later this year in Australia, and in 2020 in Japan. It’s better to get ahead and export our prowess (in financial technology ... ( read original story ...)