IHG Opens Holiday Inn Express in Osaka

IHG Hotels & Resorts is bringing one of the world’s largest and most beloved brands, Holiday Inn Express, to Japan for the first time with the opening of Holiday Inn Express Osaka City Centre Midosuji ... ( read original story ...)

Ride-hailing firm Ola plans 2022 IPO

Ola, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, is also gearing up to create something of a "super app" with plans to broaden its services beyond mobility to include personal finance and micro insurance, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo to build on Thai ties

Yuriko Koike, Tokyo's first woman governor, wants Thais to see a "new" version of Japan's capital city, once it is ready to receive visitors, forging people-to-people ties between both countries. ( read original story ...)