This comes after India banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, and Australia scrutinises the app for foreign interference and data privacy risks. ( read original story ...)
Olympics digital boss on marketing Tokyo 2020… again
Tokyo 2020 will forever be asterisked in history books as the first postponed Olympic Games, the pandemic-enforced delay meaning it is now the longest-marketed Games – a fact that presents a whole ... ( read original story ...)
Mary’s Place vacates shelter after Africatown demands Central Area property
Homeless shelter provider Mary's Place left a Seattle building after only about two months when a Black-led consortium demanded the owner of the Central District property transfer the lease to the ... ( read original story ...)
Design Hotels opens Zentis Osaka
Design Hotels has opened its first property in Osaka, Japan. The Zentis Osaka occupies a new, 16-story building located near the city's Kita-Shinchi district, home to attractions such as the Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
What our Olympic athletes are doing to stay motivated for the postponed Tokyo games
But no one could have predicted a worldwide pandemic would force the Tokyo 2020 games to be postponed for a year. Kayo is your ticket to the best sport streaming Live & On-Demand. New to Kayo? Get ... ( read original story ...)
US says Carlos Ghosn’s son sent US$500,000 in cryptocurrency for Japan escape
The payments went to Peter Taylor after he and his father helped ex-Nissan chief Charlos Ghosn flee Japan, US prosecutors say. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan’s aging apartment complexes need gov’t intervention
The Japanese government has revised legislation related to the management of aging apartment complexes so that administrative bodies will be able to g ... ( read original story ...)
China vows retaliation after US ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information. ( read original story ...)
Asia shares slip after worst S&P 500 loss in nearly 4 weeks
U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street have combined to push shares in Asia lower ... ( read original story ...)
Mary’s Place vacates shelter after Africatown leader demands Central Area property
Homeless shelter provider Mary's Place left a Seattle building after only about two months when a Black-led consortium demanded the owner of the Central District property transfer the lease to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan top court tells Twitter to disclose retweeters’ info
“Twitter has 45 million users in Japan. It is hoped that the company will take action ... In 2018, however, Intellectual Property High Court ruled that an act of retweeting does not infringe copyright ... ( read original story ...)
Experiencing Zen & Zazen in Nikko, Ryomo, and Kawagowe Japan (less than 2 hours north of Tokyo)
In these times of stress and uncertainty, it is relieving to know that once we can travel again, there are places in the world to travel to that offer the healing qualities of reflection, tranquility ... ( read original story ...)
Shares mixed in Asia as China-US tensions cast shadow
Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, ... ( read original story ...)
Shares mixed in Asia after Wall Street advance
Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day ... to protect American intellectual property. China said it would retaliate. ( read original story ...)
US Shuts China’s Houston Consulate; Pompeo Cites Intellectual Property Theft
“It’s been European intellectual property, too, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs ... at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. While Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Allianz Ambassadors Tokyo 2020
He was charged with property damage, among other offences. He faced up to three years in jail if convicted, police said. Credit: Czech Republic Police via Storyful ... ( read original story ...)