The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace. ( read original story ...)
How a Japanese cult tested nerve gas on sheep at an Australian Outback property before fatal attack
Members of the Aum Supreme Truth sect flew from Tokyo to Perth in April 1993 looking for a remote location where they could test sarin gas ahead of a terrorist attack that shocked the world. ( read original story ...)
Untold story of how a deadly Japanese doomsday cult bought 400,000 hectares in the Australian Outback to test a Nazi nerve agent on sheep – before they poisoned 5,500 commuters …
Members of the Aum Supreme Truth sect flew from Tokyo to Perth in April 1993 looking for a remote location where they could test sarin gas ahead of a terrorist attack that shocked the world. ( read original story ...)
Virgin Atlantic’s 30-year turf war with British Airways after ‘kneecapping job’ exposed
VIRGIN ATLANTIC is one of the biggest airline companies in the UK - but it faced competition from British Airways, resulting in a tense rivalry. ( read original story ...)
Café at Japanese zoo uses cuddly capybaras to enforce social distancing
A café at a zoo in Japan is the latest eatery to get creative when it comes to encouraging diners to practice social distancing. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo prepares a 6-week reopening schedule
Tokyo plans a three-phase easing, with each phase lasting two weeks ... 11:20 a.m. China's new home prices rose at a slightly faster pace in April, the latest data shows, adding to signs the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Parisians angry as trees in famous cinema’s Japanese garden cut down
Property magnate Charles Cohen’s €8m renovation of La Pagode branded a ‘massacre’ ... ( read original story ...)
No. of private lodgings in Japan falls for 1st time amid virus
The number of private properties for vacation rental in Japan has fallen for the first time in nearly two years amid the novel corona ... ( read original story ...)
“Enrich” reveals its 2020 plan to cooperate with Japanese investment in luxury single home market
Enrich”, a group of Thai real estate experts and developers in luxury single homes, is cooperating with Saibu Gas, Japan’s leading energy company, to establish a joint venture with SG Enrich Co., Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s image has changed from fierce to lovable over the decades
From Godzilla to Pokémon, the changing image of Japan has been shaped by its cultural exports beloved in the West. ( read original story ...)
U.S. to Fund Oxford Vaccine; Tokyo May Relax Curbs: Virus Update
Global coronavirus cases topped five million, doubling in the past month, and infections rose at a record pace in Brazil and Indonesia. AstraZeneca received more than $1 billion in U.S. funding to ... ( read original story ...)
Central is no match for Gangnam’s style as Seoul tops Hong Kong in EY ranking of global business districts
Central fell two places to 13th in an index compiled by EY and the Urban Land Institute as new entrants Gangnam and the financial districts of Toronto and San Francisco overtook it. ( read original story ...)
Asian takeaway: ultra-rich foreigners are MORE determined to buy up Australian property during COVID-19 and they’re not just from China
Georg Chmiel, the executive chairman of Chinese property sales group Juwai IQI, said rich investors across Asia were more determined to buy real estate during COVID-19, including in Australia. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Central trails Singapore, Tokyo – and now Seoul’s Gangnam – as it slips down EY index of global business districts
Central fell two places to 13th in an index compiled by EY and the Urban Land Institute as new entrants Gangnam and the financial districts of Toronto and San Francisco overtook it ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic and Blue Yonder Extend Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Autonomous Supply Chain
Panasonic is making an equity investment in Blue Yonder, which will further accelerate activities for both companies in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Live updates: Trump threatens to permanently end WHO funding, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
President Trump threatened to permanently cut U.S. funding for the World Health Organization if sweeping reforms are not made in the next 30 days. ( read original story ...)