Expo crowds lift Osaka hotel rates 30%-40%, with further rise expected

The average daily rate for major hotels in Osaka prefecture last month was 21,201 yen ($145 at current rates), a 31% gain on the year, according to STR, a unit of U.S.-based commercial property data analytics firm CoStar Group. The jump was steeper than increases elsewhere, including 4.2% in Tokyo and the 7.2% national average. ( ...

Cboe Global to exit Japan equities operations

Cboe Global Markets said on Wednesday it will wind down its Japanese equities business, including the Cboe Japan proprietary trading system and Cboe BIDS Japan block trading platform. ( read original story ...)