Sapporo Buys Anchor Brewing

Anchor’s press release holds back the amount of the sale, but the news release from Sapporo gives the transaction as $85 million, which seems like a bargain. Sapporo bought only the brewery; Anchor’s distillery business will be spun off into a separate ... ( read original story ...)

San Francisco’s Anchor Brewery acquired by Japan’s Sapporo

The brewery's President and CEO Keith Greggor said the deal was a year in the making, and Sapporo was the best fit, according to the online news outlet. "When you take a brand like Anchor, its very soul exists in the heart of San Francisco," Greggor said. ( read original story ...)

Chinese woman missing in Hokkaido traced to Kushiro shop

However, no further clues developed during the search, according to TBS News (Aug. 2). Wei’s father arrived in Sapporo on July 28. “There was nothing unusual about her before she left [China],” he reportedly told police. Police are now attempting to ... ( read original story ...)

Locals say Anchor beer sale sad but not earth shattering

Resignation, rather than outrage, was the dominant tone of the reaction to Thursday morning’s news that San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing has been sold to Japan’s Sapporo Holdings Ltd. “Wow, one of the first OG (original) craft brewers selling out ... ( read original story ...)

Daytona’s Sapporo Japanese restaurant shuttered

DAYTONA BEACH — Sapporo Japanese Steak House, a fixture on the beachside dining scene for decades, closed its doors permanently on Tuesday, according to the owner of the building at 501 Seabreeze Blvd. The restaurant’s business phone was disconnected ... ( read original story ...)

The Finish Line: A Three Medal Prediction For Team Bahamas

The Bahamas has not seen any success in the men’s century since national record holder Derrick Atkins sped to silver behind American Tyson Gay and ahead of Jamaican Asafa Powell in Osaka, Japan in 2007. Following Fraser, national record holder Steven ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. businesses fear Trump mishandling of China IP, trade probe

In addition to the United States, the European Union, Japan, Germany and Canada have all expressed concern about China's behavior on intellectual property theft. The technology sector has been especially hard hit in IP disputes. "Our members generally ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks in Asia Waver on Disappointing Earnings

Among other Japanese automakers, Mazda shares climbed 2.8% and Toyota ... In a note on Friday, analysts at DBS said the Singapore-based property developer posted robust second-quarter earnings, which nearly doubled on-year, beating expectations, amid ... ( read original story ...)

Our Migrant World

Along with Sunju’s move from her village to Osaka, characters also journey between city and ... their strength of character challenged by the added burdens of responsibility (emotional, financial, and otherwise) that they suffer as daughters, wives ... ( read original story ...)