“I think he (Takeda) also wanted to clear the way in the interest of Japan and also of the IOC,” Bach told a news conference, adding that the IOC would like to identify a successor as soon as ... ( read original story ...)
Tourist ‘beaten by Chinese university security guards’ for wearing a ‘Japanese kimono’
according to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency. The university, one of the oldest in the country, is renowned for its cherry blossoms, or sakura, which are perceived as a symbol of Japanese culture ... ( read original story ...)
Coulter-Nile keen to know cause of vertigo mogaznewsen
Markets Live: Markets spooked by dovish Fed mogaznewsen - Wednesday 20th March 2019 10:00 PM Coaching lawsuit hangs over Osaka in Miami homecoming mogaznewsen - Wednesday 20th March 2019 10:00 PM us ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Realty Trust: This 5.85% Preferred Stock IPO Has Begun Trading On The NYSE
Hong Kong and Osaka metropolitan areas in the Asia Pacific region. As of December 31, 2016, its properties contained a total of approximately 26.1 million rentable square feet, including ... ( read original story ...)
Gin obsessions, Brexit hikes and a Twitter lawsuit
Osaka faces lawsuit questions on Miami homecoming Reuters - 19:45 PM GMT March 20, 2019 As It Speeds Toward IPO, Lyft Faces Federal Lawsuit For Disability Discrimination ( read original story ...)
Government no longer keen on Laiban Dam
Velasco disclosed plans to build tunnels and aqueducts from Ipo Dam to Bigte Norzagaray and ... Weir Project proposed by a Japanese firm. Osaka-based Global Utility Development Corporation Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
The Philippines’ China Dam Controversy
Manila Water blamed the crisis on unexpected demand from the construction industry, shortages in the primary water source, the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa ... Moreover, Osaka-based Global Utility ... ( read original story ...)
Auto1 may consider IPO in future but no need for cash now: CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - German used-car dealing platform Auto1 said it could seek a public offering in future but a 2018 cash infusion from Japan’s Softbank means it has no immediate need for extra ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Line and Mercari form mobile payment partnership
TOKYO -- Chat app operator Line and online secondhand marketplace Mercari have joined forces, the two companies said Wednesday, in the latest twist in the battle for dominance in Japan's cashless ... ( read original story ...)
Second Moderate Earthquake Strikes Takanabe, Japan in the Last 24 Hours
Japan has been hit with its second moderate earthquake in the last 24 hours. This most recent quake struck at 9:11 a.m. local time. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3 and hit just 30 miles from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Vows to Raise Sales Tax as Record Budget Passes Parliament
TOKYO — Japanese policymakers vowed on Wednesday to raise the sales tax to 10 percent as planned in October, following the passage in parliament of the budget bill for the next fiscal year beginning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Internet Giants Join Forces as Payments Race Heats Up
(Bloomberg) -- Line Corp. and Mercari Inc. are joining forces on mobile payments as Japan’s internet companies race to dominate cashless transactions in the world’s No. 3 economy. The operator of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau Launches Timeless Tokyo, a Website to Introduce the Attractions of Tokyo as a Luxury Travel Destination
TOKYO — Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, on behalf of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, has launched the Timeless Tokyo website (https://timelesstokyo.com) in late February of 2019 as a planning ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Is Trying to Woo Millennials With Single Share Purchases
(Bloomberg) -- Buying Nintendo Co. shares in Tokyo today would mean a minimum investment of about 3.15 million yen ($28,500). What if the entry cost is the same as a $300 Switch console? ( read original story ...)
Japan Struggles To Diversify Energy Mix
With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016, an accord was reached on dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance starting in 2020. Regardless, of the unilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Yahoo backs new cryptocurrency exchange
A subsidiary of Japan Yahoo will allow the trade of cryptocurrencies after a reported $19 million deal. Taotao, formerly known as BitARG, will launch in May and is a 40% subsidiary of the internet ... ( read original story ...)