Former special forces soldier Michael Taylor and son held on charges they enabled Ghosn’s fleeing to Lebanon to avoid financial misconduct trial ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Arrests Former Green Beret, Son, in Connection with Carlos Ghosn Escape From Japan
U.S. arrests former Green Beret and son in connection with former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan to avoid a corruption trial. ( read original story ...)
U.S. arrests two men wanted by Japan over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape
U.S. authorities on Wednesday arrested a former special forces soldier and another man wanted by Japan on charges that they enabled the escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of the ... ( read original story ...)
Feds arrest two Americans wanted by Japan for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape
Federal officials on Wednesday arrested two men, including a former special forces soldier, wanted by Japan for their alleged involvement in assisting in the escape of former Nissan Motor boss Carlos ... ( read original story ...)
Search efforts continue in Japan following deadly typhoon
Rescue crews in Japan are continuing their search efforts in the aftermath of the typhoon. It has been downgraded to a tropical storm but the death toll is still growing. CBS News foreign ... ( 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 ...)
This Tokyo pub has a machine that sprays customers with disinfectant as they enter
As businesses around the world adopt new practices due to coronavirus, one Japanese pub is taking a novel approach to customer safety. ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift emergency in western prefectures: NHK
Japan plans to lift the state of emergency in the western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo from the list of eight remaining ones but keeping curbs in Tokyo area and the northern island of ... ( read original story ...)
Staffing agency accused of faking work contracts of foreigners
A staffing agency hired by the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau is suspected of fabricating job contracts to obtain residence status for foreigners and gain more revenue for itself, The Asahi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s LDP advocates stimulus, with funding for firms to survive COVID-19 recession
Japan must maintain an appropriate "policy mix" by adopting strong fiscal spending to go with the Bank of Japan's powerful monetary easing to protect the economy and jobs from the coronavirus fallout, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan on Path to Coronavirus Containment – Economy Minister Nishimura
Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday that the nation was on a path towards containing the novel coronavirus. But he said Japan was yet ready to promote tourism and added ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PropertyGuru Grew Sales 24% While Gauging IPO Window
Southeast Asian online property leader PropertyGuru Pte grew revenue 24% in 2019 thanks to surging regional wealth, a strong performance its chief executive said may be hard to repeat this year. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares advance on growing hopes for economic restart
Japanese stocks gained on Wednesday, supported by hopes that the government would allow economic and social activities to resume in response to a decline in new coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
Camila Cabello Joins Mastercard Roster Creating Digital Priceless Experiences
From intimate acoustic sessions with Camila Cabello featuring new renditions of her hit music to a question and answer session hosted by rugby legend Bryan Habana and two-time Grand Slam™ winner Naomi ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Bay won’t have lifeguards for the time being
After 20 years of lifeguard protection at Yokohama Beach, the city says lifeguards won’t be stationed there anytime soon. The issue arose after the death of 15-year-old No’eau Lima last week while he ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG to close up to 40% of domestic bank branches
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) 8306.T said on Wednesday it would shutter up to 40% of its domestic branches by fiscal 2023 as the lender plans to adopt more cost-cutting measures in ... ( read original story ...)