Faced with a slump in travel demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, the airline hopes to improve its earnings through the new business. ( read original story ...)
Step into my office (if you can)! Tokyo hotel creates double-decker desk pods in bid to lure WFH workers
The Anshin Oyado hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, has renovated an entire floor in its hotel to allow guests to work from the confines of its building amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin strikes new deal to sell Australian dairy business
Japan’s Kirin has found a new Australian buyer for its Lion Dairy business after an earlier A$600m ($442m) sale to a Chinese group was scuttled by rising diplomatic and trade tensions between Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
4 major cities seek shorter business hours to try and contain coronavirus
The city of Nagoya said Thursday it will ask stores that serve alcohol to shorten their operating hours to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, joining the ranks of Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo amid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and China agree to restart business travel, coordinate on East China Sea
Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirus-hit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea, in the first high-level dialogue since Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Request for business hour cuts adds to troubles for Tokyo restaurants
Many bars and restaurants in the capital have already been hit by a spate of reservation cancellations due to the spread of the virus. ( read original story ...)
‘Why always restaurants?’ Mixed reaction to new Tokyo gov’t call to cut business hours
In response to the surge once again of coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital, Gov. Yuriko Koike on Nov. 25 issued another request to eate ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to ask restaurants to shorten business hours again
The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to ask restaurants that serve alcohol and karaoke establishments to shorten their business hours and close by 10 p.m., in response to the spread of the ... ( read original story ...)
Equinix investing $55M for third data center in Osaka
Equinix (EQIX +0.1%) has put an initial investment in for $55M to build its third data center in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Equinix Says Invests $55 Mln To Build Third IBX Data Center In Osaka – Quick Facts
(EQIX) announced Wednesday an initial investment of $55 million to build its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Osaka, Japan. To be named OS3, the new facility will further ... ( read original story ...)
Equinix Invests $55 Million to Build Its Third Data Center in Osaka
PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, today announced an initial investment of US$55 million to build ... ( read original story ...)
China and Japan to resume coronavirus-hit business travel
China and Japan have agreed to resume coronavirus-hit business travel by the end of next month and to forge ahead with multilateral trade deals, as they seek to strengthen ties ahead of the incoming ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Ask People to Avoid Going Outside, Bars to Shut Early
Tokyo plans to ask residents to avoid non-essential trips outdoors and will request bars and restaurants to close early as the city combats a surge in coronavirus infections, according to local media ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to call for shortened hours for bars, restaurants – report
Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor: Japan can host Olympics despite COVID-19 spike
Despite growing concern about Japan's resurgence of COVID-19 infections, Tokyo's governor, Yuriko Koike, says she's "determined" to host the Olympics, "whatever it takes." ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Japan and China to restart business travel, coordinate on East China Sea
Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirus-hit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea, in the first high-level dialogue since Japan ... ( read original story ...)