Delta Air Lines is planning to resume service on the Seattle/Tacoma – Osaka route, last operated in November 2013. The route will be restored on April 1, 2019 and will operate daily with Boeing 767-30... ( read original story ...)
Trade Presents an Oppportunity For Japanese Business
Ed Rogers, CEO/Chief Investment Officer, Rogers Investment Advisors, discusses the latest economic data from Japan, seeing it as very robust. He goes on to the opportunities he sees trade tensions pre... ( read original story ...)
Canopy to acquire Tokyo Smoke parent company in $250 million retail play
Canopy Growth Corp. is acquiring Hiku Brands Ltd. for around $250 million in an all-stock deal that expands the cannabis grower’s retail footprint and gives it marijuana lifestyle brand Tokyo Smoke. S... ( read original story ...)
Canopy Growth to buy Tokyo Smoke owner Hiku Brands for C$269.2 million
Canopy Growth bought Mettrum Health in 2016 and BC Tweed in May this year. West Kelowna-based Hiku owns cannabis brands such as Tokyo Smoke, DOJA and Van der Pop. The equity value of the deal is based ... ( read original story ...)
4 dead, dozens injured by earthquake in western Japan
TOKYO — Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country’s second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hun... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.9 mag was detected near Hasaki in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 14:23:44 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami wa... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search for survivors after Japan floods kill at least 126
KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s disappearing village a sign of things to come for rural Japan
About 100 kilometres from Tokyo, the frenetic capital of Japan, in the mountain village of Nanmoku, elementary school principal Keiko Kato, points to a graph that lays out the dilemma facing her town. ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll climbs to more than 150 in Japan after devastating flooding
... in Japan after severe rains The landslides and flooding across much of western Japan have killed at least 155 people, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. Some of the tho... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rally on weak yen
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, backed by gains on Wall Street and the yen’s downwards trend, as concerns over a US-China trade war receded. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 1.5 week high on boost from deals, Wall St
The broader Topix advanced 0.3 per cent to 1,716.13. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday as deals news added to a solid Wall Street performance, with oil refiners ... ( read original story ...)
‘Life or death’: Tokyo pub owners fear impact of tougher smoking laws
a step forward in a country where the tobacco industry has long thrived thanks to the political clout of tobacco farmers and behemoth Japan Tobacco Inc. — of which more than a third is owned by the Fi... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Tokyo Financial : Announces the New Management Team of Tokai Tokyo Securities
Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assum... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as deadly flooding strikes Japan
At least four people are dead, several others missing and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes as major and historic flooding struck Japan. More lives and property can be threatened as heavy ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2 billion deal with Altaba
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its t... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan Buys Back $200 Crore Worth Of Shares From Softbank Group
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 percent in morning Tokyo tr... ( read original story ...)