Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has agreed to buy the aviation financing business of Germany's DZ Bank as it expands further into the sector and becomes more international. Under the dea... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 volunteers: Golden opportunity or brazen exploitation by Olympics awash with cash?
The billion-dollar Olympics are awash with cash. But volunteers work for free. That’s the case next year at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, where about 80,000 volunteers will be needed. Just over ... ( read original story ...)
Island’s first Japanese immersion preschool aims to connect cultures
... their Japanese once they start normal school in English," Victoria Japanese Preschool founder Ayako Inoue told CTV News. "There are so many kids who have a Japanese background, but there is ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are the Big Winners Hitching a Ride on Lyft’s IPO Plan
The company lost $991 million last year even as its revenues surged. See more: Lyft touts growth to IPO investors It has already been a lucrative year for Rakuten founder Mikitani, Japan’s sixth-riche... ( read original story ...)
MGM Resorts places all-in bet on Osaka for Japanese casino
We are focusing our considerable resources on Osaka.” Mr Murren said the company was focusing its “energies” to help develop consortium partners and programming ahead of submitting a request for propo... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at 2019 Geneva Motor Show
Yokohama Rubber announced that it will participate in the 89th edition of Geneva International Motor Show from March 7 to 17. As in 2018, the Yokohama booth will include presentations related to the C... ( read original story ...)
OutSystems Achieves Record Revenue in 2018 with Successful Customers Fueling Low-Code Market Leadership
Direct flight links Haikou, Osaka Ericsson Annual Report 2018 Published Growth Opportunities ... [Security]SK Infosec EQST Regular Media Day : .. [General]ZEN fixes IPO price at 13 baht per s.. [Gener... ( read original story ...)
PAL launches massive seat sale to mark 78th year as Asia’s oldest operating airline
Bautista added that a decision will be made on whether to conduct the re-IPO in light of the recent ... Tokyo from both Haneda and Narita, Osaka, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong via the A330 ... ( read original story ...)
France’s Faurecia to buy Clarion, launch business group in Japan
(Reuters) - French auto equipment supplier Faurecia SA said on Friday shareholders of Japan's Clarion Co Ltd have tendered 95.28 percent of the car equipment maker's shares in its offer. The French co... ( read original story ...)
Rapid News & JTB Communication Design announce 10-year partnership on TCT Japan
On the back of a hugely successful debut edition of TCT Japan in Tokyo last month, owners of The TCT Group, Rapid News and JTB Communication Design have announced a 10-year deal to jointly organise an... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 venues to be 100 percent smoke-free – organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) - All the venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be 100 percent smoke-free, the organisers said on Thursday. The ruling is part of dramatic changes taking place in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man, 25, accused of assaulting teen girl, stealing her underwear
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for assaulting a teenage girl in Adachi Ward and stealing her underwear nearly three years ago, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. ... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn’s new legal team has applied for bail -Tokyo district court
TOKYO (Reuters) - Carlos Ghosn's new legal team has applied ... Hironaka's combative style contrasts with the low-key approach adopted by the media-shy Otsuru. At his first news conference last week, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Prosecutors set bail at ¥5 million for actor accused of rape
TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday set a bail amount of 5 million yen for actor Hirofumi Arai, who has been indicted over the alleged rape of a masseuse at his residence last year, rep... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo will ban smoking and vaping at 2020 Olympics
PanARMENIAN.Net - Visitors to next year’s Tokyo Olympics will face some of the toughest smoking restrictions of any Games after the organisers announced a total ban in a country known for its love of ... ( read original story ...)
All venues for 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be smoke-free
At most sporting venues in Japan, there are designated areas for smokers to use but this will not be the case at Tokyo 2020. “Based on the development of the law and regulations and guidance from the ... ( read original story ...)