While policymakers in countries such as Japan, China and South Korea brace for declining populations due to low birth rates, Australia is on track for a demographic explosion. Government figures released in December showed the number of people living in ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics attendees in Tokyo may chat with a talking bubble device straight out of a comic book
Speech bubbles are popping straight out of comic books and possibly into the next Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Fukidashi is a translation device created by Panasonic's artificial intelligence group and 100BANCH, a Tokyo-based accelerator. It's purposefully ... ( read original story ...)
United mistakenly flies Kansas City-bound dog on 10,000-KM trip to Japan
United Airlines is investigating how the German shepherd, named Irgo, was loaded onto an international flight to Japan, instead of a domestic flight to Missouri. According to NBC News, Kara Swindle and her two children flew Tuesday from Oregon to Kansas City. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Still World’s Costliest City; Paris, Zurich Second
After 31 Top Defaulters Flee, India Seeks to Shut the Gates Bandhan Bank IPO: Here’s All You Need To Know Gorakhpur ... cities identified in the report released this week. Tokyo and Osaka were conspicuous in their absence from the top 10, edged out ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranks fourth in Worldwide Cost of Living report
Asia is now home to three of the 10 most expensive cities in the world, down from five last year, as Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka were pushed out of the top ... China contributed the most non-US Initial Public Offerings (IPO) to the New York Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister to skip G20, attend parliamentary debate on controversial land sale: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will not attend the Group of 20 finance leaders’ meeting in Buenos Aires next week due to parliamentary wrangling over altered documents in a suspected favoritism scandal, a ruling party source told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s office knew of possible problems with land deal documents
A ruling party source told Reuters on Thursday that Aso would not attend a meeting of Group of 20 finance leaders in Buenos Aires next week amid the wrangling in parliament. Japan is seeking exemptions from import tariffs planned by U.S. President Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Japan investigated for demanding ‘cooperation payments’
The regulator intends to clarify the details of the payment procedures. Amazon Japan said on Thursday that it is "fully cooperating" with the investigation. In February, Nikkei reported that Amazon Japan was seeking payments from its suppliers to cover the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Halep advance to Indian Wells semis
Rising star Naomi Osaka stormed into the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open after stunning number five seed Karolina Pliskova. The 20-year-old Japanese wasted no time in racing to a straight sets victory at Indian Wells, winning the quarter-final 6-3 6-3 ... ( read original story ...)
Bandhan Bank IPO: 10 fast facts before you invest
The Master Trust Bank Of Japan Ltd, Blackrock India Equities (Mauritius), Amansa Holdings, ICICI Prudential, Neuberger Berman, Nomura Fund etc. • The book running lead managers of the Bandhan Bank IPO are Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka upsets fifth seed Pliskova to earn semi-final spot at Indian Wells
Rising star Naomi Osaka stormed into the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open after stunning number five seed Karolina Pliskova. The 20-year-old Japanese wasted no time in racing to a straight sets victory at Indian Wells, winning the quarter-final 6-3 6-3 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister to skip G20 amid parliamentary wrangling over suspected scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will not attend the ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Thursday that a deputy chief cabinet secretary learned on March 5 that there was “a possibility” that some ... ( read original story ...)
Regulators raid Amazon Japan on suspicion of anti-trust violation
Citing sources related to the matter, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday the online retailer is suspected of possibly asking suppliers to shoulder part of the cost incurred from selling their products at a discount on Amazon Japan. The Asahi daily reported ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan warms to pay raises this spring
TOKYO -- Leading Japanese companies are offering bigger pay increases this spring than in 2017, a Nikkei survey shows, as they seek to attract and keep the workers needed for success in an age of international competition for talent. About 70% of the 90 ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is Tearing Up The Tennis Court But Bummed She Can’t Play Overwatch
Other reporters helped push the conversation into shameless game- and meme-based territory, which felt like a welcome respite from the business-like self-seriousness of these conferences. I just really had to know what her Overwatch mains were, but Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
United Airlines accidentally ships passenger’s dog to Japan
United Airlines says it's investigating after mistakenly flying a Kansas family's dog to Japan. KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children flew from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday on a United flight. They went to a cargo facility to pick ... ( read original story ...)