In the best case, the economy would get stuck in a cycle of low consumer spending leading to low business investment leading to low hiring, and then even lower consumer spending. And in the worst, everyone would go bankrupt. That's why Japan has put so ... ( read original story ...)
Geoducks: unique B.C. clams a booming business
"It's been in the Japanese market originally and in the last 25 years it's been mostly all China." Austin showed a few of the clams to Our Vancouver host Gloria Macarenko. Geoducks are a $45 million dollar a year business and only so many of the clams can ... ( read original story ...)
'Tokyo Ghoul' Season 3 Air Date, Spoilers: New Season to Premiere in 2018?
Fans of the anime series "Tokyo Ghoul" may find themselves feeling disappointed with reports that the premiere of the rumored third season of the show has been delayed. Previously, earlier rumors have surfaced that "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 will be airing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Skeletal remains found in Taito residence
Skeletal remains have been found in a residence in Taito Ward (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a corpse in a residence in Taito Ward on Friday, reports TBS News (May 19). ( read original story ...)
N'Dam defeats Murata in split decision
TOKYO (AP) — WBA middleweight interim champion Hassan N'Dam survived a fourth-round knockdown on Saturday and went on to a split-decision win over Japan's Ryota Murata. The crowd at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo jeered after the decision making N'Dam the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops arrest 5 men over ¥160 million cash-on-delivery scam
Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced the arrest of five men suspected in the swindling of dozens of businesses out of some 160 million yen through a cash-on-delivery scam, reports TBS News (May 20). Police have arrested Eiji Ogura ... ( read original story ...)
Nine medals for Brits in Tokyo
Britain’s swimmers continue to shine in the Far East after claiming a total of nine medals on day two of the Japan Open at the Tatsumi International Pool, Tokyo. Off the back of an intensive training camp in Thailand, the athletes swam through the pain ... ( read original story ...)
For Tokyo Vintage Store Nude Trump, It’s Business as Usual
TOKYO — Longtime Shibuya vintage store Nude Trump says its business remains unaffected by the erratic behavior of the American president with whom it shares a name. The store, located on the third floor of an Eighties-style building, offers a hodgepodge ... ( read original story ...)
From stardust to ashes: How Japan Post's $6.5b bet on Toll unravelled
In February 2015, bankers working on Japan's biggest IPO in three decades woke to news that left them shaken. Their client had just closed a multi-billion dollar deal - but had kept them firmly out of the loop. Just months ahead of its listing, state-owned ... ( read original story ...)
This Is Why Mark Zuckerberg Got Married the Day After Facebook’s IPO
It turns out, the IPO was going to be May 18th—one day before the secret ... That brings us to today. Some years we’ve gone to Japan or France. This year we’re traveling around the U.S. and we’ll be spending our honeymoon in rural Maine.” ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco's Only IPO Foray Provides a Cautionary Tale
Japan and China. Using PetroRabigh, S-Oil and Showa Shell Sekiyu as a combined benchmark to calculate the valuation of Aramco’s downstream business yields about $33 billion. Within Aramco today, the IPO of PetroRabigh is seen as a sore chapter ... ( read original story ...)
New Osaka hotel making its mark
OSAKA -- A hotel that opened last year in Osaka has become ... the hotel's operating company. The business was founded by the brothers' native Chinese grandfather some five decades ago. An angry outburst Before Oukyuu opened the new hotel last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese robotics startups look to foreign talent
Mohanarajah came to Japan from Sri Lanka in 2014 to start his business. One American engineer said the office environment is very international and gives him energy to work. Rapyuta also has offices in Switzerland and India. But Mohanarajah insisted that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's milk crisis destined to linger
TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Japan's dairy industry is in crisis mode as the country's top milk producing area falls behind in raw milk production. Slammed by destructive typhoons last summer and facing fundamental challenges, dairy farms in Japan's large ... ( read original story ...)
L.L. Bean's newest Bootmobile is kicking it in Japan
The four-wheeled tribute to the Maine-based retailer's iconic boot is rolling across land of the rising sun, visiting L.L. Bean's 25 stores in Japan. The first Bootmobile was created to coincide with the retailer's 100th anniversary, and its popularity is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Cabinet Moves To Allow Emperor To Abdicate
Imperial law is strict: Succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne must be posthumous and only males are eligible, as Kyodo News reports. The Japanese public overwhelmingly supports allowing emperors to retire, according to Kyodo, but conservative supporters ... ( read original story ...)