Gertner’s most active involvement with the cannabis business today is Tokyo Smoke a retail operation and brand which he started with son Alan, a former Google employee, in 2015. The company has a downtown Toronto coffee shop and store, where it sells pot ... ( read original story ...)
Pence visits Japan, turning focus to trade with key ally
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Japan for talks Tuesday expected to focus largely on trade with America's anchor ally in the region. Concluding a visit to South Korea, Pence told business leaders in Seoul the administration is taking a fresh look ... ( read original story ...)
Grand twin tower complex in Osaka marks completion
... mark the completion of a new town complex comprised of two 200-meter buildings that have dramatically reshaped Osaka's central business district's skyline was held in the city’s Kita Ward on April 17. Executives of the construction company, tenants ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea's Netmarble eyes $4.4 billion war chest for acquisitions after IPO
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Netmarble Games Corp said on Tuesday it expects to have a war chest of some $4.4 billion (£3.5 billion) for acquisitions after an imminent IPO, and plans to roll out its new blockbuster game to Japan and China this year. ( read original story ...)
S.Korea's Netmarble eyes $4.4 bln war chest for acquisitions after IPO
South Korea'sNetmarble Games Corp said on Tuesday it expects to have a war chest of some $4.4 billion for acquisitions after an imminent IPO, and plans to roll out its new blockbuster game to Japan and China this year. While little known in the West ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama 'Spring Getaway' kicks off
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) has kicked off its "Spring Getaway" national rebate promotion with a tie-in to parent Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.'s sponsorship of Chelsea Football Club, a leading English Premier League soccer team. Consumers ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka building with distinctive wind sculptures has enduring appeal
OSAKA – The Wind Kaleidoscope — that’s what people named the large geometric panels slowly moving in the breeze atop a building framed by vivid yellow metal. Walking along the Okawa River, a major waterway that runs through the city of Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up as dollar, Wall Street climb
TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock index took its cue from a rebound in U.S. shares and a weaker yen on Tuesday, pulling away from its recent five-month lows. The Nikkei was up 0.2 percent at midday at 18,398.24. The dollar added 0.1 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo's skyline set to see 45 new skyscrapers by 2020 Olympics
Tokyo’s skyline is set to welcome 45 new skyscrapers by the time city hosts the Olympics in 2020, as a surge of buildings planned in the early years of Abenomics near completion. Japan’s capital will see nearly 50 percent more new high-rise space in ... ( read original story ...)
Trump salvo threatens Japan's currency strategy
TOKYO -- Many at Japan's Ministry of Finance have been left perplexed by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent verbal intervention in the currency market. "It's annoying," said a senior ministry official in change of currency affairs on April 13 ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s sale of memory-chip business hits snag as Western Digital objects
Toshiba Corp.’s plans to sell its memory-chip business to raise much-needed cash hit a snag as ... Toshiba shares fell as much as 3.1 per cent in Tokyo trading. They have dropped 22 per cent this year before today. The U.S. company, one of the largest ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan talks, Pence to seek market access, investment
Pence developed ties with Japanese business and political leaders as governor of Indiana, a state that is home to Subaru , Honda and Toyota plants, and about 260 Japanese companies in total employing about 60,000 residents. ( read original story ...)
Vintage planes highlight Tokyo raid's 75th anniversary
DAYTON, Ohio -- World War II era bomber planes have rumbled over Ohio to begin events marking the 75th anniversary of an attack on Japan known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' attack. The B-25 bombers that flew in Monday are on display at the National ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reaches out
With ample liquidity supplied by its central bank and facing an anaemic economy back home, many Japanese companies do not have to look any farther west than Southeast Asia to ply their trade and expand their business empires. As most Asean economies remain ... ( read original story ...)
A Review of Oakwood Premier Tokyo – Brand-New Serviced Apartments at Tokyo Station
... Tokyo offers guests a sense of home in the heart of Tokyo with its ideal location right next to the Tokyo Station. The location of the property is the reason alone to stay at Oakwood Premier Tokyo. Adjacent to Tokyo Station and steps away from the JR ... ( read original story ...)
Best team-building activities in Osaka
Take team-building to the next level with a closer look at Osaka’s food, its landmarks, locals and Japanese culture. With mouth-watering displays of plastic food on show in many of the city’s restaurant windows, groups can try creating their own versions. ( read original story ...)