Lisa Conklin

Tokyo Drops To 4th In Global Financial Rankings, Taipei Up 33 Places

The Japanese capital Tokyo has dropped to fourth place in the latest rankings of global financial hubs according to a…

5 years ago

Pompeo To Visit Japan & South Korea, China To Be Ignored

Speaking Friday in the U.S., Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, David Stilwell…

5 years ago

John Bolton To Face Lawsuit For ‘Tell-All’ Book About Trump

U.S District Judge Royce Lamberth has given the green light to the Trump administration to pursue a lawsuit against John…

5 years ago

New Caledonia Votes For 2nd Time On Independence

The tiny Pacific island of New Caledonia will this weekend vote for the second time on the possibility of independence…

5 years ago

New Zealand PM Admits To Cannabis Use, Once Being Mormon

The Prime Minister of New Zealand has admitted to cannabis use in a live general election broadcast ahead of the…

5 years ago

Tokyo Stock Exchange Down! Tech Glitch Shuts Down Nikkei & Topix

All trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ceased earlier this morning due to an initially undisclosed technical glitch. "Trading in…

5 years ago

Woman Sentenced To Death In China For Killing Child, Poisoning 25 Others

A Chinese woman convicted of murdering one child using poison at the same time she sickened 25 others has been…

5 years ago

Japanese Flagship Carrier JAL Opting To Go Gender Neutral

Japan's flagship air carrier - Japan Airlines - is to stop using the traditional form of address to passengers used…

5 years ago

Mitsubishi Mulling Retirement Options From As Young As 45!

One of Japan's leading motor industry names, Mitsubishi Motors Corp, is reportedly mulling over offering a retirement package to some…

5 years ago

Facebook Faces External Oversight By U.S. Civil Rights Group Leaders

Just a day after Facebook's own official Oversight Board announced it would finally start work - in mid-late October -…

5 years ago

COVID Forces Closure Of 35,000 Japanese Companies

Over 35,000 companies in Japan have had to close or go into liquidation in the first eight months of the…

5 years ago