Marriott International’s business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid layoffs of more than 800 corporate employees and continued sluggishness in China’s tourism market. “We are firing on all cylinders in every geography,” he said. The company’s third-quarter earnings showed a 3% increase in worldwide RevPar — or revenue per … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Modest-income households have a strong appetite for travel and “a real desire to find a value alternative,” said Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano, while in Japan following the debut opening of the company’s midscale brand, Four Points Flex by Sheraton, in Asia-Pacific (excluding … Read more
But China and Japan, both among the world’s biggest consumer markets and exporters of shark fin, refused to green-light the plan, which needed consensus to pass. Though Belize took the unusual step of calling a vote on the matter to bypass the requirement for unanimity Monday, at the end of the eight-day ICCAT meeting, the … Read more
At a workshop in Tokyo, a dozen or so tourists watched as green and white wax was poured into warm water. As the liquid turned into a sheet, they were asked to slowly pull it up and roll it, gasping at its transformation into lettuce. Hands-on lessons in the art of creating food replicas have … Read more
The number of visitors to Japan’s most famous mountain has exploded in recent years and authorities have struggled to reduce the environmental impact. Crowd control measures and an entry fee of ¥2,000 (US$13) succeeded in limiting the number of people climbing up Fuji this summer to around 178,000 climbers, according to preliminary figures, compared to … Read more
The death of a Russian defector: Who failed Maxim Kuzminov? Ukraine’s most celebrated deserter was gunned down in a Spanish beach town. By CLAUDIA CHIAPPA, EVA HARTOG, and VERONIKA MELKOZEROVAin Villajoyosa, Spain Illustration by Brian Stauffer for POLITICO The first person to spot the body was an elderly Spanish man who mistook it for a … Read more
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It is widely believed that a minimum sleep of around six to eight hours is essential for overall health. However, a man in Japan, who has only slept for 30 minutes a day for more than a decade, is defying this notion. The reason behind his minimal sleep routine is improving work efficiency and to … Read more
In a recent stream on his YouTube channel, Naoki Hyakuta, a Japenese novelist and Conservative Party leader, argued that societal changes— such as banning women over 18 from attending university and women over 25 from getting married, as well as removing the uteruses of women above 30— could increase the country’s birth rate. He has … Read more
Takata filed for bankruptcy amid “the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. history,” according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Not only did the recall cost the Japanese automotive parts company billions of dollars, but the duration of this recall added to its complexity. The recall did not take a couple … Read more
In a bold move to safeguard children online, Australia is poised to introduce unprecedented legislation that will ban social media use for children under the age of 16. Platforms such as Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, and X will be given a year to implement these restrictions, a measure aimed at reducing exposure … Read more
