Dive Brief: Foot Locker has created an online destination for Nike Air Max fans that leverages Google Slides to offer an evolving digital experience focused on sneaker culture and entertainment, according to a press release. Links throughout the site take users to the Foot Locker site to purchase showcased sneakers. […]
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Japan fires up plans to scout Hong Kong talent for financial hub
TOKYO — Plans to boost Tokyo’s status as an international financial center moved forward Friday with a draft proposal from the ruling party, but attracting Hong Kong talent looking to leave the territory may prove to be a challenge. “It’s important for us to revive Tokyo as a finance center,” […]
Tokyo fires up plans to scout Hong Kong talent for financial hub
TOKYO — Plans to boost Tokyo’s status as an international financial center moved forward Friday with a draft proposal from the ruling party, but attracting Hong Kong talent looking to leave the territory may prove to be a challenge. “It’s important for us to revive Tokyo as a finance center,” said Seiji Kihara, a member […]
Second homes in Japan’s summer resort become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan — Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from homeowners to come reopen their taps. They are turned off for the winter, because without doing so, the biting cold temperature freezes the water inside, resulting in burst pipes. This year, plumbers are […]
Tony second homes in ‘Japan’s Hamptons’ become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan — Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from homeowners to come reopen their taps. They are turned off for the winter, because without doing so, the biting cold temperature freezes the water inside, resulting in burst pipes. This year, plumbers are […]