The hotel is the brand’s sixth property in Japan, following on sister openings in Osaka (1997), Tokyo (2007), Okinawa (2012), Kyoto (2014) and Nikko (2020).
‘We were tagged with a number.’ Japanese American incarceration focus of California exhibit
Uprooted: An American Story” immerses visitors in the experiences of Japanese Americans who were unjustly detained during World War II.
Hong Kong property: market remains stuck in doldrums as city’s border reopening is not quite the magic bullet hoped for, JLL report says
Transactions involving buyers from outside Hong Kong were still dramatically lower in January than in pre-pandemic times, JLL’s data shows Interest from Hongkongers looking to buy property in the …
House votes against freeze on property foreclosures
By Elias Hazou and Andria Kades The House on Thursday voted against another extension to a freeze on property repossessions, the majority of MPs deciding to give the new government some time to come …
Parents of slain GA football star Elijah Dewitt sue mall where he was killed
The parents of slain Georgia high school football star Elijah Dewitt are suing the mall where he was killed, claiming its owners ignored serious safety risks to their son’s ultimate detriment. Dewitt, …
How to profit off Singapore’s property industry if you live abroad
With a stable political environment, thriving economy, and strong property market, Singapore offers numerous possibilities for real estate investors looking to make money, regardless of location. In …
Ukrainian Rights Defender Butkevich Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison In Russian-Occupied Region
Russian-imposed authorities in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk — which Moscow claims to control — have sentenced a well-known Ukrainian human rights defender to 13 years in …
Former University Professor In Belarus Sentenced To Prison For Radio Interview
A former lecturer at the Department of Italian Language at the Minsk State Linguistic University, Natallya Dulina, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for giving an interview to a media outlet …
The Social Rifts That Led to Israel’s Judicial Crisis
Israeli society is locked in a deep dispute over the future of its judiciary and democracy. The conflict is rooted in shifts of the last three decades.
What’s Happening in Israel Is Unlikely to Stay in Israel
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have joined large-scale, unprecedented protests against the government’s attempts to pass legislation that would undermine judicial independence and weaken vital …