Straits Times (December 30)
“By sheer international travel volume, Changi Airport topped the Asia-Pacific region, beating Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and Seoul’s Incheon International Airport by quite a distance: 32 million passengers handled to the other two’s 18 million each. In terms of recovery, it is also finishing by as much as 10 percentage points higher than the South-east Asia average.”
Tags: Asia-Pacific region, Bangkok, Changi Airport, Incheon International Airport, International, Passengers, Recovery, Seoul, Suvarnabhumi Airport, Top, Travel volume
Washington Post (September 16)
“Japan is inching closer to a full reopening, with an announcement likely in the coming days. But the country’s prolonged closure during the coronavirus pandemic has done lasting damage to its reputation as a destination for international investors, academics and tourists, experts say.”
Tags: Academics, Coronavirus, Damage, Destination, International, Investors, Japan, Pandemic, Prolonged closure, Reopening, Reputation, Tourists
Reuters (February 27)
“International companies with exposure to Russia are girding for further Western sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.” Among the most exposed companies in Asia are Japan Tobacco, Marubeni, Mitsubishi Corporation, SBI Holdings, and Toyota.
Tags: Asia, Companies, Exposure, Girding, International, Invasion, Japan Tobacco, Marubeni, Mitsubishi Corporation, Moscow, Russia, SBI Holdings, Ukraine, Western sanctions
Financial Times (June 7)
“Change seems inevitable. Japan’s traditional reliance on seniority-based management is crumbling fast, and there is a clear sense of alarm as Toyota, Panasonic and Sony all talk about hiring international talent with both the broader skills and mindset to survive the next wave of technological innovation.”
Tags: Alarm, Change, Inevitable, International, Japan, Management, Mindset, Panasonic, Reliance, Seniority based, Skills, Sony, Talent, Technological innovation, Toyota, Traditional
Wall Street Journal (December 26, 2013)
“The Nikkei’s strong performance this year hasn’t dented the enthusiasm of international fund managers.” In the first 11 months of 2012 foreign investors brought inflows of 830 billion yen into Japan’s stock market. In 2013, inflows from foreign investors soared to 14.8 trillion during the same period.
Tags: 2012, Enthusiasm, Foreign investors, Fund managers, International, Japan, Nikkei, Performance, Stock market
