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Japan: Carbon credit export may be allowed, framework with Japan in offing
4Aug By adminNo Comments
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Japan: Carbon credit export may be allowed, framework with Japan in offing

NEW DELHI: India is working on a framework for carbon credit export with Japan and is looking at extending the facility to other countries that buy green hydrogen (GH2) from it, power and renewable energy minister R K Singh told reporters on Friday.“We are working on selling carbon credits outside India, specially for those who are buying green hydrogen for us. Japan has sent us a draft on carbon trading. And we seem satisfied with it. We would most likely proceed with it,” he said.The government had on August 8, 2022 revised the carbon credit policy to ban international trading of carbon credits generated by Indian companies to support the domestic carbon credit market.Singh said the government was open to exploring overseas trading options for carbon credits generated through other rene...
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Air Japan names first destination – Business Traveller
2Aug By adminNo Comments
Travel

Air Japan names first destination – Business Traveller

All Nippon Airways’ (ANA’s) new medium-haul carrier, Air Japan, will begin operations on 9 February. The airline’s first route will link its Tokyo Narita base with Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. Air Japan will operate under a low-cost model, similar to rival Japan Airlines’ Zipair brand. One-way fares departing from Narita will start at 15,500 yen (US$105), with customisable options for combining different services to meet customer needs. For instance, 13 different inflight meals will be available for purchase at the time of reservation, with a variety of “inflight purchase” menu options available as well to cater to diverse preferences. The flights will depart from Narita’s Terminal 1, offering seamless connections to flights operated by other ANA group airlines. “It is our hope ...
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Warner Bros. responds to “insensitive” social media posts after viral backlash in Japan
1Aug By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Warner Bros. responds to “insensitive” social media posts after viral backlash in Japan

The "Barbie" movie and "Oppenheimer" — about the scientist behind the atomic bomb — went head to head in theaters, but fans mashed them up, making "Barbenheimer" a global phenomenon. But in the only country attacked by atomic bombs, fan-made artwork of the beloved childhood icon paired with mushroom clouds didn't sit well with social media users.  "#NoBarbenheimer" trended in Japan, reflecting a backlash sparked by what Japanese media said was the film's official U.S. account's cheerful replies to several memes. Those replies were later deleted. By some estimates, more than 200,000 people were killed as a direct result of the two atomic bombs dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. "Warner Brothers regrets its recent insensitive social me...
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What I Wish ‘Oppenheimer’ Had Said
27Jul By adminNo Comments
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What I Wish ‘Oppenheimer’ Had Said

Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, "Declarations," has run since 2000. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2017.  A political analyst for NBC News, she is the author of nine books on American politics, history and culture, from her most recent, “The Time of Our Lives,” to her first, “What I Saw at the Revolution.” She is one of ten historians and writers who contributed essays on the American presidency for the book, “Character Above All.” Noonan was a special assistant and speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan. In 2010 she was given the Award for Media Excellence by the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor; the following year she was chosen as Columnist of the Year by The Week. She has been a fellow a...
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Accor set to add 23 Mercure and Grand Mercure hotels in Japan – Business Traveller
25Jul By adminNo Comments
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Accor set to add 23 Mercure and Grand Mercure hotels in Japan – Business Traveller

Meanwhile the following 11 properties will be reflagged under the Mercure offering: Hotel & Resorts Kyoto Miyazu, Hotel & Resorts Saga Karatsu, Hotel & Resorts Wakayama-Kushimoto, Royal Hotel Nagano, Hotel Toyama Tonami, Royal Hotel Tosa, Royal Hotel Daisen, Royal Hotel Noto, Royal Hotel Munakata, Active Resorts Miyagi Zao, Active Resorts Urabandai The hotels will begin renovation projects in the fourth quarter of this year, and are expected to join the Accor portfolio by the second quarter of 2024. The group currently operates 21 hotels across Japan, under its Pullman, Swissotel, Mercure, Novotel, ibis, ibis Styles and ibis Budget brands. Recent openings include the dual-branded Mercure Tokyu Stay Osaka Namba, which opened in December and comprises a Mercure hotel and a pr...
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IHG to debut Vignette Collection brand in Cambodia and Japan – Business Traveller
22Jul By adminNo Comments
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IHG to debut Vignette Collection brand in Cambodia and Japan – Business Traveller

IHG Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to bring its fledgling Vignette Collection brand to two new Asian markets. The existing RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka has joined IHG’s portfolio, and will be repositioned under the Vignette brand in 2025, following “extensive refurbishment”. The hotel is now IHG’s largest in Japan at some 1,039 rooms, and is the group’s seventh property in Osaka. Current features include 18 restaurants and bars, as well several swimming pools and a total of 56 meetings and events spaces. Meanwhile the 50-room room Vignette Collection Phnom Penh Odom is scheduled to open in 2027, and will join the existing Six Senses Krabey Island as the group’s second property in Cambodia. The hotel will be housed within the top seven floors of Odom Tower on Preah Norodom Boulevard, a...
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Singapore: Singapore passport is world’s most powerful, replacing Japan
19Jul By adminNo Comments
Business

Singapore: Singapore passport is world’s most powerful, replacing Japan

Singapore has replaced Japan for having the world’s most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 192 global destinations, according to the latest Henley Passport Index.After five years at the top, Japan dropped to third place as the number of destinations its passport can access without a visa fell, according to the ranking published by London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.The US, which once topped the ranking nearly a decade ago, slid two places to eighth place. The UK, after a Brexit-induced slump, jumped two places to fourth, a position it last held in 2017.Singapore is a magnet for wealth, with a recent influx driven by a crackdown on private enterprise in China and fears over geopolitical tensions. But landing the privilege to use the city-state’s travel ...
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Zee Entertainment forms interim committee to run operations; shares up 6.3%
17Jul By adminNo Comments
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Zee Entertainment forms interim committee to run operations; shares up 6.3%

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Zee Entertainment Enterprises on Monday said it formed an interim committee to run operations after ex-chairman Subhash Chandra and CEO Punit Goenka failed to overturn the market regulator's ban on them holding board positions. The interim committee will be under the supervision of Zee's board, a company spokesperson said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India in June banned Chandra and Goenka from holding board positions in publicly listed companies for a year, alleging they were actively involved in diverting funds to the group's other listed entities and firms related to founding shareholders. Last week, the Security Appellate Tribunal refused to vacate the regulator's decision, saying it did not find any illegality or irrationalit...
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