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[ad_1] The “Swiftonomics” effect — or the economic impact of Taylor Swift — on Japan from her four days of shows in Tokyo that kicked off Wednesday is estimated to reach around ¥34.1 billion ($230 million), according to a report compiled by the Economic Impact Research Laboratory.Tickets are sold out for some 220,000 seats for the 34-year-old Grammy award-winning international pop star's Asia run of The Eras Tour at the […]
[ad_1] Trade unions have warned that the 15% tax on domestic users will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] SoftBank Group swung to its first profit after four straight quarters of losses, backed by a rebound in the value of Vision Fund’s public holdings and a windfall from T-Mobile U.S. shares.The Tokyo-based technology investor reported a net income of ¥950 billion ($6.4 billion) for the December quarter, reversing a ¥783 billion loss for the same period a year ago. It’s the Japanese company’s first profit since September 2022, […]
[ad_1] A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sports on TV in 2023, eclipsing 2019's mark by almost a million, according to research published by the Women's Sport Trust on Tuesday. The FIFA Women's World Cup final, which England lost 1-0 to Spain at Stadium Australia, was 2023's most-watched women's sports event on TV with 38.4 million viewing hours. The figures, which reflected viewers tuning […]
[ad_1] President Lazarus Chakwera has taken a strong drive to boost tourism in the country by lifting entry visa fees for travellers from over 79 countries across the world. Some of the countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Jamaica, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Israel and the United States of America. This comes as the Malawi government has amended the Immigration Act on visa requirements for entry into Malawi for nationals of various countries. The Malawi […]
[ad_1] After almost missing out from Group A, the Elephants have booked a final date against Nigeria Cote d'Ivoire, the AFCON 2024 host, have booked their place in the final with a 1-0 win over DR Congo. Sébastien Haller scored the goal that took the Elephants into Sunday's final against Nigeria. Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria met in the group stage, where the Super Eagles won 1-0, courtesy of a penalty from William Troost-Ekong. The host country's path to the final […]
[ad_1] Coach Hugo Broos' valiant charges had fought very hard to force the match into extra time, and eventually the tense penalty shootout, after the two teams ended the 90 minutes deadlocked at 1-1. They did it while a man down after Grant Kekana was sent off in the final minutes of extra time. William Troost-Ekong opened the scoring for the Nigerians from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute after Victor Osimhen was judged to have been brought down […]
[ad_1] Kelvin Kangethe was being detained in Kenya pending the processing of his extradition to the US. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Nairobi — Musician Tyla's song 'Water' was the background music all through Wednesday night, as Nigerians online celebrated their victory over South Africa in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Earlier in the day, pre-match, the South African musician was being celebrated by her countrymates for winning a Grammy award, and this had been used as one of the taunting tools in the build up to the match, as a battle between SA's genre of Music, […]
[ad_1] While many Chinese tourists are expected to arrive in Japan during the Lunar New Year holiday beginning this Saturday, the number will most likely not reach pre-pandemic levels despite it being the first new year since the lifting of a Chinese ban on group tours to Japan.“It will probably increase about tenfold compared with (the same time) last year, however, it still will only be around 50% or 60% […]
