World Aug 19, 2021
After a year without rowdy tourists, European cities want to keep it that way
by Paul Tullis
Cities across Europe want to mold visits into shapes less onerous for residents, and perhaps more lucrative for business.
World Jun 9, 2020
Amsterdam to clean up sex-and-drugs tourism in post-virus reboot
As the coronavirus pandemic raged in March and April, the 500-year-old Amsterdam city-center became a ghost town: The scantily clad sex workers in brothel windows in small alleys like Stoofsteeg in the red-light district were gone, as were the hordes of tourists who come ...
Business Feb 13, 2020
Letter bombs explode in ABN Amro and Ricoh offices in Netherlands alleged bitcoin extortion
Two letter bombs exploded on Wednesday at two separate locations in the Netherlands but nobody was hurt in the incidents, which police blamed on an extortionist who had demanded payment in bitcoin. Both explosions were minor, one at an ABN Amro bank mail-sorting office in ...
Business Feb 11, 2020
Carlos Ghosn used Nissan-Mitsubishi venture to inflate pay, companies' lawyers allege
Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive former auto executive, used a joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi to inflate his pay, effectively clawing back a cut to his declared wages, and to cover a personal tax debt, lawyers for the companies said on Monday. Ghosn, the former ...
World | Commentary Jan 30, 2020
Why is Tokyo defying population outflows among world's 'superstar' cities?
by Justin Fox
Like a lot of big cities in the developed world, Amsterdam lost population in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s as its inhabitants opted for newer dwellings and more space outside the city. During those same decades, newcomers arrived in large numbers from former ...
World / Science & Health Dec 18, 2019
Amsterdam trials 'bubble barrier' to clean river of plastic waste
Amsterdam is trying out a "bubble barrier" to help remove plastic from the city's canals by capturing trash hidden beneath the surface of the water. Although the project, launched in November, is just a small-scale test right now, the startup behind it hopes it could ...
World May 17, 2018
New Amsterdam government determined to tame tourism with restrictions on Airbnb and 'beer bikes'
Amsterdam unveiled plans on Wednesday to rein in tourism, reflecting the dissatisfaction of many residents who feel the city's centuries-old center has been overrun. The leading Green Left party and other parties negotiating a new municipal government after a local election in March vowed to ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jan 6, 2018
Tattoo artist Gakkin leaves his mark in Amsterdam
by Irma Nunez
Gakkin, a native of Wakayama and now a resident of Amsterdam, draws freehand, forgoing modern stencil machines to work directly on the body.
Business / Corporate Sep 13, 2017
MUFG set to pick Amsterdam as post-Brexit hub for EU investment banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has chosen Amsterdam as a base for its investment-banking business in the European Union after the U.K. leaves the bloc. The firm's securities unit has decided to apply for a license to establish a subsidiary in the Dutch city, it ...