Basketball / NBA Jul 22, 2020
Players, coaches preparing for whole new ballgame when NBA returns to court
There’s no bench. The courtside broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey penalty box. The NBA comes back Wednesday with a very different look. The league’s marketing motto for ...
Business Jul 18, 2020
Disney parks are nearly empty and that seems to be the plan
by Christopher Palmeri
The company's resorts have capped visitor numbers and enforced social distancing measures.
World Jul 13, 2020
Florida sets record with over 15,000 new COVID cases in a single day
If the U.S. state were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Jul 11, 2020
Social media finds itself in a new role as businesses reopen
by Patrick St. Michel
Many residents of Japan are still a long way from feeling remotely like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but that hasn’t stopped a number of nonessential businesses from starting up again after months of being closed. At the beginning of July, Tokyo Disneyland ...
Business / Corporate Jul 1, 2020
Tokyo Disney parks reopen after four-month closure due to coronavirus
Attractions and restaurants will cater to a smaller number of visitors while most entertainment shows and parades will remain canceled.
Business / Corporate Jun 23, 2020
Tokyo Disney parks to reopen on July 1 after four-month closure
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will reopen from July 1 after a four-month suspension over the coronavirus, its operator said Tuesday, as Japan gradually reopens its economy. Oriental Land said the two resorts, located in Chiba Prefecture, will resume operations for a limited number of visitors ...
Business / Corporate May 11, 2020
Shanghai Disneyland reopens after three-month coronavirus closure
First of six major resorts cautiously up and running with a limited number of guests, strict social distancing and cancellation of some performances.
Business Feb 8, 2020
New train route eyed between Haneda Airport and Tokyo Disney Resort
East Japan Railway Co. is considering opening a new route linking Haneda Airport to the Tokyo Disney Resort, sources said Saturday. The idea is part of JR East's plan to establish three lines to and from the airport, mostly using its existing networks in the ...
Business / Corporate Jan 31, 2020
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will raise the prices of their one-day passports on April 1, operator Oriental Land Co. has said. The increase will be the first for the theme parks since April 2016, except for tax increase-related hikes, and is due to "improvement of ...
Entertainment News Dec 24, 2019
The Netflix decade: How one company changed the way we watch TV
by Helen Coster
In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments. Fast forward to 2019, when media and tech companies are subverting that schedule and the majority ...