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Wine in Philippines - Yats Wine Cellars Unveils Classic 2005 French Wines in Manila
The hallowed 2005 vintage has been heralded as the greatest vintage ever seen in France. Yats Wine Cellars managed to avoid soaring prices and present to Philippines wine lovers an interesting and practical selection of 2005 vintage wine. - January 27, 2010 - Yats Wine Cellars
2010 Best Restaurant Wine List Award by Asia Travel Dining Guide Goes to Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar
Restaurant Wine Lists are evaluated and judged for their breadth of selections, availability of matured vintages and how their wine offerings distinguish it from wine shops and other restaurants. The wine list of Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar scored near perfect marks on all categories. - January 14, 2010 - Asia Travel and Dining Guide
FEWJapan: Women's Executive Organization Holds Healthy Lifestyle Event: the Natural Way to Kickstart 2010
Date: Thursday January 14, 2010; Time: 7:00pm; Location: TokyoEnglishLifeline(TELL) Community Center Minami Aoyama; Price: ¥3000 for members, ¥6000 for guests. January meeting speakers August Hergesheimer and Susie Rucker, are experts at weight loss, detox, and anti-aging tips that fit with the fast pace of Tokyo life. - January 12, 2010 - FEWJapan
Ecapay and GameDesire Announce Efforts to Bring Hundreds of New Computer Games to Asian Markets
Ecapay, one of the largest online payment solutions for Asian countries, has announced a working relationship with GameDesire, the leading online games provider in Poland, Brazil, Turkey and Romania. Gamers throughout Asia will now have access to GameDesire's uniquely social games. Virtual... - January 06, 2010 - Ecapay
Yats Wine Cellars Reports Record Participation of Foreign Tourists in Recent Pinot Noir Wine Tasting Held in Clark Freeport Philippines
Public wine tasting events dubbed Yats Wine Experience have traditionally been patronized mostly by local wine enthusiasts but all that changed in the recent event held in November 2009. Wine lovers from Singapore, China/Hong Kong, Korea and Japan dominated the attendance. - December 28, 2009 - Yats Wine Cellars
InfoSoft Global is the 272nd Fastest Growing Company in Asia Pacific
Deloitte honored InfoSoft Global as the 272nd fastest growing company in Asia Pacific in its Technology Fast 500 Program Asia Pacific. The program recognizes and profiles the fastest growing companies in Australia, China, India, Japan and 11 other countries. - December 22, 2009 - InfoSoft Global Pvt Ltd
Timelapse from Hong Kong, China, Royalty Free Stock Footage Clips (HD, 2K, 4K)
Top quality new high definition (HD, 2K, 4K) royalty-free stock footage timelapse video clips shot in Hong Kong, China have been added in different categories (Animals, Architecture, Celestial, City, Clouds, Landscape, People and Various) on HDtimelapse.net website. - December 21, 2009 - HDtimelapse.net
Tokyo Hacker Space Announces Its First Annual Open House Bonenkai Saturday December 12, 2009
Date: Saturday December 12, Time: 12:00 start, Location: http://www.tokyohackerspace.org/en/book/how-to-get-there Details: http://www.tokyohackerspace.org/en/event/2009/12/12/day - Hacker spaces are community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects. Tokyo HackerSpace is an open, bilingual community lab, studio, workbench, sewing circle, machine shop, with Japanese and foreign members. - December 11, 2009 - Tokyo Hacker Space
Modern Media Japan Offers DIY WebVideo Workshop in Tokyo for Independent Businesspeople, Artists and Intrapreneurs
In this Modern Media Japan workshop, attendees will learn how to: plan, storyboard, shoot, edit, distribute and promote a short movie, using consumer equipment. The workshop will cover the ins and outs of telling stories with digital media, principles of effective editing, techniques for optimizing the video for search, easy distribution, and simple metrics using easily available, free services. - December 10, 2009 - Modern Media Japan
FEWJapan: Women's Executive Organization Holds End of Year Event: FEW Jazzy Nights and Twinkling Lights
Date: Thursday December 10, 2009; Time: 7:00pm; Location: Stellato Restaurant Shirokanedai; Price: ¥5000 for members, ¥8000 for guests; It's FEWJapan's end of year celebration. FEW, was founded in 1981 by two foreign female entrepreneurs wishing to create a professional and social network empowering women in Tokyo. FEW has evolved tremendously since then. - December 09, 2009 - FEWJapan
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Sees Michelin Stars for Two of Its Restaurants
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong announces that Pierre restaurant keeps its one Michelin star rating while The Mandarin Grill gains its first star. The results were announced at Thursday’s Hong Kong and Macau Michelin awards ceremony. - November 30, 2009 - Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Cupcakes by Day - Wine Bar by Night: Notting Hill Cakes and The Kimono Wine Bar Launch a Delicious Destination
The Kimono Wine Bar debuted on Tuesday, September 8, on Nisseki-Dori in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo. The Wine Bar shares a cozy, chic space with Notting Hill Cakes & Gifts, this upscale professional neighborhood’s purveyor of delicious cakes and treats. The Kimono Wine Bar specializes in New World Wines and complementary snacks in an elegant, relaxed atmosphere that's great for conversation. Owned and operated by famed Tokyo hospitality maven, Lauren Shannon. - November 24, 2009 - Kimono Wine Bar
Tampa Bay Chef Services Announces New Sushi Cooking Classes Service
Tampa Bay Chef Services is excited to announce the new sushi cooking class service available to clients in the Tampa Bay area. - October 08, 2009 - Tampa Bay Chef Services
Business in Japan to Host Second In-Person Networking Event
World's largest online networking group for English-speaking professionals currently or looking to do business in, with and/or related to Japan to host follow-up event October 28, 2009 in Tokyo. - August 30, 2009 - Business in Japan
Boulder Internet Television Network Features Sushi Tora as Best Sushi Restaurant
Channel One Networks elects Sushi Tora to head the listing of Boulder sushi restaurants. - August 11, 2009 - Channel One Networks LLC
New Website of Japanese Culture Experience Programs & Tours in Tokyo
Thirdagestyle corp., travel agency in Tokyo has opened a new website of Japanese Culture Experience programs & Tours for foreign visitors to Japan and foreign residents in Japan. - July 08, 2009 - Thirdagestyle
Nikko Hotels Summer Deals Offer Affordable Escape
To help ease summer travelers through the recession, Nikko Hotels announces summer packages at five locations: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bali, San Francisco and Fujairah. Guests can vacation at these destinations in luxury accommodations, without digging too deeply into their pockets. Below are the... - June 19, 2009 - JAL Hotels Co., Ltd.
BDA Advises WestLB on the Divestment of Its Stake in the Tokyo Stock Exchange to Two Separate Buyers
German bank WestLB has reduced its exposure to the Japanese market, divesting its ownership position in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group. BDA represented WestLB, identified buyers, and executed a successful sellside process - May 10, 2009 - BDA Partners Ltd
Japanese and American Stock Valuation and Financial Analysis System Tools
The Japanese company, Blue Marlin Partners, Inc announced the release of the English version of " Valuation Matrix," an online system tool which offers valuation and financial analysis solutions for more than 20,000 listed Japanese and American companies. - March 18, 2009 - Blue Marlin Partners
Hissho Sushi Expands in California
Hissho Sushi ('he-show'; n. certain victory) manages and operates high-end, full-service sushi bars in supermarkets, cafes, hospitals and other retail outlets. - October 01, 2008 - Hissho Sushi
Beijing Anxiously Awaits the Delectable Premiere of Canada's Culinary Champion's Namesake Restaurant, Makoto
Canada's top chef, Makoto Ono, embarks on his own Olympic journey this month with the premiere of his 9,000 square foot restaurant in the heart of Beijing, China. The restaurant, Makoto, will feature Chef Ono's unique interpretation of authentic Japanese cuisine utilizing classic French techniques. Makoto is raising the bar for fine cuisine and fine dining. - July 18, 2008 - Makoto
ClickCulture Launches Kanki Web Site
Lloyd Jacobs, CEO of ClickCulture, Inc. (www.clickculture.com), a Raleigh-based integrated marketing firm specializing in technology, has announced that the firm has designed and launched a new Web site for Kanki, a Japanese steak and sushi house with three locations in the Triangle area. The new... - July 11, 2008 - ClickCulture