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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2018
Oriental Land plans $2.3 billion expansion for Tokyo DisneySea
The operator of Tokyo DisneySea is investing ¥250 billion ($2.3 billion) in its biggest expansion in almost two decades as Walt Disney Co. continues to upgrade its theme parks in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2018
Murdoch offers to sell Sky News to Disney to win pay-TV prize
Rupert Murdoch ratcheted up the pressure on Britain to approve his $15 billion-plus bid for pay-TV group Sky by offering to sell or legally separate Sky News, aiming to head off objections the deal could give him too much political influence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 23, 2018
After 90-year wait and 40 years since Mickey's credit, Minnie Mouse gets her Hollywood star
She waited 90 years and saw a trail of men and Disney princesses get there before her, but on Monday Minnie Mouse finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 19, 2017
ESPN President John Skipper resigns to deal with substance addiction
Walt Disney Co.'s John Skipper resigned on Monday as president of ESPN, the company's most important network, due to a problem with addiction.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Dec 17, 2017
Living it up at the Hilton — Disney style
The seemingly simple act of checking into a hotel can be a recipe for disaster with tired young children: cue tackling mundane paperwork while trying to preempt high-volume meltdowns or contain hyperactive runarounds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2017
Disney buying Fox film and TV units for $52 billion in digital push amid Netflix and Amazon surge
Walt Disney Co has struck a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. for $52.4 billion in stock, giving the world's largest entertainment company an arsenal of shows and movies to combat growing digital rivals Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2017
Disney to build 'Star Wars' hotel at Florida resort; themed lands to open in 2019
As part of a flurry of investments announced Saturday by the company's theme-park division, Walt Disney Co. said it will build an immersive "Star Wars" hotel at its resort in Orlando, Florida.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 21, 2017
Parenting expert sues Disney, says it stole 'Inside Out' idea
A parenting and child development specialist has sued Walt Disney Co and its Pixar unit, accusing them of stealing from her the concept for their 2015 blockbuster movie, "Inside Out."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 3, 2017
Disney modernizes a tale as old as time with live-action 'Beauty and the Beast'
It's a common complaint: "Hollywood doesn't have any new ideas," and it's evident in the reimaginings of everything from "Annie" to "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2017
Acrobat dies after fall during Disney rehearsal
An acrobatic performer preparing for a show at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, died on Monday after falling from wires hung about 10 meters above a theater stage, police said.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
Nonregular workers allowed to join labor union for Tokyo Disneyland
The operator of Disney theme parks in Japan and its labor union said Wednesday they have agreed that about 20,000 nonregular workers can join the union in a joint effort to improve working conditions and secure manpower.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 3, 2017
Disney to feature first gay scene in 'Beauty and the Beast'
Disney will feature its first gay scene when a character is seen struggling with his sexuality in the live-action remake of 'Beauty and the Beast', according to the film's director.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2016
Chinese firms ordered to pay Disney, Pixar $194,000 for copying 'Cars': Xinhua
A Shanghai court ordered two Chinese firms to pay Walt Disney Co. and Pixar more than 1.35 million yuan ($194,440) compensation for copying parts of their hit movies "Cars" and "Cars 2," the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2016
Walt Disney agrees to buy stake in MLB Advanced Media
Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2016
Disney faces PR crisis, risk of legal action after gator attack
June was supposed to have been a triumphant month for Walt Disney Co. theme parks, with the flashy opening of a long-planned resort in Shanghai and a new Florida attraction based on its wildly popular animated movie "Frozen."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 13, 2016
'Paddington': Can the 'other bear' crack the Japanese market?
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JAPAN
Dec 9, 2015
Ginowan mayor wants Disney facility built after Futenma base closes; Suga supportive
The mayor of the Okinawa city aims to build a Disney Resort on land to be vacated after the base is replaced, with Tokyo's expressed support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2015
Retailers far from spooked as Japan's interest in Halloween grows
With Halloween conveniently falling on a Saturday this year, retailers are hoping to further capitalize on an event that by one estimate will generate ¥122 billion in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2015
New Disney park in China to bolster sales, Uniqlo chief says
Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai said Walt Disney Co.'s new park in Shanghai will help his Uniqlo casual clothing brand expand in China, shrugging off concerns over an economic slowdown in the Japanese retailer's largest overseas market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2015
Tokyo Disneyland operator to open fourth hotel in June in Chiba
The operator of the Disney theme parks in Japan said Wednesday it will open its fourth hotel near Tokyo next June, encouraged by the growing popularity of the existing three hotels.

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