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Cirque du Soleil to close show in Japan

Cirque du Soleil will end its run at the Tokyo Disney Resort at the end of this year, due to the impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the theme park operator says. The show, called ZED, closed temporarily after the disaster beca [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Tokyo Disneyland Closes for 10 Days Following Japan Earthqua...

Tokyo Disneyland will be closed for several days in the wake of Thursday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan, Japan news network Kyodo News reported. Operator Oriental Land Co. on Saturday closed Chiba-based Tokyo Disne [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Tokyo's Disney resort eyes new markets as Japan ages

Disney characters who meet-and-greet in Japanese and a staff that speaks only Japanese mean that many of the attractions at Tokyo's Disney resort are lost, without translation, for non-Japanese speakers. "The problem is the language, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Walt Disney to tap into Japanese animators

Walt Disney is set to start animation production in Japan by tapping into the country’s renowned technology and artists for the first time as the US entertainment behemoth moves to localise its content in Asia. The move underlines th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Disney begins mobile service in Japan

Disney launched a mobile phone service in Japan on Saturday in cooperation with Softbank Corp, entering the tough Japanese cellular phone market following its withdrawal from the the United States. Walt Disney Japan, the local unit o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Disney Cellphone Service In Japan to Target Women

TOKYO -- Walt Disney Co., which shut down its U.S. cellphone service last year, is starting a similar service in Japan. But this time it is targeting different customers: adult women instead of children. Disney's Japan unit said ye [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Disney to launch cell phones in Japan in tie-up with Softban...

TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Entertainment giant Walt Disney (NYSE:DCQ) said Monday it will launch a mobile phone service in Japan in a tie-up with Softbank Corp, hoping to use its popular characters to w [...]