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Nikkei Asia
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
Hong Kong turns to 'Chiikawa' manga fans for tourism recovery
More than 100 Chiikawa figures are on display throughout Hong Kong. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) KENSAKU IHARA August 10, 2025 10:47 JST HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is leaning on the beloved Japanese manga character "Chiikawa" to attract mainland Chinese and international tourists, with the city launching an immersive showcase this month.
Nikkei Asia
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
Hong Kong film industry buoyed as Japanese fans flock to new hit's sites
An exhibition recreating the world of the Hong Kong film "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In." (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) KENSAKU IHARA HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is welcoming flocks of Japanese tourists eager to visit sites featured in a surprise hit film set in the era before the city's 1997 handover to China from the U.K. The tourism boom is offering optimism to Hong Kong's faltering film industry.
Nikkei Asia
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Nikkei Asia
China ride-hail app CaoCao raises $236m in Hong Kong debut
IPO Geely-backed service seeks to challenge market leader Didi CaoCao listed at a price 19% lower than its public offering price. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) KENSAKU IHARA HONG KONG -- Chinese ride-hailing service CaoCao listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday, raising 1.85 billion Hong Kong dollars ($236 million) to help fund its efforts to take on Didi, which commands the national market. The company, a division of privately owned Chinese automaker Geely, listed at a price 19% lower than its public offering price. The market capitalization as of Wednesday was about $2.42 billion.
