U.S. pension giant TIAA is setting its sights on Japanese real estate, betting Abenomics has the economy well placed to grow in coming years. The near 100-year-old firm, known for offering retirement products to teachers, plans to invest about $1 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to tidy up scattered property records
TOKYO -- Japan intends to make its sprawling government real estate databases more useful by consolidating data to clarify ownership, particularly of the growing number of vacant homes and lots, and encourage sales and redevelopment. The justice and land ... ( read original story ...)
Japan technology helps stars shine brighter at Manila planetarium
MANILA – At a quaint property in the heart of Manila lies a state-owned planetarium that has been attracting a growing number of visitors thanks to more spectacular shows made possible by newly acquired projectors from Japan. Since February, thousands of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese expats lure developers
The government's bold plans for the Eastern Economic Corridor have opened up opportunities for property developers and investors, with Sri Racha in Chon Buri province being the brightest spot. Japanese nationals are the largest group of expatriates in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling bloc pushes through anti-conspiracy bill despite privacy concerns
and the legislation has been compared to Japan's "thought police", who before and during World War Two had broad powers to investigate political groups seen as a threat to public order. A Kyodo news agency survey last month showed voters are split over the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s crown prince ready to take over
"I would like to give my whole heart and soul to every duty, including official duties I have already inherited from the emperor," the 57-year-old crown prince told a news conference on Tuesday. The Japanese parliament on Friday enacted a one-time law to ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: Japan-Defense story
In a story June 14 about Japanese military equipment sales, The Associated Press omitted the name of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries official quoted in the story. It was Shoji Sato. A corrected version of the story is below: Japan seeks to expand arms deals ... ( read original story ...)
World Cup qualifiers: Socceroos given new lease on life after leaders Japan held by Iraq
THE Socceroos’ bid for direct World Cup qualification has been boosted by Asian rivals Japan being held to a 1-1 draw against Iraq in Tehran. Group B leaders Japan’s failure to take full points has them on 17 points, with Australia one point behind ... ( read original story ...)
Japan crown prince says will devote himself ‘body and soul’ to job as emperor
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law that will allow Akihito to step down and be succeeded by Naruhito, 57, which news reports say will take place late in 2018 or early in 2019. Akihito, the first emperor to never have been considered divine ... ( read original story ...)
How Westerners first saw Japan: Colour postcards of idyllic life in 19th century show sleeping Geishas, women writing letters in their boudoirs and elegant ladies riding rickshaws
Japan, now a land of advanced technology, bullet trains and a relentless pace of life, was once a very different place. Fascinating photographs taken at the end of the 19th century show a much simpler nation, including women cultivating a flower garden ... ( read original story ...)
Japan kicks off Pacific whaling campaign
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan on Wednesday kicked off a whaling campaign in the northwestern Pacific, in a move sure to anger animal rights activists and others calling for an end to the hunts. Three ships are leaving port on a three-month mission to catch 43 minke ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ETF channel
Japan ETFs provide exposure to the Japanese economy through its equity and fixed-income market as well as its currency. The largest Japan ETF is the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), followed by the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ). ( read original story ...)
U.N. report on press freedom in Japan based on misconceptions
ジュネーブの国連人権理事会で、「表現の自由」に関する特別報告者のデービッド・ケイ氏が、日本についての調査結果を報告した。 日本政府が、メディアに直接、間接に圧力をかけている ... ( read original story ...)
Gangsters, Grandmothers and Gold: Japan’s New Crime Wave
An old-fashioned crime is experiencing a resurgence in Japan: gold smuggling. The authorities say they are contending with a startling rise in the amount of gold being brought illegally into the country. The smugglers — an array of professional criminals ... ( read original story ...)
Italy’s state railways picks Nomura as adviser for listing -sources
MILAN, June 14 Italian state railways Ferrovie dello Stato (IPO-FERRO.MI) has picked Japan's Nomura as adviser to help it prepare for a possible listing on the Milan stock exchange, two sources close to the matter said. The rail operator, wholly owned by ... ( read original story ...)
Conrad Osaka Hotel Opens in Japan
The Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand celebrates further expansion in Japan with the opening of Conrad Osaka. Situated on the 33rd to 40th floors of the Nakanoshima Festival Complex, and located on the prime stretch between the Umeda and Namba districts ... ( read original story ...)