The Japanese Nikkei 225 index up 0.1 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.7 percent and the Kospi in South Korea added 0.4 percent. Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed from Tokyo. Business Writer Marley Jay contributed from New York. ( read original story ...)
JPIX extends IX service to Equinix Osaka data centre
Looking back on the last 20 years, we have expanded our business by building multiple sites in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In 2002, we built our first site in Osaka for the purpose of distributing the heavy traffic load from Tokyo metropolitan area to Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
A Flavored Kit Kat Factory Is Coming to Japan
Japan is about to break itself off a piece of that Kit Kat business. (Bad joke, but you get it ... Takagi and the newest of these shops is in Tokyo's shopping district, Ginza, and opened on Monday. The brand is the top-selling chocolate in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Besides Jeff Bezos: 6 People Who’ve Also Been The World’s Richest
An economics professor, he quit the university in 1959 and went into business, constructing office buildings in Tokyo’s Minato ward. He had 65 office buildings with 7.7 million square feet of floor space when Forbes first named his fortune the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo readies new sanctions not directly linked to Pyongyang’s nuke, missile threats
The United States has indicated it will impose additional sanctions on Chinese companies doing business with North Korea. The new sanctions by the Japanese government will be levied on five organizations, including two Chinese firms and nine individuals ... ( read original story ...)
Airfare of the Day: Delta One Suites DTW-NRT, Just for $13255 on the Inaugural Flight!
Well, they just took delivery of their first flagship Airbus A350-900 on July 13, and one week ago confirmed the rumors that the first scheduled route would be Detroit to Tokyo Narita starting ... probably a marked up Business Class price for the suites ... ( read original story ...)
World shares gain on strong earnings, dovish Fed policy
TOKYO — Global shares were mostly higher Thursday ... The euro rose to $1.1726 from $1.1637, and the British pound rose to $1.3138 from $1.3117. AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed from New York. ( read original story ...)
Soaking In The City: 10 Tokyo Hotels With Onsens
The property is just five minutes away from the subway station! Just a minute away from Nippori Station, Tokiwa Hotel is an ideal choice if your itinerary includes lots of travelling out of Tokyo. You can easily get to the airport from Nippori Station via ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kashiwa-No-Ha Smart City
Accessible from Tokyo in less than an hour by train ... UDCK will play a key role in organizing property owners to subscribe to site- and building-performance guidelines to achieve objectives for sustainable design, as well as the community’s desire ... ( read original story ...)
Which Tokyo Neighborhood Fits Your Personality Best?
WHERE TO STAY: Originally built for Japanese aristocracy in the 1880s, the Imperial Hotel Tokyo exudes the luxury that defines Ginza. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with views of the Imperial Palace below, the second iteration of this property is not ... ( read original story ...)
FUJITA KANKO : Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ LVX Collection
"Chinzanso," meaning "Villa on a mountain of camellias," has a majestic 12.4-acre Japanese botanical garden in the center of Tokyo with 1,000+ camellia trees ... "Our one-of-a-kind property is the pinnacle of Japanese luxury, and is the place to experience ... ( read original story ...)
Sealed surfaces and the problem with heat in Tokyo
In Tokyo, most of the land can be covered with the new house ... Their favorite series they recorded during the week and watch in their free time. However, the property is not seen as a place to be during the free time. If they are staying there, it ... ( read original story ...)
5.6 magnitude quake strikes Japan
No casualties or property damage were reported. The owner of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), said no abnormalities were observed at the plant after the quake. The earthquake was also felt with less intensity across eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Avengers 4 To Film In Japan
In a report from this past April, THR notes: The Strategic Program for the Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property 2017 will streamline the process for applications to shoot in areas like the famous Scramble Crossing in Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Genius marketing squeezes most from blockbuster ‘Your Name’
Toho executives and their counterparts at CoMix Wave Films, the Tokyo-based video production company where Shinkai works, discussed what kind of merchandise would be allowed to use 'Your Name' intellectual property. They agreed to allow everything except ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka web series gives voice to the intellectually disabled
Pansy Media, based in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, streams its program once a month. Many of those involved have intellectual disabilities. The 50-minute program, which began last September, offers news and documentaries, as well as a feature called ... ( read original story ...)