Japan endured a devastating 2011 tsunami that wiped entire towns ... The president was explaining why news reports of a second, 'secret' meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overblown. 'We sat at this really long table, which ... ( read original story ...)
Falling Chinese rental yields may indicate property bubbles
well below average yields in major cities such as New York and Tokyo (4.7 percent and 4.3 percent respectively), China’s first-tier cities Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai may be entering a property price bubble. Despite the moderation in home ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo homebuyers choose practicality over prestige
TOKYO -- Home buyers are straying further from central Tokyo, where property prices are soaring, to more peripheral (and affordable) bedroom communities. The trend is reflected in the 2017 ranking of Greater Tokyo neighborhoods most attractive to ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ LVX Collection
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko’s iconic five-star flagship property, announced its partnership with Preferred Hotels & Resorts –the world’s largest independent hotel brand that represents more than 650 ... ( read original story ...)
Edition brings its luxury hotels to Tokyo
The Tokyo Edition, Ginza will be a newly built 13-storey standalone property with 80 guestrooms. Located just off Chuo Street, the main shopping street in Ginza, the hotel site affords convenient access to Ginza-Itchome, Ginza and Tokyo stations ... ( read original story ...)
Volvo’s Castburg says WTCC needs to ‘hard look’ at Yokohama tyres
More WTCC News Chilton: Lada clash penalty was too harsh Tom Chilton ... during Wednesday's Strategy Group meeting 1500485741 F1 WTCC needs a 'hard look' at Yokohama tyres Volvo's Nicky Catsburg says the World Touring Car Championship needs to take a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June export growth points to sustained economy recovery
Japan's exports rose for a seventh straight month in June led by shipments of cars and electronics, an indication external demand continues to support a gradual economic recovery and backing the central bank's upbeat economic view. Ministry of Finance (MOF ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan again pushes back inflation target, keeps policy steady
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday but once again pushed back the timing for achieving its ambitious inflation target, reinforcing views it will lag well behind other major central banks in scaling back its massive stimulus program. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps stimulus intact, cuts inflation outlook
Japan's central bank opted Thursday to keep its lavish monetary stimulus intact while downgrading its outlook for inflation. The Bank of Japan's policy meeting ended Thursday with no change to its injections of trillions of yen (hundreds of billions of ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady, cuts inflation expectations
The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it kept its monetary policy unchanged after its two-day meeting, but it cut inflation forecasts for fiscal years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. The central bank now expects inflation to be at 1.1 percent for the current ... ( read original story ...)
Hasegawa Hotel & Resort: Y’s Cabin Osaka Namba Grand Opening Set for Wednesday, August 9!
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Y’s Cabin Osaka Namba, a new 162-room cabin hotel constructed by Hasegawa Hotel & Resort Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Natsuki Abe) in Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka (one-minute walk from Namba St., Midosuji ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei lifted by Wall Street highs as BOJ outcome awaited
TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose in morning trade on Thursday, buoyed by record highs on Wall Street though capped by caution ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan meeting. The Nikkei was up 0.4 percent at 20,092.14 at the ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning – JMA
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 hit northeastern Japan on Thursday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the 9:11 a.m. (0011 GMT) quake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake – northern Japan & Tokyo
Japan's public broadcaster with the news (NHK) Northern Japan quake, felt in Tokyo There has been no tsunami alert issued, said to be no tsunami threat Magnitude 5.6 quake says NHK, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says magnitude 5.8, hit Honshu (Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese robot probes the radioactive water at Fukushima’s nuclear reactor to find melted fuel
A Japanese robot has begun probing the radioactive water at Fukushima's nuclear reactor. The marine robot, nicknamed the 'little sunfish', is on a mission to study structural damage and find fuel inside the three reactors of the devastated plant. ( read original story ...)
Curbing Japan’s illicit teen dating services ‘a cat-and-mouse game,’ police say
Naniwa de Sanpo, the shop in Osaka, advertises “tourist information on high school girls.” The Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a former business manager and others connected to the shop in May and June for allegedly providing sexual services. ( read original story ...)