Curiosity Inc., the Tokyo based studio founded by Lead Designer Gwenael Nicolas ... Previously, the company designed the ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka, another IHG property. Originally built as The Regent Hong Kong in 1980, the hotel was re-branded to ... ( read original story ...)
Sansiri teams up with Tokyu Corp
The joint venture plans to develop its first project, Taka Haus, a low-rise condominium worth 2 billion baht, which will be launched in Tokyo, Bangkok and other ... "We are interested in large-scaled property development in Bangkok whether it be on a ... ( read original story ...)
Maple Street School in Brooklyn features warm wood interiors
Hive City Docks Liverpool Waters, Plaza 1821 Waterfront, PEEL Property, Images, News Plaza 1821 and Hive ... Arch2O.com - Architecture & Design Magazine Re-opened Muji Flagship Store in Tokyo sells Vegetables, Bread, and Houses An expanded Muji Fla ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MetroResidences steps into Japan’s serviced-apartment biz
TOKYO -- Singapore-based broker MetroResidences will begin ... use their properties as serviced apartments by delivering keys to guests and performing other property management duties. Home sharing is also in the spotlight as a way to profit from vacant ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump’s America is waiting, not winning on new trade agenda
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks on the emergency tariffs, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo in July. Japan is slapping emergency ... China of extensive violations of intellectual property. On August 16, the United States, Mexico and Canada ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s head deserves a second term
NEW YORK – U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t the only leader with a big economic hire to make. His Mar-a-Lago golf partner, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has to decide whether to reappoint Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan. Kuroda’s term ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial : Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ To Pay $600,000 Fine To U.S. CFTC
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission or CFTC issued an Order filing and settling charges against The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. or BTMU for engaging in multiple acts of spoofing in a variety of futures contracts on the ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.1 mag strikes near Hitachi in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Hitachi in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a63g. Id of event: us2000a63g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korean court orders Japan’s Mitsubishi to pay for war labour
The victims, both in their teens at the time, worked without pay at a Mitsubishi aircraft manufacturing plant in Nagoya in 1944 after being falsely promised they would be able to make money and study in Japan. Mitsubishi said in a statement it had not yet ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s Evolving Implicit Rivalry Over Nakhchivan
However, Armenian diplomats have repeatedly asserted that this is not legally applicable to the Nakhchivan exclave, invoking stipulations found in the October 1921 Treaty of Kars (News.am ... kindly allows Modern Tokyo Times to publish their highly ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyoiter: celebrating Tokyo in the artistic style of The New Yorker
Tokyo is such an experience that we want all the artists to have felt what it’s like to be here for real, that’s the main limit when it comes time to choose artists,” Andrew Joyce told Lonely Planet Travel News. A colourful design by Shinji Tsuchimochi. ( read original story ...)
North Korea may have ability for miniaturised nuclear warhead, Japan says
Japan has warned that the threat from North Korean nuclear weapons ... missile that would be able to re-enter earth’s atmosphere intact, according to Kyodo news. The report also cited Pyongyang’s attempts to improve its ability to conduct a surprise ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s ballistic missile threat at a ‘new stage’, warns Japan
The threat to Japan from North Korea has reached a “new stage” now that the country is capable of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile and its nuclear weapons program has advanced, a defence ministry report said Tuesday. North Korea was the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan slaps high tariff on U.S. beef
Ten percent of U.S beef goes to export. Looking for a bright side of the news from Japan, Brown says the tariff bump covers only frozen, not refrigerated, beef. “Undoubtedly, we will send more non-frozen beef to Japan. But, they may reach a cap on that ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s nuclear threat at a ‘new stage’, warns Japan
Japan has warned that the threat from North Korean nuclear weapons ... missile that would be able to re-enter earth’s atmosphere intact, according to Kyodo news. The report also cited Pyongyang’s attempts to improve its ability to conduct a surprise ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s use of missile and nuclear tests threatens world security says Japan
That, along with China's continued threatening behaviour in the East China Sea and South China Sea, is a major concern for Japan,” Mr Onodera told a news briefing in Tokyo. The ministry said the number of Japan's jet scrambles against Chinese aircraft ... ( read original story ...)