Economic powerhouses Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo are renowned for their well-developed infrastructure and business-friendly government policy. However, new research commissioned from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) by Telstra highlights ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Station reveals its 10 top-selling sweets for 2017
As 2017 begins to draw to a close, it’s time to look back at the year that was, and for Tokyo Station it was a year filled with glorious sweets. Japan’s “omiyage” souvenir culture is big business in Japan, thanks to the custom of bringing back ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Parents admit confining daughter for 15 years before her death
The body of Airi Kakimoto was found in her residence in Neyagawa City on Saturday OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police ... The residence was heavily fortified. The entire property is surrounded by a two-meter-tall wooden fence. Additionally, police ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei’s gains unravel as yen rises, banks extend losses
TOKYO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average erased its earlier gains on Thursday, as the yen gained and banking shares extended their losses. The Nikkei finished down 0.6 percent at 22,783.98, while the broader Topix slipped 0.6 percent to 1,819.03. ( read original story ...)
2018 to see growing China-Japan economic rivalry in Asia
The "proxy war" waged between China and Japan for economic and strategic influence in Asia is likely to be stepped up in the New Year. It is a conflict hidden temporarily from general view behind a screen of neutral-sounding regional initiatives. ( read original story ...)
San Lotus Holding Inc. Announces Acquisition of Property in Makizonocho, Kirishima-Shi, Kagoshima-Prefecture, Japan
Hacienda, California–(Newsfile Corp. – December 28, 2017) – San Lotus Holding Inc. (OTC Pink: SLOT) (the “Company” or “we”), today announced followings: During the third quarter in 2017, our subsidiary, San Lotus Holding Inc. (BVI) acquired ... ( read original story ...)
LEOPALACE21 : Japan’s Leopalace21 opens serviced apartments in Cambodia
Japanese property firm Leopalace21 Corp. has opened a serviced apartment complex in Cambodia to cater to growing demand from foreign business executives and short-term travelers to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economies. Leopalace21 says its 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s glut of abandoned homes: Hard to sell but bargains when opportunity knocks
The condo was inherited by one of her daughters, but she had no use for the property — it was nearly five decades old and tied to painful memories of her late mother. So it remained abandoned, like millions of other homes in Japan that have been left ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Leopalace21 opens serviced apartments in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – Property firm Leopalace21 Corp. has opened a serviced ... Leopalace21 has advanced into Southeast Asia in recent years, joining other Japanese companies tapping into emerging countries in the region to supplement business activity that ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Buys Tokyo Offices as Japan Upgrades Growth Forecast
The deals come during the same week that the Japanese government upgraded its outlook for economic ... it is five-minute walk away from the main JR Shinjuku Station. The property has attracted numerous quality tenants due to its prime location, GIC said ... ( read original story ...)
Based Japanese Deport North Korean Refugees
Japan acted in its own national interest recently, it deported several North Korean fishermen who ostensibly washed up on its shores and decided to criminally prosecute several others who stole property from a largely uninhabited island. The Norks even ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Group invests US$30 million in HCM City’s green property
The Diamond Lotus Riverside Complex in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City will be built in accordance with green construction standards with US$30 million in investment from the Japanese Mitsubishi Group. The investment will be made through Phuc Khang ... ( read original story ...)
Is It Time to Try Investing in Japan Again?
"all the land in Japan, a country the size of California, was worth about $18 trillion, or almost four times the value of all property in the United States at the time." The grounds of the Imperial Palace were reported to be worth more than France. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new rental office supply seen tripling in 2018
TOKYO -- With a string of new large office building projects slated for completion, three times as much new office space is expected to hit the market in central Tokyo next year, possibly causing the office vacancy rate to stop falling for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
Final Fantasy is being turned into a VR roller-coaster ride in Japan
If you can make it out to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, you will be able to experience the ride for cheap. Although prices vary depending on the day you choose to go, you can get a pass for this ride for as little as a 3,500 yen, which is roughly $31. ( read original ...
Development of a Nanowire Device to Detect Cancer With a Urine Test
Nagoya, Japan - Cells communicate with each other through a number of different mechanisms. Some of these mechanisms are well-known: in animals, for example, predatory threats can drive the release of norepinephrine, a hormone that travels through the ... ( read original story ...)