Look for Yokohama at this year's Easter Jeep Safari, March 24-April 1 in Moab, Utah. As one of the sponsors of this spectacular wheeling event, Yokohama will have its semi-trailer in the Vendor Expo area featuring the rugged GEOLANDAR® tires, including ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo luxe rents are the world’s second priciest
Tokyo has the second most expensive prime rentals in the world, Mansion Global reported, citing data being released this week from the consultancy Savills World Research. Luxury rents in the Japanese capital now average GBP1,940 (USD2,735) a week, an ... ( read original story ...)
APL, ADIC, CV Starr and PAG Cash in Landmark Tokyo Building for Reported $1.4B
A group of investors led by Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific Land have sold the Shiba Park Building, once Japan’s most expensive en bloc asset, for a reported 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion), according to Tokyo-based brokerage Japan Property Central. ( read original story ...)
Business tie-up of the UK’s number one property portal site “Rightmove” and overseas property portal
Pressbox (Press Release) - Beyond Borders Co., Ltd. (CEO Tadayoshi Endo, located in Shinjuku, Tokyo) who manages overseas real estate portal site “SEKAI PROPERTY” made a business tie-up with “Rightmove PLC” who runs the UK’s number one property w ... ( read original story ...)
States should look to Tokyo to increase affordable housing
Sadly, the bill is already encountering opposition from homeowners groups, which are no doubt eager to push up their property values ... to the city of Tokyo. Three decades ago, at the height of Japan's land price bubble, "affordable housing" would ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge up at close on bargain hunting
Tokyo stocks closed one per cent higher on Thursday as bargain ... Trump plans to impose sanctions on China for what he calls its "theft" of US intellectual property. The move would come just weeks after his controversial tariffs on steel and aluminium ... ( read original story ...)
Who is Naomi Osaka? Meet Serena’s conqueror and tennis’ new superstar
March 22, 2018 10:42am EDT March 22, 2018 10:42am EDT Tennis, WTA, News, English, WTA Tour, Features, WTA Miami Open, Naomi Osaka The WTA Tour has a new superstar in Naomi Osaka, the 20-year-old making it eight wins in a row by beating Serena Williams. ( read original story ...)
Demand for used luxury items prompts Japan pawnshop startup to launch IPO
The resale of Hermes bags, brand-name jewelry and other luxury items is a thriving industry in Japan, with one critical bottleneck: Building inventory is tough. Sou Inc. offers a solution: pawn shops dedicated only to buying up secondhand merchandise. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. scrambles to find female executives
Even so, there is a long way to go. Only 20.2% of publicly traded companies in Japan have at least one female board member, according to data compiled by Nikkei and group service QUICK FactSet, placing the country 49th in a ranking of 54. Norway's ... ( read original story ...)
Mishal Kanoo Joins Top UAE Delegation for UAE-Japan Business Forum
... organization that promotes mutually beneficial trade and investment relations between Japan and other nations. The highlights of the mission consisted of business meetings, networking and match-making as well as arranged company meetings and site ... ( read original story ...)
Used Louis Vuitton bags propel pawn-shop startup to IPO
Shares of SOU opened for trading in Tokyo Thursday at 4,100 yen a share, 24 percent higher than the IPO price of 3,300 yen. Japan’s resale market for luxury brand goods is worth almost 200 billion yen, according to a government report. Yahoo Japan Corp ... ( read original story ...)
13 holiday hikers rescued from snowy Tokyo mountain
Tokyo police and disaster officials said Thursday that seven of them who couldn't walk were airlifted. Six others hiked down escorted by rescue workers. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP) Holidaymakers were hit by unanticipated snow in Tokyo on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Serena crashes out in Miami as nervous Osaka advances
MIAMI — Serena Williams crashed out of the Miami Open in the first round here Wednesday, slumping to a straight sets defeat against Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the latest setback to the former world number one’s comeback. Osaka, who won her first major ... ( read original story ...)
Japan on track to become bigger Champagne market than UK
Speaking exclusively to the drinks business at the fair, Jean-Marie Barillère, president of the UMC (Union des Maisons de Champagne) highlighted the growth in Champagne shipments to eastern Asia, especially Japan. “The third biggest market in value is ... ( read original story ...)
Used Louis Vuitton Bags Push Japan Pawn-Shop Startup to IPO
Shares of SOU opened for trading in Tokyo Thursday at 4,100 yen a share, 24 percent higher than the IPO price of 3,300 yen. Japan’s resale market for luxury brand goods is worth almost 200 billion yen, according to a government report. Yahoo Japan Corp ... ( read original story ...)
‘Made in Japan’ takes a bruising from recent scandals
Recent scandals have dealt a serious blow to Japan's reputation for quality. Repairing that reputation will take not only cooperation between management and workers, but also a new way of thinking about quality among both companies and customers. ( read original story ...)