TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday morning, buoyed by optimism the U.S.-North Korea summit taking place in Singapore could pave the way for denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. The Nikkei rose 0.5 percent to 22,906.14 in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan home-sharing law causes renters to exit market
TOKYO -- As Japan prepares to legalize home-sharing businesses this week, some people who currently rent out their homes are, in fact, seeing the long-awaited deregulation as a sign to exit the market. A new law that allows home-sharing, called minpaku ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s attitude to sexual harassment hardens
according to a recent survey run by market research company Kantar on behalf of Nikkei Asian Review. The survey, carried out by Kantar's Lightspeed division, questioned 2,600 citizens across India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Thailand. It found that ... ( read original story ...)
Battle to remodel Osaka is legacy of Japan’s Trump
Yet he left unfinished business. Now under the leadership of the popular governor Ichiro Matsui, the Osaka Restoration Association is still the city’s biggest party, and still defined by the quest to unify both levels of government — a goal known as ... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business in Kansai
While many outside Japan have heard of Kansai cities such as Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, there is less understanding of how tightly they are bound into a regional economic powerhouse. As it prepares to host next year’s G20, we report from the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka produces first-round fightback as Vandeweghe makes winning start
Naomi Osaka was forced to come from behind in her first match of the grass-court season as she beat Sachia Vickery in three sets at the Nottingham Open. Osaka has enjoyed a breakthrough year, defeating Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: man freed after 45 years on death row could go back to jail
Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters A Japanese man who was freed in 2014 after spending 45 ... “It is all lies,” he said, according to Kyodo news. His 85-year-old sister, Hideko, who has campaigned to prove her brother’s innocence, said the high court ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Thakral Corp looks homeward as property market picks up
Thakral Corp ventured into the office market in Osaka, Japan, in 2014 with the acquisition of two buildings and since then, it has built a portfolio of two office buildings, two hotels and a retail property. In January this year, the firm announced the ... ( read original story ...)
New father sues Japan Inc. for allegedly harassing and demoting him for taking paternity leave
Wood, 48, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for 30 years, thought he wasn’t asking too much of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley, just a small part of what the law guarantees: up to 12 months of paid maternity or paternity leave and your job back. ( read original story ...)
Japanese prime minister hopeful of Trump-Kim summit success
TOKYO -- The U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore could set an important foundation of peace for Asia to pursue further growth, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ... which is hosted by Nikkei. Abe told the audience that he had received a telephone call ... ( read original story ...)
How to see Tokyo for less than $1,820
Note that Tokyo has two international airports ... Costs exclude ‘splurge’ option Barry Choi is a personal finance and budget travel expert at Moneywehave.com. He makes regular media appearances where he talks about all things related to money and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Airbnb Had Plenty of Warning About New Licensing Law
TOKYO—The Japan Tourism Agency on Monday defended its handling of a new law that has led to thousands of Airbnb cancellations, saying the U.S. company had ample warning that unlicensed hosts wouldn’t be permitted to operate starting June 15. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to build eco-friendly ‘solar roads’ ahead of 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to introduce "solar roads" that collect energy from the sun via solar panels installed beneath the surface of the roads. The effort is aimed at promoting Tokyo as an eco-friendly city, both domestically and abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Mercari chases growth overseas with $1.2 billion IPO, Japan’s biggest this year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese flea market app operator Mercari Inc’s IPO is raising up to $1.2 billion in the nation’s biggest such share sale so far this year, as the firm seeks to replicate its domestic success overseas, especially in the money-losing U ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Moritomo head insists PM’s wife had major influence on discounted state land sale
The records of negotiations between the ministry and the school operator that have been released make no mention of the first lady's April 2014 visit to the property in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, nor of a portion of talks in February and March last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese start-up Mercari’s IPO to mint a new billionaire
Japanese online marketplace Mercari priced its initial public offering at the top of the range to sell ¥130.5 billion (Dh4.4bn) worth of shares, a valuation that’s set to make its 40-year-old founder a billionaire. The firm plans to sell 43.5 million ... ( read original story ...)