Tokyo stocks edged up at the close Tuesday as bargain-hunting purchases wiped out earlier losses caused by worries over US-China trade frictions. After a session spent mainly in the red, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.02 percent or 3.85 points to ... ( read original story ...)
The Business of Death Has a Bright Future in Japan
Norihisa Tomiyasu opened his first mortuary in 1997 aiming to clean up a profession he says deserved its bad reputation for exploiting people’s grief and overcharging them at some of the most fraught moments of their lives. “The industry was so ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Okura to reopen with Tokyo’s priciest rooms
TOKYO -- Hotel Okura said Monday that its flagship Tokyo property will reopen in early September 2019, as competition intensifies for customers seeking luxury accommodations. The new facility, originally set to open next spring, will begin operations in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall further on stronger yen
Stocks extended their losses on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, battered by the yen’s strengthening against the dollar on the back of concerns over increasing trade friction between the United States and other economies. The 225-issue Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
Emotional homecoming: adopted babies welcomed in B.C. after weeks of legal limbo in Japan
On Monday morning, more families who had been stuck in legal limbo in Japan, walked through the gates of Vancouver ... made a difference and helped us get home,” Lee Fodi told Global News shortly after he, his wife and their newly adopted baby named ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Minister Wants to Change Crypto Taxation, Doubts Public Acceptance
Japan’s Minister of Finance thinks that it is doubtful the public would accept a change in the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, June 25. During today’s Upper House Budget Committee meeting, Taro Aso — also ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank mobile unit to file for IPO as soon as July
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group will apply to list its Japanese wireless ... SoftBank Group says it intends to ensure the mobile unit's independence after an IPO, a factor the TSE will consider as it reviews the listing application. Son gave up his representative ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Okura Tokyo to be Reborn as The Okura Tokyo in September 2019
A total of 508 luxury rooms will be available in two buildings on the spacious central-Tokyo Okura property, about half of which will be covered with lush gardens and greenery. Advanced reservations for individuals will be accepted from April 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
KYOCERA Honored by Japan’s METI for Aquala® Artificial Hip Joint Technology
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2018--Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that its innovative Aquala technology received Japan’s “Prize of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry” during the 2018 National Invention ... ( read original story ...)
LaSalle buys Ibis Styles hotel in Tokyo, Japan
Real estate investment group LaSalle has acquired the Hotel Ibis Styles Tokyo Bay in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture in Japan for an undisclosed sum. The new-build 216-guestroom property, managed by AccorHotels Group, is scheduled to open on July 2. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron Innovates with ANAQUA 9
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--Anaqua, Inc., a leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management solutions, today announced that Tokyo Electron（TEL） has selected ANAQUA 9 software as a complete IP management solution for its patents ... ( read original story ...)
RCEP negotiations to start in Tokyo
Trade officials from 16 Asia-Pacific countries are gathering in Tokyo to discuss the Regional Comprehensive ... including tariff reductions as well as rules on intellectual property, and E-commerce. Japan and Australia want higher levels of tariff ... ( read original story ...)
The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Takes Luxury To New Levels
And it's an indispensable service to offer. Indeed, if they didn't, you'd be tempted to never leave the property's comforting clutches. While many hotels in Tokyo work hard to provide a sense of relief from the frenetic pace of life in the world's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Ex-taxi driver nabbed again for stalking actress Momoko Kikuchi
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have re-arrested a ... Between December and March, he repeatedly visited the property of Kikuchi, attempting to reach her through the intercom. After the stalking started, the agency of Kikuchi contacted police. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops as yen firms; weak U.S. futures sour mood
TOKYO, June 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Monday as sellers targeted large caps including Fast Retailing and SoftBank as well as defensive stocks, while the mining sector outperformed after oil prices jumped on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo World Cup viewers nearly trip up plumbing with half-time toilet break
Tokyo, Japan's capital, flutters with nervous excitement. Welcome to the 2018 World Cup. Your first game is against South American firecracker Columbia. You've never beaten them before. No Asian country has defeated a South American country in the World ... ( read original story ...)