A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Ibusuki in Japan on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/18 / 2018-12-10 12:17:59 / December 1... ( read original story ...)
Japan and China consider holding high-level economic dialogue in spring
Japan could potentially ask China to correct unfair trade practices such as subsidies for state-owned companies and violations of intellectual property rights. According to the sources, China sounded ... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn: Japanese court detains ex-Nissan chief for 10 more days
Carlos Ghosn will remain in detention for another 10 days after a Japanese court approved a prosecutors’ request to continue questioning the former Nissan chairman over allegations of financial miscon... ( read original story ...)
The strangeness of Japan’s decision to start openly hunting whales
Although Japan's greater motives aren't known, there's potential that they intend to wind down their whaling operations, possibly for good. After all, the business, with diminished demand ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court extends detention of Nissan’s Ghosn by ten days: TV Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo District Court has extended the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days, TV Asahi reported on Monday. Ghosn, accused of aggravated breach of tr... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cosmetics exports head for sixth straight annual record
TOKYO -- Japan's cosmetics exports are on track to ... according to a tally of 16 types of cosmetics compiled from trade data by Nikkei. Demand for gifts tends to boost exports in December ... ( read original story ...)
Room Request! Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
Below, the hotel’s Director of Concierge Services, Masumi Tajima, gives us the inside scoop on the property. Creating a distinctive ‘Sense of Place’ is a core guiding principle of Mandarin Oriental To... ( read original story ...)
One Championship announces partnership with TV Tokyo
The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced an exclusive partnership in Japan with TV Tokyo, one of Japan’s largest national Free-To-Air tele... ( read original story ...)
Japan has millions of vacant homes you can buy for next to nothing
Many properties are listed because their often older owners don’t want to pay property taxes or can ... 20 percent of housing stock by 2033. Tokyo had the lowest percentage of vacant homes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops crack down on Yamanote pickpockets
TOKYO (TR) – As a part of a crackdown on pickpockets targeting ... This year, police have received 103 reports of thefts on the Yamanote Line in which the value of lost property totaled 2.9 million ye... ( read original story ...)
Shizuoka: Decayed corpse found on property in Fuji
SHIZUOKA (TR) – Shizuoka Prefectural Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a male corpse in front of a residence in Fuji City last week, reports the Yomiuri Shimbun (Dec. 24 ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN INVESTMENTS, LLC v. TOKYO KYODO ACCOUNTING OFFICE
According to Appellants, on February 5, 2014, Respondents breached their fiduciary duty during a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, by knowingly providing false information that undermined Appellants' ownership ... ( read original story ...)
Australia’s #1 city to invest in property is Melbourne
Fourth-placed Tokyo (fourth in investment ... real estate finance and capital markets, and trends by property sector and metropolitan area. It is based on the opinions of 350 real estate professionals ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and China could be about to forge an alliance that will shield them from the coming recession
Infrastructure building is not a million dollar business; it is about trillions of dollars of spending and not least in Asia. If Japan and China can combine their expertise and financial muscle in pur... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka made of right stuff: Stosur
Backing up from a US Open title is never easy – just ask Samantha Stosur. But the Australian veteran believes Japan’s Naomi Osaka has the mental toughness to kick on from her Flushing Meadows triumph ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Open Business School for Hunting Industry
Various locations around Japan report significant problems with wildlife destroying millions of dollars’ worth of agricultural crops. To combat this, one Japanese city is trying to interest people in ... ( read original story ...)