By the end of this year, the Osaka prefecture should have the master plan for Yumeshima phase 2 established. Following the end of the Osaka Expo in 2025, i.e., the autumn of next year, the prefectural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers want stable FX from BOJ policy, survey shows
Japan's large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to deepen friendship with Taiwan under new president Lai
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan hopes that its friendship with Taiwan will deepen further under the island's new President Lai Ching-te, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday. Expressing Japan's congratulations on Lai's inauguration, the top ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan companies agreed to average 5.58% pay hike, business lobby says
TOKYO : Top Japanese companies agreed to pay increases of an average 5.58 per cent at annual labour talks that wrapped up in March, the Keidanren business lobby's preliminary data showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Bain Capital to Boost Japan Real Estate Team as Prospects Grow
Bain Capital plans to bolster its real estate team in Japan, the latest global investment firm seeking to capitalize on opportunities in the nation’s property market. ( read original story ...)
NEON Japan To Showcase The Asia Premiere Of Ramses And The Gold Of The Pharaohs In Tokyo, Following Phenomenal Successes In The US, Europe & Oceania
Just last October, NEON announced the strategic joint venture with Itochu Property Development, Ltd. and Sankei Building Co., Ltd. and this partnership saw the establishment of NEON Japan K.K., a ... ( read original story ...)
Seventeen commences stadium tour in Japan, announces latest sub-unit
Boy band Seventeen kicked off its first stadium tour in Japan, rocking the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Saturday and Sunday for some 110,000 fans across the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Japan Commercial Property Investment Volume Jumps 7 Percent in Q1
Based on fresh data from CBRE, Japan's investment volume in commercial real estate for the first quarter of 2024 surged by 7% year-over-year, totaling JPY 1.439 trillion. ( read original story ...)
$146 mil. in cash handed to Japan police as lost property hits record high
The honest people of Japan handed in a record 22.8 billion yen ― roughly 146 million dollars ― in misplaced cash in 2023, as the amount of all lost property turned over to police climbed to a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets poised to climb ahead of China rate decision; key Japan data on deck this week
China, which laid out measures to boost its property market Friday ... inflation and business activity data out from Japan, while Singapore will release its April inflation data and final figures for ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Shares Touch Two-Year Top as China Plans Property Boost
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.9% in early trade. Hang Seng futures pointed to gains and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.25% to a two-year top with early gains in Australia ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to Buy Five Patrol Boats From Japan Amid Sea Tension
The Philippines will purchase five patrol vessels from Japan amid growing tensions in the South China Sea.Most Read from BloombergChina Attempts to End Property Crisis With Broad Rescue PackageA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Decade-High Amid BOJ Policy Bets
Japan’s benchmark government bond yield climbed to highest since 2013 amid expectations that the Bank of Japan is committed to normalizing interest rates and supporting the struggling yen. Most Read ...
Japan’s digital trade deficit continues to expand
The deficit in Japan's balance of payments in digital services continues to expand steadily. The structure of Japan's current account balance is undergoing "historic transformation," in the words of a ...
SEVENTEEN Draws 110,000 Fans Over Two Days at Osaka Stadium Concert
These photos, provided by Pledis Entertainment on May 20, 2024, shows SEVENTEEN's "Follow Again to Osaka" concert at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan, which marks the band's first standalone ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi crown prince postpones Japan trip citing king’s health, Tokyo says
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his visit to Japan scheduled to begin on Monday due to King Salman's health issue, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. ( read original story ...)