A Japanese property developer has decided to demolish a near-complete, 10-story condominium in Tokyo after pushback from neighbors who said it blocked a view of Mount Fuji. The company, Sekisui House, ... ( read original story ...)
Slain Tokyo couple slipped sleeping pills, then strangled
A Tokyo couple whose burned bodies were found in April had sleeping pills slipped into their drinks before they were lured to a vacant property and strangled, investigative sources said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plummet
Tokyo stocks ended lower on Friday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where the tech-rich Nasdaq index dived while the Dow ended up. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.09 percent, or 36.55 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns prolonged high U.S., Europe interest rates
Japan's government said on Thursday its economy was gradually recovering, but warned in its monthly report that high interest rates in the United States and Europe risked damaging its own economy, as ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan’s Mount Fuji
Three bodies were found at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought down from the slopes ... ( read original story ...)
Integrated resorts: Japan’s axis of future growth
The casino in Osaka is named “Osaka IR ... The purpose of the IR Act is to “utilize the proceeds from the casino business” and “realize the attractive stay-at-home tourism that is internationally ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei skids 1% as yen intervention risks rise
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell 1% on Thursday, giving up most of its gains from the previous session, as the yen’s slide past the closely watched 160 per-dollar level put traders on high ...
‘Police-obsessed’ Osaka man accused of forging emblem, pretending to be cop
A 26-year-old delivery driver was arrested by police on June 26 in west Japan's Nara Prefecture on suspicion of forging official documents including a police emblem of the type found on ... ( read original story ...)
Life-sized “Gundam” to be displayed at 2025 Osaka Expo
Bandai Namco Holdings has said it will display a life-sized Gundam robot model in its pavilion of the 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka. According to the toy and video game company's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues fresh warnings against sharp yen falls
Japanese authorities will take necessary actions on currencies, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, signalling readiness to intervene in the exchange-rate market after the yen's slide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki says he’s ready to act on yen’s decline
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that he would take necessary actions on currencies after the yen slid to a 38-year low against the dollar. Japanese authorities are "deeply ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PE Market is the Bright Spot that Asia Needs. But Will Law Firms Step Up to the Plate?
Private equity is thriving in Japan, in part because the weak Japanese yen has made local assets incredibly appealing to foreign investors. Foreign law firms want a piece of the action. Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Urgent Response to Yen’s Historic Low: Will Intervention Work?
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki signals potential intervention as the yen hits a 38-year low against the dollar. Authorities express concern over rapid currency movements and their economic ...
Japan analyzing factors behind yen falls, threatens response
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is looking at what is driving the yen's fall against the U.S. dollar and will take "necessary" action if needed, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday after the ...
Japan’s Kanda Says Watching Yen With High Level of Urgency
Japan’s currency chief said the government is watching the yen with a high level of urgency as he described the currency’s latest moves as “rapid” and “one sided.” Vice Finance Minister Masato Kanda ...
Vietnam’s oath to silver economy inspired by Japan
Some stay full-time, while others being only part-timers, arriving in the morning and returning home in the evening.But we still need a more elderly-friendly country and economy.Elderly people in ... ( read original story ...)