Nearly 20% of Japan’s quake recovery funds still sit idle

TOKYO -- Almost $5 billion in funds earmarked for rebuilding Japan's disaster-stricken northeast remain unused, with projects entangled in local debates and nuts-and-bolts complications, a Nikkei study has found. The Nikkei compiled government survey data ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki whips Pavlyuchenkova to retain Tokyo title

TOKYO: Caroline Wozniacki ended her string of final failures ... until the final game when Wozniacki converted a break point for the victory. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for ... ( read original story ...)

New service in Japan helps tourists lose the luggage

TOKYO -- Foreign travelers trailing large suitcases at tourist spots are a familiar sight in Japan, but they could ease up if a planned joint new service by JTB, Panasonic and Yamato Holdings takes off. The January launch of the Luggage-Free Travel service ... ( read original story ...)

Industrial property market booms, demand spurs investment

Investors from Japan and China have also been increasing their investments in IZs. Long Duc Investment Co Ltd, a company run by Sojitz Corporation, Daiwa House Industry, Kobelco Eco-Solutions and Donafoods, are planning to expand Long Duc IZ in Long Thanh ... ( read original story ...)

Puerto Rico’s fragile economy dealt new blow by Maria

He has roughly $16,000-worth of perishable goods stored in his restaurant Nagoya Sushi & Tiki Bar - in jeopardy as ... "This is an island that has been riddled with bad news," said Jonathan Mondillo, Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC, which holds insured ... ( read original story ...)

Jones confident in England’s style

Jones plans to take his side out to the Rugby World Cup in September 2019 to them for the tournament and recently took senior members of his backroom team to Japan for a recce where they visited Tokyo, Yokohama, Miyazaki and Kobe, looking at potential ... ( read original story ...)

Falling jet wing panel damages car in Japan

These are external links and will open in a new window A car was seriously damaged when part of an aeroplane's wing landed on it in the Japanese city of Osaka. The piece, which weighed more than 4kg (9lb), fell from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane shortly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s brokerage district looks to fintech for fresh start

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Kabutocho district ... The rise of online brokerages forced many smaller brokerages in the area out of business. Among members of the association, only 13 brokerages, including Kyokuto Securities, are based in Kabutocho and Kayabacho ... ( read original story ...)

Kauai companies join Tokyo trip

HONOLULU — Seventy-three companies represented Hawaii at the 2017 Tokyo International Gift Show. Kauai companies there included Aunty Lilikoi, Kauai Kookies and Salty Wahine. This year marks the sixth consecutive year that the Department of Business ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Daiwa House to debut hotel-style apartments

OSAKA -- Daiwa House Industry plans to launch a type of apartment where guests can enjoy hotel-style services and check out anytime, as Japan's hotel shortage worsens amid a surge of tourists into the country. While such home-sharing services as Airbnb ... ( read original story ...)