The fast food chain is selling up to a third of its stake in its Japan unit, and private equity firms are considering making bids, according to the Wall Street Journal. Fred Katayama reports. ( read original story ...)
Japan emperor: How abdication could usher in a calendar change
For the first time in two centuries a Japanese emperor may be about to abdicate. The huge change for Japan could also affect one aspect of everyday life - the calendar. Emperor Akihito, 83, has hinted he wants to stand down at the end of 2018, allowing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops while other Asian markets largely gain
Japan’s Nikkei fell Thursday as a higher yen hurt export stocks. Asian equity markets were slightly higher Thursday, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump largely avoided fresh attacks on global trade in his first news conference in six months. ( read original story ...)
Former Sydney FC man Kazuyoshi Miura extends contract to play into his 50s with Yokohama FC
FORMER Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 50 next month, has renewed his contract with Yokohama FC, stretching his record as the oldest Japanese to play professional football. The forward, dubbed “King Kazu” by Japanese media and fans ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Abe Starts 4-Nation Trip With Visit to Philippines
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Thursday for a two-day visit to Manila as the Philippines has boosted ties with China while taking a hostile stance toward Tokyo's main ally the United States. The Philippines is Abe's first stop in a four-nation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Office Market to Reach a Tipping Point in 2017
According to global real estate consultant CBRE, Japan's office leasing and investment markets will likely reach a turning point in the cycle in 2017. In Tokyo's office market, which is scheduled to see three consecutive years of above average new supply ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka duty-free shop plan scrapped as tourist shopping sprees slow
OSAKA – Kansai Airports said Thursday it has scrapped a plan to open a duty-free shop in central Osaka due to a slowdown in so-called explosive shopping by tourists. Spending by foreign visitors to Japan decreased in the July-September quarter from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese start-ups head abroad for innovation programme
Also, “The Japan Bank Consortium to Centrally Provide Domestic and Cross-border Payments” officially launched with 42 member banks. Using Ripple, customers of the banks will get real-time domestic and cross-border payments. Participants include Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
98% of all Japanese adoptions are employers adopting the adult men on their staff, not children
In Japan, there is a several-hundred-year-old tradition in which businesses adopt their executives so companies or institutions are "family-run" groups. In other words, bosses adopt their employees. Inside the the world's oldest family business ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM touring Asia’s youngest, growing economies
SINGAPORE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins a six-day tour of Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday that includes the region’s youngest and fastest-growing economies, seeking to strengthen ties as growth at home lags. The three Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Blizzard pounds northern Japan
A blizzard is battering wide areas of northern Japan, with weather authorities warning of avalanches, heavy snow, high waves and transport disruption. The winter storm has piled up 30 to 60 centimetres of snow on the northern island of Hokkaido and on the ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-MCUBS MidCity Investment announces transaction of properties
at 12.13 billion yen * Says it plans to sell trust beneficial rights of a property located in Osaka at 9 billion yen on March 27 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/lF6DzI Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Next In Financials ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks, dollar hit as Asia stumbles on Trump woe
Tokyo tumbled more than one percent Thursday, while the dollar sank as investors were left deflated by a lack of economic detail from Donald Trump at his first post-election press conference. Traders had hoped the real estate tycoon would flesh out some of ... ( read original story ...)
Firms to debut luxury overnight Tokyo-Osaka compartment-seat bus service
Kanto Bus Co. and transport company Ryobi Holdings said Wednesday they will introduce a luxury overnight bus, the Dream Sleeper, to link Tokyo and Osaka on Jan. 18, offering secluded compartments for each passenger. The one-way fare will be ¥20,000 for an ... ( read original story ...)
osaka-nara
From Osaka it took us a little over an hour to get to Tsutsui station ... We also visited Daihozoin which is on the same property and housed many national treasures. Next to Horyuji is Chuguji. It was believed that Horyuji was originally built as a ... ( read original story ...)
TEXAS: State court rules Texas Central not a railroad
The N7100-I Bullet is currently in operation between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Texas Central is planning a similar ... with eminent domain authority and the right to survey private property. In Harris County, Texas Central has sued more than 20 landowners. ( read original story ...)