Japan's economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company investments propped up growth. The figures marked the fourth straight quarter of expansion in the world's third largest economy and came ... ( read original story ...)
Exports prop up Japan growth, U.S. protectionist risks loom
Japan’s economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the final three months of last year as a weaker yen supported exports, but tepid private consumption and the risks of rising U.S. protectionism cast doubts over a sustainable recovery. Data on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Top Tokyo properties for sale – live the expat dream!
According a cost of living survey conducted by the HR consultancy Mercer, Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city. Here, we look at the top 5 properties for rent in the world’s priciest expat city! At £1,424,668.10, this 2-bed, 2-bath property isn ... ( read original story ...)
Finance ministry sold land for Nippon Kaigi school at fraction of market value
On February 8, the Toyonaka municipal government filed a lawsuit at the Osaka District Court seeking cancellation of the finance ministry’s decision to sell the nearly 9,000-square-meter parcel, which is being used for the elementary school Mizuho No ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo : Notice Concerning Partial Amendments of the Articles of Incorporation
Article 14 Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, a general meeting of shareholders shall be convened and chaired by the President and Director pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors. When the post of President and Director is not ... ( read original story ...)
Best ways to save money in Tokyo
Towering glass skyscrapers, packed subway trains, cutting-edge technology; Tokyo is synonymous with many things – and one of them is being expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. Yes, despite what you may have heard, travelling in this neon-lit city ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise from bell on hopes for successful Japan-U.S. economic ties
TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose from the bell on Monday mirroring a strong showing of U.S. shares on Wall Street on Friday, as markets also anticipated successful economic ties between Japan and the U.S. following the conclusion of the first ... ( read original story ...)
The angry red panda that is Japan's new working woman
she said. "I sing in both London and Tokyo but I find that people in London accept me without any hesitation." "But in Japan, I don't really expect them to understand so I haven't told many people who I used to work with," she added. For communications ... ( read original story ...)
Agency: Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku member died from abnormal heart rhythm
Rina Matsuno died after being rushed to a Tokyo hospital on February 8 Rina Matsuno of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku died last week due to an abnormal heart rhythm (Fuji News Network) TOKYO (TR) – An abnormal heart rhythm was the cause of death of Rina Matsuno ... ( read original story ...)
Valentine’s Day murder in Fuchu remains unsolved 12 years on
Tokyo Metropolitan Police are seeking the help of the public in locating the male suspect, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 12). On February 14, 2005, Hiroki Goto, a 39-year-old manager of what is today Tama Shinkin Bank, was stabbed to death by an ... ( read original story ...)
A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida
It ended with Trump summoning the same reporters to another Trump-owned property, where the president put on another display of friendship for Abe: a pledge at a late-night news conference to stand by Japan “100 percent” in the wake of North Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Florida estate spurs ethics debate, more protests
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there so far this month. But it’s also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Homeowners in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire blighted by Japanese knotweed from public land assured that help is at hand
HOMEOWNERS in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire blighted by Japanese knotweed spreading to their property from public land are being assured that help is at hand. Network Rail was last week ordered to pay compensation for damage caused to homes by the invasive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan killjoys wage war on Valentine's 'conspiracy'
As Japan prepares to celebrate Valentine's Day, a cranky group of Marxist protesters have called for an end to public displays of love, claiming it hurts their feelings. Members of 'Kakuhido', or the Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Women find ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to propose Y5 bil to compensate firms for delayed Tsukiji relocation
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike says the metropolitan government will propose an extra budget of 5 billion yen to compensate businesses for losses stemming from its postponement of the Tsukiji fish market relocation amid safety concerns at the new site. But Koike ... ( read original story ...)
Kipsang heads east as he targets to break Tokyo marathon course record
NAIROBI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Wilson Kipsang has taken his training for the Tokyo marathon a notch higher as he seeks his first win in over a year. Kipsang, whose last victory in marathon was back in 2015, has been struggling for form and came close ... ( read original story ...)