Non-gaming leisure and entertainment facilities to be built near the under-development MGM Osaka integrated resort (IR) with casino on Yumeshima island, Osaka, could involve investment of as much as ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police step up crackdown on sex worker scout group
The group is believed to have earned about ¥7 billion over five years by dispatching women to the sexual service businesses that offered the best pay. ( read original story ...)
GIC’s former Japan head sets sights on 25 billion yen fund to target residential properties in Japan
PATIENCE Capital Group, the real estate investment manager helmed by Ken Chan, former Japan head of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, is raising a new 25 billion yen (S$225.5 million) fund focused ... ( read original story ...)
Surviving Japan’s Disaster | What Was It Like To Live Through 3.11?
I found myself in a small town in Northern Japan called Unosumai. The town had been completely wiped out by the earthquake and tsunami, and as I talked to the people and listened to their stories, I ... ( read original story ...)
Fin Capital to Open Tokyo Office
Press Release Fin Capital, a global asset manager specializing in B2B Fintech, announced today that it will establish a formal presence in Asia, opening an office in Tokyo as its Asia headquarters. ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Coffee Japan names Hisae Morii as new CEO
Starbucks Coffee Japan has appointed Hisae Morii as its new CEO from 1 April 2025. She will succeed Takafumi Minaguchi, who has held the position since September 2014. Morii, currently serving as ... ( read original story ...)
Quake strengthening: NZers work on modular bracing with Japanese scientists
The government is spending almost a million dollars on researching earthquake and volcanic disaster resilience in collaboration with scientists in Japan. The Catalyst Fund recipients - two teams from ... ( read original story ...)
JAL and Bandai Namco unveil Gundam jet ahead of Osaka Expo
The Boeing 737-800 jet, whose livery also features the expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku, will be used for domestic flights until around November. ( read original story ...)
‘People are angry’: Japan braces for a new unknown – prolonged inflation
A country that suffered from deflation for decades is now experiencing a sustained rise in prices of basic items ranging from rice to soap After decades of battling deflation, Japan is now facing a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business community eyes deeper cooperation with China
Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), addresses a bilateral business exchange meeting with the Japan-China Economic Association and ... ( read original story ...)
Blackstone buys Japan drug trial firm, adding to private equity health deals
BLACKSTONE is buying a company that helps drugmakers run clinical trials in Japan, adding to growing interest from private equity firms in the health needs of the nation’s ageing population. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i finalising plan for president Isaka to step down
Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese retail giant at the centre of a takeover battle, is finalising a plan for its president to step down, mostly likely to be replaced by its first foreign chief, two ... ( read original story ...)
Nation announces controversial changes to major industry: ‘Significantly changed business environment’
The Japanese government's goal is to ease the financial pressures of inflation and supply chain issues. Nation announces controversial changes to major industry: 'Significantly changed business ... ( read original story ...)
Empowering Local Enterprises for Expo Osaka 2025
The sum allocated by the Rome Chamber of Commerce for the Expo Osaka 2025 Call for Proposals is €350,000, aimed at micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the area to support ... ( read original story ...)
Wildfire in Iwate Prefecture in Japan burns about 1,200 hectares; more than 3,000 forced to evacuate due to fire spreading
Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has increased to 16. ( read original story ...)
‘Those still exist’? Squat toilets declining in Japan, but demand remains
They may have all but disappeared from newly built homes, but traditional Japanese squat toilets are still found in places such as schools ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)