Japan's economy probably expanded in the final three months of 2024 marking a third quarter of consecutive growth, a Reuters poll showed, as strong business investment outweighed anaemic consumption. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital buys central Tokyo shopping centre for more than US$1 billion
Tokyu Plaza Ginza is one of the largest retail facilities in the Ginza district and has a couple of subway stations nearby. ( read original story ...)
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 31, 2024
SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (the “Company”) today announced consolidated financial results for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2024. The C ... ( read original story ...)
Trump to meet Japan’s Ishiba as China trade war simmers
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for the first time on Friday as two allies wary of China's rise work to boost business and security ties while an ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan keeps its trains safe from earthquakes
Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ... ( read original story ...)
Shifting landscapes due to the 2024 Noto peninsula earthquake in Japan
What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory. ( read original story ...)
A $6,500 Fixer-Upper in Japan Became Their Dream Business
Dani and Evan Benton left the U.S. to start a new life in rural Japan, buying an abandoned house for $6,500 and turning it into a thriving Airbnb. Their journey proves that bold risks can lead to ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake shifted the landscape
Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic ‘prepared to sell TV business,’ says president
OSAKA -- Panasonic Holdings will consider selling or scaling down its struggling TV business as it pursues a group restructuring to enable faster decision-making and focus on growth, President Yuki ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand plans 50MW data center in Osaka, Japan
CapitaLand is to develop a data center in Osaka, Japan. Asset manager CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) this week announced it has acquired a freehold land parcel in Osaka to develop a 50MW facility ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Investment expands global data centre portfolio with development of its first data centre in Japan
The project will entail an investment of more than S$900 million and seed a future data centre fund Singapore, February 4, 2025 -- CapitaLand ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s first listing of the year soars in trading debut
Next Generation Technology Group, the first listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this year, jumped on its trading debut. The shares climbed as much as 58% to ¥3,165 in early trading in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese court upholds conviction of American who helped fugitive former Nissan chief hide pay
A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of a former American Nissan executive on charges of helping fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide income, while rejecting prosecutors’ bid to ... ( read original story ...)
Six arrested for involvement in tourist-targeted prostitution business; brothels in Japan’s Kabukicho catered to visitors using translation app
TOKYO: Six men have been arrested on suspicion of providing rooms for prostitution targeting foreign tourists, in violation of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the Metropolitan Police Department announced ... ( read original story ...)
Insights from Japan’s Disaster Anniversaries on the Potential Adaptation for Disaster Prevention Parks in the Indo-Pacific
Japan has experienced three major earthquakes in the past 100 years. In an era of frequent natural disasters, Japan’s unique disaster prevention park system has received renewed attention as a means ... ( read original story ...)
Court upholds conviction of American who helped fugitive former Nissan chief hide pay
A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of a former American Nissan executive for helping fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide income, while rejecting prosecutors’ bid to overturn his acq ... ( read original story ...)