Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans tennis return at 2024 Australian Open - Tennis star reveals she is expecting her first child in ‘little life update’ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Alcohol Laws Are Equal Parts Fascinating and Odd
In Japan, you can do everything from drink in a moving car, to bring an open container almost anywhere in public. ( read original story ...)
Assessing Our Man in Tokyo
Roman Popadiuk, President of the Diplomacy Center Foundation, reviews the book, Our Man in Tokyo for The Cipher Brief ... ( read original story ...)
A guide to all things new in Japan in 2023
Japan’s cities are experiencing a rejuvenation, from creative quarters in lesser-known areas to worldwide recognised exhibitions opening in its capital. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Woman Spends S$2/Day On Food For 16 Years, Owns 3 Houses By Age 34
A Japanese woman fulfils her dream of owning 3 houses by age 34 by living extremely frugally for years, including spending S$2/day on meals. ( read original story ...)
Around the world, city dwellers are being lured to the country with financial incentives
Who hasn’t dreamed of escaping the concrete urban jungle and moving to the country? However, few people actually take the plunge. This reluctance has led ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, United States to hold ‘2 plus 2’ talks in Washington on Jan 11
The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and the United States will hold talks on aspects of security and co-operation in Washington on Wednesday, the Asian nation's foreign ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo parents say payout of US$7,500 per child isn’t enough to entice them to rural life
Urban residents, though drawn to a more laid-back way of life, say cities remain the centre of education, employment and entertainment opportunities; Tokyo is offering families up ... ( read original story ...)
Biden signs law to help preserve Japanese American WWII incarceration camps
The stories of so many who unjustly lost their freedom, lost property, and were forcibly uprooted from their homes should be a constant reminder of our duty to uphold the rights of every American,” co ... ( read original story ...)
Shigeru Ban designs Odin Hills alpine luxury chalets in Japan
The upcoming Odin Hills in Niseko features eco-conscious Nordic-Japanese designs conceived by Pritzker-prize winning architect Shigeru Ban. ( read original story ...)
Takeovers involving Japanese firms hit record high in 2022
Many Japanese companies have opted to focus on specific business segments after the Covid pandemic. (Unsplash pic) TOKYO: The number of mergers and acquisitions involving Japanese companies reached a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese manufacturing company Kurabe Industrial signs deal with Aboitiz InfraCapital, manufacturing plant in PHL to rise soon in LIMA Estate
Committed to attracting foreign investment to the Philippines in order to generate jobs for Filipinos and stimulate the economy, Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is offering young parents a million yen to leave Tokyo: Here’s why
To encourage parents to migrate out of Tokyo, the Japanese government has increased the financial incentive for those who decide to do so. According to a Financial Times (FT) report, from 300,000 yen ... ( read original story ...)
Architect’s Micro-Apartment Renovation Is Inspired by Japanese Design
Such was the case with one micro-apartment in the eastern part of Paris and is now home to local architect and engineer Marlice Alfera of maaxi. The young professional bought the property recently, ... ( read original story ...)
Resentment against eviction order after 5 years of 40,000 yen in rent arrears… Kayakisaki property owner’s metta-stabbing man “furious at taking out the trash” shuddery …
A property owner was metta-stabbed at the entrance of his house in Kayazaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The arrested man was a man of unknown address from Osaka Prefecture. It seems that he was ... ( read original story ...)
Starhill Global Reit to sell Tokyo property for 1.88b yen
STARHILL Global Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has agreed to sell its entire beneficial interests in a Tokyo property for 1.88 billion yen (S$18.9 million), its manager said in a statement on ... ( read original story ...)