JAPANESE Knotweed cases have surged by a whopping 28 percent in the UK in the last five years, with 10 counties across the UK experiencing the largest growth. A plant expert has warned that homes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan riled by Putin’s proposed economic zone in northern isles
Companies operating in the special economic zone would be exempt for 10 years from paying income and property taxes. There has been little progress in talks on economic cooperation due to sharp ... ( read original story ...)
Common things property seekers look for
For the past 18 months, it has been more difficult for foreign property investors to consider the Philippines as an investment location. This can be due to stringent travel bans, or the local GDP ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon and Mitsubishi to set up 450 solar power plants in Japan
Amazon.com will partner with Mitsubishi Corp. to build solar power stations and procure renewable energy from them to supply electricity to its data centers for ten years, Nikkei has learned. In a ... ( read original story ...)
WWE ‘sign US Olympic gold medallist Gable Steveson after rejecting Dana White’s UFC for Vince McMahon’s promotion’
US OLYMPIC gold medallist Gable Steveson has signed with the WWE, according to reports. The 21-year-old won gold in the men’s freestyle wrestling at Tokyo 2020, and has been hot property ... ( read original story ...)
Pickax-wielding yakuza member ambushes movie star Beat Takeshi in Tokyo
Beat Takeshi is one of the most widely respected figures in Japanese show business. Internationally, he’s best known for his work as a film director and actor, with many of his projects set in Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Remote work lifts demand in Japan for bigger residences
Demand for relocation services is growing in Japan, despite a declining trend in job transfers amid the prolonged impact of COVID-19 infections, as work-from-home practices are prompting people to ... ( read original story ...)
730 bras and panties: Serial underwear thief arrested in Japan
The seemingly uncanny case of underwear theft is actually not so uncommon in Japan. Breaking Japan News | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest underwear thief suspected of stealing more than 700 bras and panties from laundromats
Police have arrested Tetsuo Urata on suspicion of stealing 730 pieces of women’s underwear from coin laundries, after a 21-year-old college student alerted authorities that six pairs of her underwear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is defending its rare earth industry from foreign takeovers
It's set to designate sectors related to critical metals, including rare earths, as key to national security and subject to stringent protections. ( read original story ...)
What do you think is causing tennis player Naomi Osaka’s problems?
It looks like Osaka-san belongs to the latter category ... Media needs to shut up as well.....she's not public property. ( read original story ...)
Should you abide by house rules when viewing a property?
Cultural differences” should be taken into consideration when attending a house viewing, according to some of the UK population. But only a fraction — just 16 ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to take indefinite break from tennis after shock US Open exit
Naomi Osaka will take an indefinite break from tennis and says she doesn’t know when she will play next after a shock exit from the US Open. The defending champion lost 5-7 7-6 (2) 6-4 to 18-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese-themed shopping area closed down after being labeled ‘cultural invasion’ by Chinese netizens
Feedback from online critics caused a Japan-themed shopping area in China’s Liaoning province to shut down less than two weeks after opening. Alleged cultural invasion: Tang Little Kyoto, a commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Teens shock Osaka and Tsitsipas at US Open
DEFENDING champion Naomi Osaka of Japan and Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas ... WINDHOEK-BASED hotel and conference centre, Safari Hotels has become the first property in Namibia to join Accor's ... ( read original story ...)
China Suspended Operation of a Japanese-themed Complex Just 2 Weeks After It Opened
A Japanese-themed cultural and residential project, that recently opened in the city of Dalian in northeast China, has been shuttered just two weeks after it ... ( read original story ...)