Nestled away in the western section of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden. ( read original story ...)
ARA raises stake in Japanese property group Kenedix to 30%
ARA Asset Management has increased its stake in Japanese property group Kenedix by almost 10% to 30%. ARA last November participated in a US$1.3bn buyout of Kenedix by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and ... ( read original story ...)
US appetite for Japanese movies and TV grows during lockdown
After more than a year of binge-watching their way through the coronavirus pandemic, American audiences still cannot get enough of Japanese shows and movies. That is according to a recent report by ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. forced them into internment camps. Here’s how Japanese Americans started over.
The hardships didn’t end with their incarceration. Japanese Americans lost their homes and livelihoods during the war. Here’s how they fought for—and won—reparations for those losses. ( read original story ...)
WFH shift presents opportunity
While the great work-from-home experiment led to predictions of the death of the office, a hybrid model will evolve. My guess is that around 20% will work from home full-time, 20% will be full-time in ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Investors Are Acquiring Land Around Japan’s Military Bases: Report
Following the security concerns, more than 700 Chinese-funded transactions of plots of land have been detected around military bases in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Sino-Japanese Tension: Chinese buying up land around military bases in Japan
Chinese are buying land around military bases in Japan, an episode that might trigger security concerns and further tensions between the two nations with already frayed relations, media reports said ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese acquiring land around military bases in Japan: Report
After security concerns, over 700 Chinese-funded transactions of plots of land have been detected by the Japanese investigative groups around Military bases in Japan, a local newspaper reports. ( read original story ...)
Chinese acquiring land around military bases in Japan
After security concerns over 700 Chinese-funded transactions of plots of land have been detected by the Japanese investigative groups around Military bases in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Approves Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan granted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
Japan on Friday approved the use of two new vaccines — Moderna and AstraZeneca — hours ahead of an expansion of a state of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
No injury in embassy fire incident in Tokyo: FO
A fire broke out at the Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday; however, no injuries were reported as all staff had safely been evacuated. Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri informed ... ( read original story ...)
Elderly Japanese Americans Must Find New Housing After State Approves Closure Of Their Senior Home
A coalition of family members and community activists say they will continue the fight to keep the residents in their Boyle Heights facility. ( read original story ...)
Fire breaks out at Pakistan embassy in Tokyo
TOKYO: A fire broke out at the building housing Pakistan mission in Tokyo, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Thursday.No injuries were reported and the staff was evacuated to ... ( read original story ...)
Crews put out fire at Pakistani embassy in Tokyo
ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out at the Pakistani embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, according to Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. No injuries were reported as all staff had safely evacuated, ... ( read original story ...)
Global real estate transaction volumes down 13pc in Q1
Global real estate transaction volumes recorded a 13 per cent decline year-on-year during the first three months of the year, according to leading property expert JLL. The Q1 deal volumes totalled ... ( read original story ...)