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‘Ghost Houses’ Haunt a Rapidly Aging Japan
A rapidly greying society, combined with low birthrates and virtually non-existent immigration, has put Japan on the path of significant population contraction. In 2018 the population declined by 449, ... ( read original story ...)
Agreement Reached to Inaugurate ASEAN-Japan Patent Experts Meeting
On July 8, 2020, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the intellectual property (IP) offices of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States held the Tenth Japan-ASEAN Heads of ... ( read original story ...)
Ritz-Carlton Opens Luxury Resort in Nikko, Japan
Accessible by rail or car, Nikko, and the surrounding area, has long been known as a holy place and was named an UNESCO World Heritage Site for the cultural, religious, and architectural significance ... ( read original story ...)
Cat out the bag: Serval caught after 17 days on the loose in Japan
Uh-oh. Someone let the cat out of the bag. But after 17 days on the run, an exotic African serval has been caught in the Japanese city of Shizuoka. ( read original story ...)
Fireball that lit up sky over Japan on 2 July, loud noise confirmed to be from fallen meteorite
Provided by Firstpost Fireball that lit up sky over Japan on 2 July, loud noise confirmed to be from fallen meteorite . A fireball that had brightened and lit up the Tokyo sky ... ( read original story ...)
Tadashi Yanai Net Worth: Uniqlo Founder’s Tokyo Home Is Worth $50 Million
He currently lives in a massive 16,586-square-foot property outside Tokyo. The house, which he bought for $78 million in 2001, features a driving range and a tea house. Now, the property’s value is ... ( read original story ...)
Toppan gives Japan’s workers a digital change of scenery
Japanese companies have been slower to embrace ... Your Space is already in use at a shared office opened last month by property developer Mitsui Fudosan in Tokyo. Toppan aims to have the system ... ( read original story ...)
Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China
China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who’s better at playing the tough guy against Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Real estate agencies in Japan struggle to protect female workers from customers
The real estate industry in Japan is struggling to bolster security measures after several cases where female employees became victims of ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Japan’s AGC assessing Rome’s requests over bid on Italy’s Molmed
WITH REGARDS TO ITS POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF ITALY’S MOLMED, ROME ASKED TO NOTIFY ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRANSFER, KEEP IN ITALY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, MAINTAIN JOB LEVELS * EVALUATING ... ( read original story ...)
SpineGuard Expands Its Intellectual Property
SpineGuard (Paris:ALSGD) (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that deploys its DSG® (Dynamic Surgical Guidance) sensing technology to secure and streamline the placement of bone implants, ... ( read original story ...)
PlayBrain raises $6 million to build up esports in Japan
PlayBrain has raised $6 million in funding to create content and manage tournaments for esports competition in Japan. To date, it has raised $8 million. ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Japan should own up to dark chapters of its industrial past
Japan has been demanding that South Korea keep its bilateral diplomatic promises concerning wartime issues during recent disputes over some of them including Japanese compensation to Korean wartime ... ( read original story ...)
ESR completes APAC’s largest logistics warehousing project
(MENAFN - Media OutReach Limited) 388,570 sqm state-of-the-art distribution centre in Japan''s Greater Osaka to set new standards for modern logistics properties HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 8 ... ( read original story ...)
Nishimura: 106 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed In Tokyo
In May 2020 estimates for value of seasonally adjusted retail trade index rose by 24.3% in the month on month series, after plummeting at record levels in March and April, due to ... “Average house ... ( read original story ...)