After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies, central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot, too. With the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Japan postpones budget request deadlines for fiscal 2021
Japan's fiscal year begins on April 1. 9:30 ... 11:20 a.m. China's new home prices rose at a slightly faster pace in April, the latest data shows, adding to signs the country's property market is ... ( read original story ...)
Federal investigators probe large fire at cannabis products warehouse
Federal authorities have joined an arson investigation into Saturday night’s explosion at a downtown Los Angeles cannabis products warehouse that ignited a large fire, injuring 11 firefighters. An ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam set to thrive on China’s misery again as US, Japan goad companies to relocate manufacturing bases
Vietnam’s property market is likely to get another shot in the arm as the coronavirus pandemic forces global companies to cut or reduce their supply-chain risks in China. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Group reports record losses amid COVID-19 crisis
The losses were announced shortly after the firm said Chinese tycoon and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma would resign as a director of the board ... ( read original story ...)
Travel itch? Try 5 Airbnb Online Experiences in Japan, Spain, Italy and beyond
Hosts around the world lead affordable, virtual meet-ups on Buddhist meditation, Spanish flameco guitar, Italian pasta making, goat rescue and more. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Group reports record losses on virus, WeWork woes
Struggling Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group on Monday reported record losses, as the coronavirus pandemic compounded woes caused by its investment in troubled office-sharing start-up WeWork. ( read original story ...)
Can Japan’s laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?
Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity? ( read original story ...)
State insect trappers on the hunt for the destructive Japanese beetle
The invasive Japanese beetle is now the subject of a targeted trapping effort underway until mid-July by the agency, with trained insect trappers hitting neighborhoods along the Wasatch Front to ... ( read original story ...)
Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE:ESS) Shares Acquired by Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV
Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE:ESS) by 2.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the ... ( read original story ...)
Every breath you take: Tokyo utilities track daily habits in real time
TOKYO -- Tokyo's power and water utilities will share real-time grid data as part ... Roughly 120 companies have signed on to Grid Data Bank, including wireless carrier KDDI and property developer ... ( read original story ...)
Las Vegas Sands plans in Japan are ‘unreachable,’ Adelson says
Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson has decided to stray from plans to open a resort in Japan. The resort company indicated it will no longer ... ( read original story ...)
UK Lays Groundwork For Post-Brexit Japan Trade Deal
Brexit trade agreement with Japan on Wednesday, vowing to use Tokyo's deal with the European Union as the basis for the new accord. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms say no to leaving China despite Tokyo’s subsidies
The Japanese government is handing out subsidies to companies willing to move their supply chains away from China, but analysts say it will unlikely result in any large-scale exodus. As part of a ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne runners Genevieve LaCaze and Ryan Gregson make the most of the Tokyo Games delay
With their precisely scheduled plans for the rest of the year now thrown into disarray, this Brighton-based Olympic couple are seizing on what they see as silver linings. ( read original story ...)
Leave China? No thanks, some Japanese firms say to Tokyo’s cash incentives
Toyota is among firms who say they have no plans to change their strategy in China, as Tokyo offers subsidies to encourage supply chain diversification. ( read original story ...)