expands its catalog for the popular manga property TOKYO GHOUL with the release of TOKYO GHOUL ILLUSTRATIONS: ZAKKI on November 21st. TOKYO GHOUL ILLUSTRATIONS: ZAKKI features artwork and behind-the-scenes notes, commentary and ruminations from series ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia, Japan in cooperation to strengthen intellectual property protection
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the move included cooperation with Todai Technology Licensing Office Ltd (Todai TLO), a Tokyo University subsidiary, in terms of providing commercial value assessment. ( read original story ...)
A Guide to Club Med’s Two Ski Properties in Japan
Club Med Tomamu Hokkaido, the company’s second ski resort in Japan and third property in the Land of the Rising Sun, is set to open in December. Although Tomamu has several similarities to its sister property, Club Med Sahoro Hokkaido, make no mistake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy extends its winning streak
For almost two decades before the crisis, Japan recorded weak economic expansion and frequent deflation as it struggled to escape the aftermath of the 1980s property bubble. In reality, given its low to negative population growth, Japan’s economic ... ( read original story ...)
A Guide to Club Med’s Two Properties in Japan
Club Med Tomamu Hokkaido, the company’s second ski resort in Japan and third property in the Land of the Rising Sun, is set to open in December. Although Tomamu has several similarities to its sister property, Club Med Sahoro Hokkaido, make no mistake ... ( read original story ...)
Waikiki luxury resort Halekulani opens second property in Japan
One of Waikiki's oldest luxury hotels expands to Japan. For 100 years, Halekulani has been one of a kind - but now there will be two. Parent company Mitsui Fudosan announced Wednesday it will open Halekulani Okinawa in the summer of 2019. Halekulani ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Property Investors Drawn to U.S. Industrial, Logistics Assets
Major foreign investors that have recently acquired industrial assets in the U.S. include PIRET (Canada), ADIA (Abu Dhabi), DEKA (Germany), GLP (Singapore), CPP (U.K.), PSP Investments (Canada), Norges (Norway), and Mitsubishi (Japan). Of the nearly $61 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan insurer Aioi Nissay mulling buying more unhedged foreign bonds
Aioi Nissay Dowa is the non-life insurance arm of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest property and casualty insurance group. ($1 = 112.2200 yen) (Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro and Takefumi Ito; Editing by Sam Holmes) Get latest news & live ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ministry to help foreign drivers avoid accidents
In Okinawa Prefecture, which has a high number of rental car users, almost 10,000 traffic accidents caused by foreigners and including property damage were reported in 2016. The government aims to have 40 million foreign visitors to Japan in 2020 when the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese restaurant planned for Evansville Promenade site
Japanese restaurant planned for Evansville Promenade site A new Japanese restaurant is planned on The Promenade of Evansville property on North Burkhardt Road, and the owner hopes to duplicate success he’s had in nearby Owensboro, Kentucky. Check out ... ( read original story ...)
Of Ospreys and Stallions: US Military Aircraft Accidents and Japanese Domestic Politics
... Japan — even though the accident occurred far from Japanese shores. On October 12, a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Stallion helicopter caught fire inflight and was forced to land on civilian property; no injuries or damage occurred. Once again, Onodera ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s automakers issue reassurances as global bodies urge freeze on Kobe Steel products
Foreign and Japanese funds, property developers and firms unrelated to real estate are interested in bidding for the unit, which has assets of about ¥90 billion ($800 million), the people said. Kobe Steel is seeking to sell about 70 percent of its shares ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police nab ‘Heisei Ninja’ suspected in 250 burglaries
Between March of 2009 and July of this year, Tanigawa is believed to have broken into shops and residences in 254 cases in and around Higashi-Osaka City in which the value of lost property totals 29.4 million yen. The suspect told the Kawachi Police ... ( read original story ...)
House in Matsuyacho / Shogo ARATANI Architect & Associates
From the architect. This property is located in a densely developed residential neighborhood of Osaka. The client had lived on the site since childhood, so when he commissioned us to design a new house there, we began by soliciting extensive input from him ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy shows momentum as party meets, but property curbs bite
Growth in new construction slowed and property sales dropped for the first time in more ... senior economist at the Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo. The economy grew 6.8 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, in line with the estimate ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks head for longest string of gains in 30 years
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning with the benchmark index ... But it still remains far below a record close of almost 39,000 in the last days of 1989 before a stock and property market bubble collapsed. The index then began a long descent as the once ... ( read original story ...)