This property condemned: Tulsa twister knocks out 10 businesses

OKLAHOMA CITY – Ten businesses in a shopping district of Tulsa were so badly damaged by a tornado that they have been condemned, including TGI Fridays and Whataburger restaurants where several people were injured, city officials said Monday. Notices were ... ( read original story ...)

Reviving Japan’s old shopping arcades

According to property tax regulations, these outlets qualify as housing ... In the late 1980s, however, due to pressure from the U.S., Japan passed the so-called Big Store Law, which allowed large chain-type discount and specialty stores to be built ... ( read original story ...)

Clive Palmer moves Titanic II treasures to Gold Coast resort

The Avica Resort, which Queensland Nickel bought from Japanese wedding company Watanabe for $11.9 million in 2010 before transferring the property to Mr Palmer three years later for $7.9 million, is one of a number of properties the liquidators will be ... ( read original story ...)

‘It makes you feel not valued’: How wage cuts broke Sahar

Families are also wrestling with rising electricity prices, skyrocketing property prices and high demand for accommodation ... wages growth felt in the US since the 1990s and in Europe and Japan since the global financial crisis. The mining boom and ... ( read original story ...)

Roxy-Pacific Holdings buys Osaka hotel for $27 million

Singapore-based property and hospitality group Roxy-Pacific Holdings has acquired its second hotel asset in Japan, the Tenmabashi Grand Hotel Osaka, for ¥3 billion, or just over $27 million. The deal is expected to be completed in October. The 154 ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. businesses fear Trump mishandling of China IP, trade probe

In addition to the United States, the European Union, Japan, Germany and Canada have all expressed concern about China's behavior on intellectual property theft. The technology sector has been especially hard hit in IP disputes. "Our members generally ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks in Asia Waver on Disappointing Earnings

Among other Japanese automakers, Mazda shares climbed 2.8% and Toyota ... In a note on Friday, analysts at DBS said the Singapore-based property developer posted robust second-quarter earnings, which nearly doubled on-year, beating expectations, amid ... ( read original story ...)

Why more homebuyers are choosing Yokohama over Tokyo

Japan is proving increasingly attractive to Asian buyers, who have begun looking beyond Tokyo for smart investments, says Christopher Dillon, author of homebuying guide Landed Japan. “The ability to buy freehold property is one of Japan’s main advantag ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Might Be What Equality in Education Looks Like

KAWAMATA, Japan—In many countries, the United States included, students’ economic backgrounds often determine the quality of the education they receive. Richer students tend to go to schools funded by high property taxes, with top-notch facilities and ... ( read original story ...)