Mom's Touch is in talks with Japanese housing and urban developer Daiwa House to establish a joint venture (JV) to expand its fast food market share in Japan, according to the Korean chicken burger ... ( read original story ...)
Gloucestershire ‘must take flooding as seriously as Japan does with earthquakes’ as extreme downpours increase
The increasing threat of flooding should be factored into how and where new homes are built, say Tewkesbury Borough Councillors ... ( read original story ...)
At least 8 dead after powerful earthquake strikes Japan, triggering tsunami warning
At least eight people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's west coast on Monday afternoon, officials said. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck at about 4:10 p ... ( read original story ...)
Venture capital investment in crypto picks up after long decline
Global venture capital investment in crypto companies rose to $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, data showed on Monday, in a tentative sign that investor interest is returning.
Venture capital funding in crypto rises to $2.4 billion, Pitchbook says
Crypto startup funding rose for a second straight quarter to hit $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, Pitchbook data showed, as expectations of lower interest rates and the debut of the ...
Victims’ families to sue over fatal 2022 Hokkaido boat accident
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The families of 14 victims in the fatal tourist boat accident off Hokkaido in 2022 that left 20 people dead and six missing plan to file a damages suit against the ship operator in ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Flowers of 3,700 rose plants blooming in Osaka park
Roses in colors including red, white and yellow are in full bloom at Nakanoshima Park in the center of Osaka. The rose garden in the park is about 13,000 square meters in size. Some 3,700 plants in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka govt to request master plan for IR adjacent site
By the end of this year, the Osaka prefecture should have the master plan for Yumeshima phase 2 established. Following the end of the Osaka Expo in 2025, i.e., the autumn of next year, the prefectural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers want stable FX from BOJ policy, survey shows
Japan's large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to deepen friendship with Taiwan under new president Lai
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan hopes that its friendship with Taiwan will deepen further under the island's new President Lai Ching-te, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday. Expressing Japan's congratulations on Lai's inauguration, the top ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan companies agreed to average 5.58% pay hike, business lobby says
TOKYO : Top Japanese companies agreed to pay increases of an average 5.58 per cent at annual labour talks that wrapped up in March, the Keidanren business lobby's preliminary data showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Bain Capital to Boost Japan Real Estate Team as Prospects Grow
Bain Capital plans to bolster its real estate team in Japan, the latest global investment firm seeking to capitalize on opportunities in the nation’s property market. ( read original story ...)
NEON Japan To Showcase The Asia Premiere Of Ramses And The Gold Of The Pharaohs In Tokyo, Following Phenomenal Successes In The US, Europe & Oceania
Just last October, NEON announced the strategic joint venture with Itochu Property Development, Ltd. and Sankei Building Co., Ltd. and this partnership saw the establishment of NEON Japan K.K., a ... ( read original story ...)
Seventeen commences stadium tour in Japan, announces latest sub-unit
Boy band Seventeen kicked off its first stadium tour in Japan, rocking the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Saturday and Sunday for some 110,000 fans across the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Japan Commercial Property Investment Volume Jumps 7 Percent in Q1
Based on fresh data from CBRE, Japan's investment volume in commercial real estate for the first quarter of 2024 surged by 7% year-over-year, totaling JPY 1.439 trillion. ( read original story ...)
$146 mil. in cash handed to Japan police as lost property hits record high
The honest people of Japan handed in a record 22.8 billion yen ― roughly 146 million dollars ― in misplaced cash in 2023, as the amount of all lost property turned over to police climbed to a ... ( read original story ...)