The games, to be held in Tokyo, will take place during the hottest part of the year in the city -- late July and early August, when the average daily high temperature is 30ºC. In fact, this weekend's ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Hospitality Teams Up with Award-Winning Architect Kengo Kuma to Redefine Social Living with Capri by Fraser, Ginza / Tokyo
Frasers Hospitality, a member of Frasers Property Group, today announced its partnership with renowned Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma, for the development of Capri by Fraser, Ginza / Tokyo. Set to red... ( read original story ...)
Heitman Announces Final Close of $338M Asia Property Fund
Chicago-based Heitman LLC has raised $338 million for a new closed-end fund targeting property in the region from Melbourne to Tokyo. Demand was seen as strong, as the initial target for the Heitman A... ( read original story ...)
Fantasia 2018: ‘Tokyo Vampire Hotel’ Supercut is a Mess [Review]
I’m a little late to the party on Tokyo Vampire Hotel. The property has enjoyed an international release courtesy of Amazon Japan for a little while now as an original episodic series. But at the Fant... ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone : Wins Patent Right Infringement Lawsuit Against Fangxing in Shanghai Intellectual Property Court
Tokyo (July 31, 2018)-Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it has received a favorable ruling from the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court in its lawsuit regarding the infringement of patent ... ( read original story ...)
17 Practical Tips for Business Travelers to Japan – From a Tokyo Insider!
Japan is an amazing destination for travelers who are longing to enjoy their vacation in a beautiful and exciting country. This is especially true recently. Japan is becoming more and more popular as ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.7 mag, 70 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:44:17 / 5:44 pm (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister says no concrete plan now for U.S. infrastructure fund
Japan has been discussing ways to promote infrastructure development in the United States with its ally but has no concrete plan now to establish a sovereign fund to support it, Finance Minister Taro ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Waste disposal from western Japan flooding at a critical stage
But disposing of disaster refuse is a long-term challenge. It took three years to complete such work after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster and two years following the series of strong qu... ( read original story ...)
How to End Japan’s Deflation? Abolish Cash
Monetary medicine in Japan is keeping the economy alive, but with nasty side effects. The search for a new cure should begin with a simple question: What if the Bank of Japan were to throw out its mon... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. Needs to Pay for Performance
There was nothing to force the directors to accept him. Japan Inc. has come a long way since Pickens took on Koito Manufacturing Co., a supplier of parts to Toyota Motor Corp. Backed by Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s coming productivity miracle
In contrast, the zombies in the domestic, Japan-only non-manufacturing sector were able to stay in business with support from banks, government lending, super-low interest rates and forbearance lendin... ( read original story ...)
FC Tokyo hires Iniesta impersonator after learning the Spanish star will miss match against them in front of their first sell-out crowd in 3 years
"Iniesta has made a quick trip back to Spain to pick up his family and bring them to Japan," Vissel Kobe business director Masayuki Mori told ESPN FC. "He will be away for just a few days and will the... ( read original story ...)
Joint RI-Japan property venture starts construction of superblock project
A joint venture of Japanese and Indonesian property companies, PT Sayana Integra Properti, held a groundbreaking ceremony for superblock project Sakura Garden City in East Jakarta. Sayana Integra Prop... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.4 quake has struck near Nago in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 km ESE of Nago, Japan (63 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.9401 East, latitude 26.2852 North, depth = 10 km. A ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian team preparing for soaring temperatures two years out from Tokyo Games
It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)