Demand for condos slowing in Tokyo but heating up in Osaka

OSAKA – Demand for condominiums in Osaka is growing among family households as well as the wealthy, with the increasing supply of affordable properties a stark contrast to falling demand in central Tokyo. The number of new condos listed for sale in the ... ( read original story ...)

EastarJet adds Sapporo service from July 2017

Korean carrier EastarJet in the 3 rd quarter of 2017 plans to introduce add service to Hokkaido, with the offering of Seoul Incheon – Sapporo New Chitose route ... in 2010 and continues to provide breaking news on new routes and schedule changes to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks head for 17-month high after Macron win

“There’s a certain amount of relief in the market,” Mitsuo Shimizu, deputy general manager at Tokyo-based Japan Asia Securities, told Bloomberg News. The dollar dipped to 112.77 yen from 112.80 yen in New York Friday. A weaker yen is positive for ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks jump 1.35% after Macron wins French presidency

Tokyo's benchmark stock index rose 1.35 per cent at the start today after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron swept his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election. Tokyo's benchmark stock index rose 1.35 per cent at the start today ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks up after Emmanuel Macron wins French presidency

TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark stock index rose at the start Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron swept his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election. The Nikkei 225 added 1.35 per cent, or 263.31 points, to sit at 19,709.01 ... ( read original story ...)

Land acquisition is the biggest problem here: Kenji Hiramatsu

The atmosphere for India-Japan business ties is continuously improving, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu said, although he does agree that it is investment, not trade, that is increasing at present. PM Abe will be visiting India later this year ... ( read original story ...)

Anne of Green Gables: The most popular redhead in Japan

But in Japan, the orphan from Prince Edward Island is more than just a quaint Canadian import - she's a national heroine. As he approached the farmhouse with the forest green shutters and opened the old-fashioned wooden door, Terry Dawes readied himself ... ( read original story ...)

ADB hoping US will step up and help lead regional lender

YOKOHAMA, Japan – The head of the Asian Development Bank ... ADB President Takehiko Nakao told reporters at a news conference wrapping up the bank's annual meeting that it "isn't really good" that the second largest shareholder in the development bank ... ( read original story ...)

French expats queue up to vote in Tokyo

French expats in Japan queue up outside the French embassy in Tokyo to cast their vote in the second round of the French Presidential Election. Rough cut. No reporter narration. ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION). French expats queue up to cast their ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tradition denies surrogacy

Most major media covered the March 22 Tokyo news conference where Sachiko Kishimoto of the nonprofit organization Oocyte Donation Network (OD-Net) explained how a woman in her 40s had recently given birth to a daughter who had been conceived using the ... ( read original story ...)