There are no certainties in sport, as in life, but even the bumbling Blues should have all the firepower they need to take care of business in Tokyo. Last year's epic failure should serve as a reminder, too, that the Blues must do more than just turn up ... ( read original story ...)
The Grande Dame of Videogames Is Closing Her Tiny Tokyo Mecca
TOKYO—In some ways, Hisako Akitani’s videogame store was just another small family business that closed when its owners got older and tired of fighting the internet. Yet when Ms. Akitani stood behind her shop counter for the last time on a recent ... ( read original story ...)
Minister for Asia arrives in Tokyo to strengthen UK-Japan relationship
and attend a lunch on financial services and green finance with the Governor of Tokyo and members of the Tokyo business community to discuss trade and investment opportunities as the UK prepares to leave the EU. The Minister will also attend the annual ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for ’emergency measure’ blocking access to websites that pirate manga and anime
The Cabinet Office’s Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters plans to encourage ... The site had over 174 million visitors in March, making it the 25th busiest website in Japan, according to the analysis tool SimilarWeb. Piracy websites have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tech Evolution Ushering in Shared Logistics
... Estate Investment Spikes 23 Percent in 2017 Outbound Japanese real estate investment rises 23% year-over-year to $1.3 billion, development investment activity was also brisk, and indirect property investment via funds is set to increase in the coming year. ( read original story ...)
Internet piracy taking major bite out of Japan’s famed manga culture
But cracking down isn’t so easy, says Orie Kishimoto, counselor for the Cabinet Office’s Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters. Japan’s most notorious piracy website takes the form of a “leech site,” which aggregates links to manga ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to hold high-level economic talks on April 16: Asahi
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso ... amid the U.S. government’s growing frustration with China’s policies on trade and intellectual property. Financial markets have been roiled in the past week on fears a full-blown U.S-China trade war could shatter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first Ace Hotel to open next year in historic Kyoto
the Ace Hotel Group will fulfill a ‘long-standing dream’ next year with the opening of its first property in Japan. Ace Hotel Kyoto will be ‘a space that honors the beauty and history’ of the former imperial capital, which is famed for its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Feb machinery orders beat expectations, wholesale prices slow
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core machinery orders rose unexpectedly in February ... disapproval of China’s trade practices and its treatment of foreign intellectual property. Japanese exporters would be unlikely to increase investment if China and ... ( read original story ...)
The Ritz-Carlton Announces Japanese UNESCO World Heritage Site Property
The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko is slated for a 2020 debut as the brand’s first hotel in Japan set within a UNESCO World Heritage site. “Today’s luxury traveler is increasingly seeking out unique experiences and the opportunity to become immersed in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan February machinery orders rise unexpectedly in positive sign for capex
The two economic superpowers have threatened each other with heavy tariffs amid growing U.S. disapproval of China’s trade practices and its treatment of foreign intellectual property. Japanese exporters would be unlikely to increase investment if China ... ( read original story ...)
Man gets 30 years over fatal 2016 stabbing of Osaka father of three
OSAKA – The Osaka District Court on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 30 years in prison for stabbing a resident to death with a dagger and injuring his three children at their home in the prefecture in 2016. The Osaka District Court handed the term ... ( read original story ...)
Reliance Jio raises $500 million three Japanese banks via Samurai loans
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has reportedly raised $500 million from three Japanese banks – Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Mizuho Bank – under a syndicated Samurai loan form. Reliance Jio ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Ohtani’s electrifying start to MLB career a big hit in Japan
TOKYO | April 13, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) Shohei Ohtani’s games are shown live in the morning by national broadcaster NHK. For the rest of the day, talk shows dissect his every move and sports programs feature highlights of his latest accomplishments. ( read original story ...)
Japan a hotbed of ESG activity
While North American investors have traditionally perceived environmental, social and governance factors as a way of injecting personal philosophy into business practices, Japan’s business community has recently — and suddenly — begun to implement ... ( read original story ...)
40 antique guns discovered in 17th century gunsmith house
SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--Forty rare antique matchlock guns and other ... which designated the residence as a cultural property, in March. The Inoue family settled in Sakai in the first half of the Edo Period, and the main building was erected then. ( read original story ...)