For this lakeside house in Japan, Tokyo-based studio Sugawaradaisuke used five interlocking levels to create multiple viewing platforms both inside and outside the property. Rather than a traditional two-storey structure, the architecture practice designed ... ( read original story ...)
Himalayan blackberry and English holly and Japanese knotweed…oh my!
Nearly 28 per cent of the property's vegetation had been infiltrated by invasive plant species!! I recorded sightings of Himalayan blackberry, English holly, yellow archangel, English ivy, Japanese knotweed, reed canarygrass, creeping buttercup ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe in the UAE to boost ties
There are about 300 Japanese companies operating in UAE. Related abe UAE Legal Notice: Copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights in this website can not be reproduced without the prior permission. ( read original story ...)
Global Property Management Software Market Report 2018
Japan, India, Korea, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Europe, Middle East, Africa, GCC) Section (5 6 7): 500 USD-Product Type (On-Premise PMS , Cloud-Based PMS), Industry(Household, Hospitality and Vacation Rental, Commercial , Industrial) and Channel (Direct ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank may hold off on stimulus exit for years: ex-BOJ official
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan’s decision to drop a timeframe for hitting its inflation target shows it is losing confidence in its price outlook and could mean it puts off exiting easy policy for years to come, a former central bank executive said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end flat in midst of corporate results season
Tokyo stocks closed flat Monday in sluggish trading as investors ... SoftBank Group was down 0.34 percent at 8,461 yen after the Financial Times reported that negotiations for the Japanese group to obtain an equity share in reinsurance firm Swiss Re ... ( read original story ...)
Passengers riding for free during bus strike in Japan
So they're showing up, ready to drive. They're just not not doing the part of the job that requires them to accept payment during certain terms, Japan Today reported. According to the news outlet, readers were somewhat divided over the strike, wondering if ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops on firmer yen; financials slip on falling U.S. yields
TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Monday morning in choppy trade as investors returning from Golden Week holidays worried that the stronger yen could impact companies earnings estimates, while financials weakened on falling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bus drivers: Strikes with a difference
But Japan News website says the free rides are helping the company preserve its relationship with the passengers in the face of competition. Here we look at some more unusual strikes through the ages. The withholding of sexual favours has often been ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Ushiku in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Ushiku in Japan on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 74.78 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000dz7l. Ids that are ... ( read original story ...)
Review: JAL Sakura Lounge, Tokyo NRT
There's also a business center, which was quite empty ... Drinks included beer, juice, spirits and wine. The JAL Sakura Lounge in Tokyo Narita's Main Terminal is large, with many different seating areas. That's a good thing, since even with all the ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency exchanges step away from Japan and Hong Kong
Kraken, a San Francisco-based exchange, in April announced that it will stop offering its services to residents of Japan. The exchange will cease accepting deposits from the country, one of the biggest markets for digital coin trading, around the middle of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan juices efforts for new electric-vehicle battery
TOKYO -- Leading Japanese manufacturers have teamed up with the government in a program to develop solid-state batteries, which are expected to power the electric vehicles of the future. Kicking off in May, the program teams the Consortium for Lithium Ion ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Bank of Japan could still shock markets
As a political noose tightens around Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s premiership in Tokyo, investors are buzzing about something else tightening – Japanese monetary policy. No, not because the Bank of Japan is getting closer to 2 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Hawaiians on Big Island under threat of lava, earthquakes and ‘lethal’ gas
Earthquakes Hawaii has been rattled by more than 1,000 earthquakes ... Officials are continuing to monitor the situation, hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2011 tsunami, which devastated Japan before striking Hawaii and reaching California. ( read original story ...)
Japan fleshes out crypto market rules to prevent Coincheck 2.0
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency is imposing stricter review ... aiming to forestall another digital currency heist like the Coincheck scandal that grabbed headlines in January, Nikkei has learned. "We need to introduce a new perspective in ... ( read original story ...)