The North's official Korean Central News Agency carried Kim's comments a day after U.S ... is meant to allow North Korea greater military freedom in the region by raising doubts in Seoul and Tokyo that Washington would risk the annihilation of a U.S ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires missile over Japan
This, in turn, is meant to allow North Korea greater military freedom in the region by raising doubts in Seoul and Tokyo that Washington would risk the annihilation of a U.S. city to protect its Asian allies. Emergency sirens and announcements blared out ... ( read original story ...)
Koike criticizes Abenomics at meeting of group seeking to launch new party
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Abenomics economic policy mix on Saturday, saying it has failed to meet expectations and inspire confidence. Abenomics “has not produced an actual feeling of growth or led to hope,” Koike ... ( read original story ...)
Diyas beats Kato to win 1st WTA title at Japan Women’s Open
TOKYO — Zarina Diyas won her first WTA title on Sunday, beating home favourite Miyu Kato 6-2, 7-5 to take the Japan Women's Open title. In a final made up of two qualifiers, the 23-year-old Diyas broke Kato in the first game before a double fault from ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic champs Katie Kelly, Michellie Jones claim world triathlon title
THREE years out from the Paralympics in Tokyo and triathletes Katie Kelly and Michellie Jones have emerged from the pack as major contenders to lead Australia’s gold rush in Japan. The pair, who won a gold medal in para-triathlon’s debut at the Rio ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya-Guam flights on hold over N Korean tension
HK Express’ plan to launch its Guam service from Nagoya, Japan next month is on hold. "HK Express regrets to inform that its planned services on the Hong Kong-Nagoya-Guam route will be deferred in view of geopolitical concerns in the region," according ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago. The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles), travelling 3,700km before landing in the sea off ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Commercial Property Prices Triple Over Past Decade
Prices in Manhattan and London’s West End have almost doubled, the report showed. The Global Cities Composite of Real Capital Analytics’ Commercial Property Price Indices rose 8.3 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, led by strong gains ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: China’s property market properly handled by authorities
The Imperial Palace, located in the center of Tokyo, for instance, was said to be worth all the ... and limiting the number of homes that people can buy in big cities. The property market in the country has also shown signs of cooling as prices have ... ( read original story ...)
TPP chief negotiators to meet in Tokyo without U.S.
Chief negotiators from the 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership countries will gather in Tokyo next week to discuss proposals ... government procurement and the protection of intellectual property, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyu Land to build 92 MW plus storage in Japan
The installation is being built on 163 hectares of land near the city of Kushiro. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will help to finance the project, but did not disclose financial details. Tokyo-based Fuji Electric will serve as EPC contractor. The PV module ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s logistics market sees increased supply in 2018
At the same time, logistics property stock has been increasing aggressively to meet the growing demand from investors and some occupiers. “At this stage supply is outpacing demand – especially in Tokyo and Osaka where vacancy rates are starting to ... ( read original story ...)
World’s 10 Most Expensive Office Markets Revealed, Hong Kong Tops List Again
New York (Midtown Manhattan) and Beijing (CBD) rounded the top five, with Tokyo (Marunouchi/Otemachi), Shanghai (Pudong ... all transaction activity in the first half of 2017. Commercial property investors are allocating more capital to real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s resort real estate introduced to Japanese investors
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam’s resort real estate market has strong potential to develop, Japanese investors remarked at an event held by the property developer FLC Group in Tokyo on September 7. Director General of the FLC Group Le Thanh Vinh said with more ... ( read original story ...)
Where Do the Wealthy Live in Japan? Check Out These 6 Glamorous Suburbs in Tokyo
Tokyo is famous for being an expensive city ... Ever since the world started developing at a faster pace in the 1990s, the property prices in this suburb went through the roof with many elitists constructing larger houses with a lot of space. ( read original story ...)
Manager of Nagoya convenience store stabbed during robbery
Aichi Prefectural Police are seeking there whereabouts of a man who stabbed the manager of a convenience store in Nagoya during a robbery early Friday, reports TBS News (Sept. 9). At 3:20 a.m., the man entered a Circle K Sunkus convenience store located ... ( read original story ...)