The Duterte administration’s economic managers and the Japanese government will firm up next week financing commitments for P315.4 billion in big-ticket infrastructure projects, the Department of Finance said yesterday. In a statement, the DOF said the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not-so-happy Friday’ for Japan corporate chiefs
TOKYO -- Japan's Premium Friday campaign, a joint effort by the government and the business community to spur consumption and workplace reform, has not clicked with companies, leading many corporate chiefs to question its relevancy. Under the initiative ... ( read original story ...)
Companies return from WEDC trade mission to Japan, South Korea with new business
Ulrich Broeckel, founder and CEO of RPRD Diagnostics, returned home recently from a Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.-sponsored trade mission to Japan and South Korea with something that will pay dividends for years to come: a strategic partnership with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan casino hype
Speaking to Business Daily, Yasuhiro Idei, a senior journalist based in Tokyo, highlighted that there are two ‘casino-related bills’ within the process of legalizing casino gaming in Japan. The promotion bill, which was approved by the Diet in December ... ( read original story ...)
Transatel and VAIO Corporation delivering new LTE network experience in Japan
Japanese MVNO Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) takes the role of telecommunication provider, in close partnership with Transatel. Jacques Bonifay, Transatel CEO: “The laptop and tablet manufacturers’ business model is about to change, opening a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand service sector work for foreigners
Japan has been welcoming foreign researchers and business people as highly skilled labor. But strict salary, academic qualifications and work experience requirements have kept many skilled foreigners from working in Japan. The government may also relax its ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork Japan set to debut in February with three central Tokyo locations
It’s also announced a $500 million investment with SoftBank and Hony Capital to expand its business in China. Demand for co-working spaces are growing in Japan driven by trends toward more flexible work styles, an expanding startup community and ... ( read original story ...)
Conference on advances in cancer treatment
The conference, titled “Oncology Prevention and Treatment”, gathered 17 oncologists from Singapore’s National University Cancer Institute and National Cancer Centre, Japan’s Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital and Sapporo Digestive Disease Centre ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC takes majority stake in Tokyo Sheraton
Singapore sovereign fund GIC Private Limited has reportedly acquired a 51-percent stake in the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel ... which was the seller of the property. GIC has bought the hotel with Invincible Investment Corp , a real estate ... ( read original story ...)
How Investors Can Identify a Great Rental Property
Property classes are typically broken into three categories ... to and from work as well as pedal around the city for recreation and exercise. AVA Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, owned by AvalonBay Communities Inc., helps its biking residents stay on two ... ( read original story ...)
TPP members make progress on new trade accord, eye November deadline
The chief negotiators of the 11 TPP members ended a two-day meeting in Tokyo with an agreement to meet again here ... At the meeting, three working groups on legal, intellectual property and other issues discussed requests made by members to freeze parts ... ( read original story ...)
Without U.S., 11 nations in TPP inch closer to a deal
Negotiators met for two days in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to discuss what parts of the original ... Vietnam raised the prospect of changes to labor rights and intellectual property (IP) provisions in the original pact. Vietnam's desire to shelve the ... ( read original story ...)
Four Seasons plans 10th China hotel in Dalian
The Hotel will also include event and meeting space with several ballrooms and meeting rooms. Tokyo-based designers Strickland will develop the property's on-site restaurants, as well as a hotel bar, lobby lounge and a deli and pastry shop with outdoor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC Joins $909M Deal For Tokyo Disney Sheraton
GIC will hold a 51 percent stake in the venture and is paying $463.6 million for its stake in the property, the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel, the fund said. “Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel, with its close proximity to Tokyo Disney Resort, has... ( read original story ...)
GIC takes 51% stake in Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel for S$627m
GIC will partner Invincible Investment Corp, a hotel and residential Japanese real estate investment trust, in the venture to acquire the property for about US$909.1 million. Built in 1988, the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel is a 1,016-room hotel that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC to buy 51% of Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel for $460m
The property is currently owned by investment management firm Fortress Investment Group. The hotel has 1,016 guest rooms including a 175-room annex tower that opened in December 2016. Located next to Tokyo Disney Resort, it is the largest hotel among the ... ( read original story ...)