Growing integration of financial markets is a key reason. Researchers took a look at 44 cities and 40 advanced and emerging-market economies, and found that globally low interest rates have helped to push up prices the world over. What’s more ... ( read original story ...)
Yes, there’s fire, lobster, steak and a lot of sushi at University Place’s newest restaurant
What’s yum yum sauce? Why did that chef throw food at me? Here are some answers and a first-bite look at the 198-seat Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi in University Place, which opened March 27. It’s the area’s newest teppanyaki restaurant. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower ahead of Xi speech
Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors waited for a ... But the gains were tempered by late-breaking news on an investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. Shortly before the closing bell, it emerged that the Federal Bureau ... ( read original story ...)
2018 Business & Investment Opportunities for Prepaid Cards in Japan 2013-2022 – Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk
The "Japan Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities (Databook Series) - Market Size and Forecast (2013-2022), Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prepaid card ... ( read original story ...)
Council to vote Monday on Calgary’s 2026 Olympic bid
Other cities considering bids include Graz, Austria; Stockholm, Sweden; Sapporo, Japan; Erzurum, Turkey; Sion, Switzerland and a joint effort from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan and Turin, Italy. Sapporo (1972), Cortina d’Ampezzo (1956) and Turin (2006 ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Game Bar Space Station – Osaka’s Gaming Paradise
I think there are more video game bars in Osaka city than Tokyo even ... and the creator of Space Invaders just happened to be drinking there at the time. I swapped business cards with him and the picture I have with him is a treasure. ( read original story ...)
Is a massive tremor on the way? Ring of Fire activity returns as a series of earthquakes shake California and Alaska
In February another flurry of earthquakes hit the Earth's Pacific plate, renewing fears a massive tremor is on the way after four disasters jolted the region in January. Quakes have hit near Japan, Guam and Taiwan around the planet's so-called 'Ring of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay taking shape
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay will visit all 47 prefectures ... The Associated Press contributed to this report. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Favorite us! ( read original story ...)
112-year-old Japanese man takes title as world’s oldest male
A 112-year-old Japanese man born months before Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity was recognized on Tuesday as the world’s oldest man. Masazo Nonaka, born on July 25, 1905, took the title after Francisco Nunez Olivera of Spain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Hong Kong to link central bank systems for easier cross-border trade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Hong Kong will connect their financial systems to immediately settle transactions involving assets denominated in their respective currencies, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, in what is likely the first such attempt by any ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest 73-year-old man for allegedly keeping disabled son locked in cage for 20 years
Japanese media said the son was caged for more than 20 years, but police would not confirm that number. He told city officials that he was afraid his son was a nuisance to neighbours who had repeatedly complained, Kyodo News service reported. Yamasaki ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM aide denies favor for Abe’s friend as scandal clouds gather
His domestic troubles are mounting ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next week and an expected onslaught from Trump over Japan’s trade policies. In the latest bad news for Abe, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday that a former Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Italian couple becomes 80 millionth visitors to Nagoya Castle
However in a tourism setback to the site, entry to the castle tower will be prohibited from next month for four and half years in order to restore it to its original wooden state. (Japanese original by Koki Mikami, Nagoya News Center) ( read original story ...)
Making Your Experience at Park Hotel Tokyo More Memorable: “3 Concierges of OMOTENASHI” Launched
TOKYO, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Park Hotel Tokyo announced on April 10 that it has launched "3 Concierges of OMOTENASHI" that will showcase unique Japanese aesthetics as well as "omotenashi" Japanese hospitality starting in 2018. http://en ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks gain on Xi’s pledge to open Chinese economy
Tokyo stocks gained Tuesday as fears over a trade war between the US and China eased after Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to open his country's economy further. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.54 percent or 116.06 points to close at 21,794.32 ... ( read original story ...)
Ireka, Japan’s Hankyu Hanshin in RM400m property project in Nilai
KUALA LUMPUR: Ireka Corporation Bhd is teaming up with Japan's Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp to undertake the Rimbun Kasia property development in Nilai with a GDV of over RM400mil. Ireka said on Monday it had entered into agreements with Osaka-based ... ( read original story ...)