TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 24-year-old man who is suspected of swindling multiple women by posing as the son of the president of a talent agency, reports Nippon News Network (Mar. 16). In December of last year, Akira Baba ... ( read original story ...)
Owner of dog mistakenly flown to Japan ‘likely’ to take legal action against United Airlines
The owner of a dog mistakenly flown to Japan will “most likely” pursue legal action against United Airlines, she said today on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” “Most likely, yes, we will,” Kansas resident Kara Swindle said when asked whether ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister to skip G20 as cronyism scandal balloons
Japan's finance minister will skip a G20 meeting next week, officials said Friday, to address parliament as pressure mounts over a cronyism scandal and alleged cover-up dogging the prime minister. Taro Aso "will concentrate on" dealing with parliament, and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Kabukicho bar host accused of assaulting girlfriend over bill
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a bar host for allegedly assaulting a female customer who had accumulated a large debt, reports Fuji News Network (Mar. 15). On March 1, Yusuke Sakurai, a 21-year-old university student, summoned the ... ( read original story ...)
Startup event Slush takes over Tokyo – Helsinki and Finnish companies well represented
Over 6000 technology industry professionals will gather in Tokyo in late March at Slush, the startup event that promotes change in the global business culture. Among the Finnish companies that will be participating are ten pioneering startups in the fields ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Japan probe tests antitrust doctrine in new era
TOKYO -- Antitrust investigators raided Amazon Japan's offices Thursday over suspicions that the online retailer is muscling suppliers into subsidizing discounts on its platform, but determining whether the new-economy heavyweight truly engaged in unfair ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s home-sharing registrations off to a rocky start
One in three municipalities in Japan plans to introduce restrictions on top of the ... 62.7% of respondents said in a Nikkei poll of around 100 home-sharers. Some 72.5% said they have no permit, and 27.5% said they will stop renting out their properties ... ( read original story ...)
US eyes tariffs to punish China for intellectual property theft
The office has asked nations such as Japan, which has long opposed China's intellectual property practices, to synchronize their policies. But Tokyo rejected the proposal, saying hard-line policies will be difficult to adopt since Japan has no law ... ( read original story ...)
How to play Japan’s demographic decline
Assuming the Japanese government are successful areas that are likely do well include hotels that are funded through private equity and property development, notes Perdon. -Calling time on Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon’s big premium The tourism boom has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Went to Jared
The Japanese firm owns 23 percent of the building through limited ... The Real Deal has learned. The 204,000-square-foot property, which has remained vacant for over a year, is part of the complex being developed by Kushner Companies, RFR Realty and ... ( read original story ...)
Kushner family business sold $103 million Brooklyn property to firm linked to Japan
Two months after Jared Kushner joined the White House as a senior adviser, his family firm sold a stake in a Brooklyn building to a unit of a company whose largest shareholder is the government of Japan. The buyer of record in the $103-million deal for 175 ... ( read original story ...)
Straits Trading acquires S$12.2m stake in Saitama residential property
SINGAPORE (March 15): The Straits Trading Company has taken a stake in a residential property in Higashi Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, via the Savills IM Japan Residential Fund. The property was completed in March and comprises 134 apartment units with a ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Intellectual Property Awareness Drive spearheaded by the Japan External Trade Organization
DUBAI, DUBAI, UAE, March 1, 2018 / EINPresswire.com / -- The Middle East Intellectual Property Group (ME-IPG) of Japan are conducting an education drive as part of their commitment to the fight against counterfeit goods. The events will be held at Festival ... ( read original story ...)
30 years after government apology, Japanese-Canadian woman remembers her role in it
"Like all Japanese-Canadians, they were incarcerated, removed from their homes and communities," she said. "Their property was confiscated and sold." Her father owned a restaurant in Vancouver that he was forced to abandon. It had been on the corner of ... ( read original story ...)
Australia’s immigration debate flares up over property prices
While policymakers in countries such as Japan, China and South Korea brace for declining populations due to low birth rates, Australia is on track for a demographic explosion. Government figures released in December showed the number of people living in ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics attendees in Tokyo may chat with a talking bubble device straight out of a comic book
Speech bubbles are popping straight out of comic books and possibly into the next Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Fukidashi is a translation device created by Panasonic's artificial intelligence group and 100BANCH, a Tokyo-based accelerator. It's purposefully ... ( read original story ...)