Tag: business

Required yields on prime commercial properties in Tokyo central business districts are as low as 3%, falling short of what is generally expected as cost of capital for listed companies. Seibu sold ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka secured her third Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open when she defeated Victoria Azarenka. It was a major career milestone for the then-22-year-old tennis star, a moment witnessed by both ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports have risen 7.8% in February, as shipments continued to expand in cars and electrical machinery. ( read original story ...)

Confidence at big Japanese companies rebounded to a three-month high in March, and the service-sector mood rose to a seven-month high, a Reuters poll showed, in a sign businesses are growing more ... ( read original story ...)

The majority of Japanese firms expect the central bank to lift interest rates further this year, with many looking to front-load capital spending before lending costs rise, a Reuters survey showed on ... ( read original story ...)

The Executive Centre ("TEC"), the leading premium flexible workspace provider that serves more than 47,000 Members in 34 cities across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, announces the grand opening of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan has made "the appropriate policy decision at the appropriate time", the head of Japan's biggest business lobby said, welcoming Governor Kazuo Ueda's move to hike ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate policy on Tuesday, marking a historic shift away from an aggressive monetary easing program that had been implemented to fight chronic deflation. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A nonprofit organization here that provides management services for empty houses and land has launched a "vacant house insurance" program that addresses the concerns of empty house owners, ... ( read original story ...)

The city of Austin is in talks to pay $87 million for Tokyo Electron’s former North American headquarters campus in Southeast Austin. ( read original story ...)

There is 260,000sqm of new supply to enter the market this year. No new projects entered the Osaka office market in 4Q23. According to JLL, for the full year, two buildings offered a total of 18,000 ... ( read original story ...)

Find out more about subscription packages here. TOKYO shares closed sharply higher Monday (Mar 18), with investors’ eyes on a possible upcoming interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

Rising wages and other business activity suggest stagnation is over, meaning little need for the BOJ to continue to keep short-term rates negative. Anticipation of better growth has drawn foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares opened higher Monday as investors cheered the yen's slide while the Bank of Japan prepared to start a two-day policy meeting. ( read original story ...)

The BOJ may end negative interest rates at its two-day monetary policy meeting through Tuesday, in what could be the first hike in 17 years. ( read original story ...)

The head of Japan's biggest business lobby on Sunday expressed hope that the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take nec ... ( read original story ...)