Japan’s Daiwa House to debut hotel-style apartments

OSAKA -- Daiwa House Industry plans to launch a type of apartment where guests can enjoy hotel-style services and check out anytime, as Japan's hotel shortage worsens amid a surge of tourists into the country. While such home-sharing services as Airbnb ... ( read original story ...)

A celebrity listing crashes Japanese exchange’s party

TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - On Japan's newest exchange, fame can pay off. That may not be so great for investors though. Last month, Hikaru, a Japanese YouTube star so famous he can go by a single stage name, listed himself on Valu, a platform for people to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Creww foraying into coworking space business

Tokyo-based Creww, the Japanese startup behind a community platform offering open innovation opportunities to startups, announced on Wednesday that it is foraying into the coworking space business with the collaboration of major developers and real estate ... ( read original story ...)

Here’s how Japan hunts down enemy submarines

The P-3 Orion has served with the United States for a long time, but also saw wide export service. One of those export customers was Japan, which operated over 100 Orions built by Kawasaki. Like the American Orions, these Japanese planes needed to be ... ( read original story ...)

PH, Japan to firm up financing for P315-B infra projects

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

Apple-backed group to buy Toshiba chip business for $18 billion

Toshiba is selling its prized memory chip business for $18 billion to a group of buyers that includes Apple. The Japanese conglomerate is offloading major assets to try to deal with a crippling financial crisis. The memory chip business is its crown jewel ... ( read original story ...)