And it’s all waterfront property. It’s a great location ... in Singapore and the exchange of what the White House called “love letters.” He added in Japan, “A lot of good things are happening.” ... ( read original story ...)
An invasion of Japanese Knotweed?
The dangers of Japanese Knotweed have been widely publicised in recent years and it is no surprise that claims against property owners and property professionals have been rising. Last year’s Court of ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy looks like Japan’s in the 1990s, and that’s not good
according to Chinese property data provider creprice.cn. As a result, the housing price to income ratio, a measure of home affordability, rose sharply from 5.6 to 7.6 between 1996 to 2013, well above ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organizers on Saturday unveiled the uniforms to be worn by 10,000 volunteer runners during the torch relay and presented further details about the route the relay will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch relay to pass through Japan’s disaster-hit areas
The Greek leg of the torch relay will then run for eight days before the flame is handed to Tokyo 2020 in Athens on March 19. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is ... ( read original story ...)
Men in business attire may be bad for women and the climate: Don Pittis
Japan has kicked off its annual May through September Cool ... says heating ventilation and air conditioning or HVAC as it's called in the business is often badly designed. It is one of the most ... ( read original story ...)
Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues
The president's first event after arriving in Tokyo was a reception with several dozen Japanese and American business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's residence. He said the two countries "are hard at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay includes quake, tsunami-hit areas
TOKYO (AP) — The organizing committee of the 2020 Olympics said Saturday the torch relay next year will pass through major Japanese landmarks, including World Heritage sites and areas devastated by ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles, other Asian markets mixed after Trump’s tarrifs against Mexico
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, -1.63% closed down 1.6%, weighed as the yen climbed against rivals, up 0.7% against the dollar USDJPY, -0.90% Hong Kong’s Hang Seng HSI, -0.79% closed down 0.8% and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kanto Bureau Warns Against FXRoyalCashBack
The Kanto finance bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday reminded the public to exercise caution when dealing with affiliates or introducing brokers of unregulated FX companies. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first junk bond sale offers yield of less than 1%
Listed Japanese companies have generally been able to depend upon bank lending to meet their cash needs. For that reason, a vibrant market for risky corporate bonds has not yet developed. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
No snow, so Vietnamese snowboarder rides local sand dunes to practise
Vietnam’s winter athletes have to practise on sand dunes due to the lack of snow in the country When snowboarder Nguyen Thai Binh competed in the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo it was the first time he ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka survives scare
PARIS—Naomi Osaka screamed “Oh, my God!” after one shanked shot. Mouthed something and clasped her hands together, as if praying, after another. There were plenty of deep sighs and ... ( read original story ...)
Azarenka’s 10-minute toilet break helps Osaka crown
Osaka returned quickly but former world number one and two ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
US-Japan trade talks off to a strong start, Tokyo trade chief says
Japan's Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy, said here on Friday at Nikkei's Conference on the Future of Asia, . The remarks come shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump's four-day visit to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 3-1/2-month low as carmakers plunge on Trump’s Mexico tariff jolt
TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to a 3-1/2-month low, led by a plunge in carmakers after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would impose a new tariff on all imports ... ( read original story ...)