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BRIEF-Japan Excellent to acquire real estate property for 7.5 bln yen
* Says it plans to acquire real estate property from NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD on Aug. 1, at the price of 7.5 billion yen ( read original story ...)
Dollar holds firm above ¥111.50 in Tokyo
The dollar held firm above ¥111.50 in late Tokyo trading Wednesday, though it cut gains amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of a policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.83-84, up from ¥111.19-20 at the same time on ... ( read original story ...)
Caesar OpCo bankruptcy exit nears on group rejig: CEO
In May, Mr Tight told us at an investment conference in Tokyo that Caesars’ access to cash for pursuit ... economic downturn in its core U.S. market following the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2008. In June, CEOC said it was seeking to raise US$ ... ( read original story ...)
JPIX Extends Internet Exchange Service to Equinix Osaka Data Center
Looking back on the last 20 years, we have expanded our business by building multiple sites in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In 2002, we built our first site in Osaka for the purpose of distributing the heavy traffic load from Tokyo metropolitan area to Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
Traffic deaths are surging in Japan because of all the seniors behind the wheel
As people age, they tend to lose sharpness when it comes to reaction time, spatial awareness, and vision. In Japan, where the elderly population has been swelling for the past two decades, that shift has led to an alarming trend on the road. Recent data ... ( read original story ...)
One year after IPO, Japanese chat app Line reports drop in user numbers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Line Corp said its number of monthly active users fell from the previous quarter, its first such decline, underscoring the messaging app operator's struggles to grow outside its home country since last year's high-profile IPO. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : low-cost carrier to launch flight to Hawaii via Osaka
Singapore Airlines' budget carrier Scoot will begin flying to Honolulu via Osaka by the end of this year, a company official said Wednesday. "The transit through Osaka will allow us to tap the Japanese market. The Japanese market has a significant diaspora ... ( read original story ...)
Solar scientists rough up silicon panels to boost light capture
(Nanowerk News) Power generation cost using solar panels depends on ... Now a team of scientists at Osaka University has taken a step closer to making inexpensive solar cells that can deliver the same high efficiency as more complex and expensive cells ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka restaurant chain fined for forcing foreign student employees to work excessive hours
OSAKA – An Osaka-based restaurant chain operator and its top manager were fined Wednesday for making foreign student employees work longer hours than legally permitted. The Osaka Summary Court fined Ichimonkai, the operator of the Kushikatsu Daruma ... ( read original story ...)
Divorcee destroys ex’s $1m violin collection in Japan
The most valuable instrument among the 54 casualties is an Italian-made violin worth 50m yen, the Kyodo news agency said. According to Japanese media, the woman is a Chinese national and was arrested on Tuesday upon returning from China to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Nestle to open Japan factory for exotic Kit Kat demand
These are external links and will open in a new window Nestle is to open its first factory in Japan in more than 25 years because of demand for exotic flavours of Kit Kat. While traditionally the wafer snack has been made using milk chocolate, dozens of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens its doors to property start-ups
The number of foreigners working in Japan topped one million for the first time this year, but official data showed that nearly 40 per cent of foreign residents who sought housing in the last five years were turned down at least once as they are not Japanese. ( read original story ...)
Why not give the BOJ’s governor a promotion?
At the Ministry of Finance, where Kuroda served in the 1990s and early 2000s ... BOJ is keep things on autopilot as a more intellectually curious man restructures Japan Inc. Sound crazy? Let’s review Japan’s last 20 years, starting with Kuroda ... ( read original story ...)
Clock ticking on 2020 Games as Tokyo marks 3 years until start
Japan marks three years to go until Tokyo 2020 Olympics Japan also observed a national exercise to encourage tens of thousands of commuters to work from home, in a bid to ease rail and road congestion before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reform the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures fall on position adjustments
TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures fell in thin trade on Wednesday, despite an overnight rally in oil prices, as investors were adjusting their positions after the new January contract started trading earlier in the session ... ( read original story ...)