TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc could ... The Nikkei forecast was broadly in line with a Kyodo news agency forecast released on Thursday that saw Abe’s coalition winning more than 300 seats. However, Kyodo said ... ( read original story ...)
Abe May Keep Two-Thirds Majority in Japan’s Election, Polls Show
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked set to retain his ... The main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win about 289 seats, according to Kyodo news, which polled 90,261 people on Oct. 10-11. It estimated Abe’s coalition partner Komeito ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinmoedake Volcano Makes First Eruption in Six Years (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Restricting residents from Mount Shinmoedake's crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported that upwards ... "We were hit by cancellations of accommodations [for] six years," Imanishi told Kyodo News. "I hope [the eruption] will not affect autumn ... ( read original story ...)
Abe nears two-thirds majority in Japan election: polls
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is heading for a two-thirds majority in Japan's forthcoming election ... according to polls by Kyodo News and the Nikkei business daily. Mass-circulation Yomiuri Shimbun said the LDP could secure a stable ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s LDP seen nearing two-thirds majority in Oct 22 election – Nikkei
A survey published by the Nikkei business daily late-Wednesday showed that Japan’s PM Abe’s ruling party – Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is seen nearing its two-thirds “super” majority in an Oct. 22 lower house election, Reuters reports. ( read original story ...)
Aichi police raid illegal Nagoya casino that likely funded yakuza
AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police on Tuesday raided a casino operating illegally in Nagoya and likely funded organized crime, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 11). Police arrested Hidetaka Isono, the 43-year-old manager of Yokozuna, located in the ... ( read original story ...)
Invicta FC and Pancrase partner up, announce talent sharing agreement
Again, we will only find out about what exactly will happen with time. Pancrase’s next event is scheduled for October 22nd from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Outbound Real Estate Investment Spikes 23 Percent in 2017
outbound Japanese real estate investment rises 23% year-over-year to $1.3 billion, development investment activity was also brisk, and indirect property investment via funds is set to increase in the coming year. Other key Japan investor highlights in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo entersThai real estate market with JV
JAPAN-BASED Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd will invest in developing ... in Thailand as a joint venture with Thailand’s listed company Grande Asset Hotels and Property Plc, and Property Perfect Plc. The joint venture will develop condominium worth Bt6 billion ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Japan Retail Fund Investment to acquire trust beneficial rights of property for 3.2 bln yen
* Says it plans to acquire trust beneficial rights of real estate property on Nov. 30, at the price of 3.2 billion yen ( read original story ...)
25 homes around the world that cost the same as an average Vancouver property (PHOTOS)
The property sits on a walled lot covering 87,123 sq.ft ... This two-storey home outside Osaka, Japan, has a living area of 1,883 sq.ft., but apart from that, not much is forthcoming from the listing. Worth knowing – this home is located in Suita ... ( read original story ...)
Allianz invests with ESR to expand logistics footprint into Japan
Allianz has finalized a €84.6 million (JPY 11 billion) investment into Redwood Japan Logistics Fund II (RJLF2), a develop-to-core Japan-focused, closed-ended, JPY-denominated logistics fund managed by E-Shang Redwood (ESR). RJLF2’s strategy is to ... ( read original story ...)
Athersys And To Collaborate On MultiStem Commercial Manufacturing In Japan
Athersys’ collaborator, HEALIOS K.K. (Healios), has an exclusive license to develop and market MultiStem in Japan for ischemic stroke ... our ability to protect our intellectual property portfolio; our possible inability to execute our strategy due ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei‘s Patent Examination System to Increase Efficiency Through Agreement with Japan
On August 28, 2017, the Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) signed an agreement to introduce a new patent examination initiative - the Patent Prosecution Highway Plus (PPH+) - with the Japan Patent Office (JPO), which will commence on October 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Some U.S. businesses urge caution in China intellectual property trade push
Others noted the recent creation on a pilot basis of three special intellectual property courts in China as a sign of progress ... U.S. official," not Richard Ellings.) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Financial Giant Nomura Eyes Yokohama’s Casino Potential
Japanese banking giant Nomura said this week that the cities of Osaka and Yokohama were the “prime-candidate” destinations for the country’s planned new casinos. Nomura is particularly interested in the potential of Yokohama, where it is building a ... ( read original story ...)