Hotelier and property developer Unizo, bought in April for $2 billion by employees backed by Texas-based Lone Star, is facing pressure from hedge fund creditor Asia Research and Capital Management ... ( read original story ...)
Property warning: Homeowner secures almost £30K after Japanese Knotweed encroaches on land
A HOMEOWNER secured almost £30,000 after invasive Japanese Knotweed encroached on their land from a neighbouring home. ( read original story ...)
Portrait Honors WWII Aviator and Historic Land Preservation Activist
Artist James Fiorentino paid tribute to the life, legacy and land preservation efforts of World War II pilot Lt. Col. Vaucher, just days before the decorated aviator passed away at the age of 102 last ... ( read original story ...)
BUSINESS LIVE: Japan’s Nikkei reaches 30-year high; House prices rise 0.5%; Mitchells & Butlers to raise £350m
Japan's Nikkei 225 started the week on a roll as it closed above 30,000 for the first time since August 1990, with strong buying in Tokyo driven by news that the Japanese economy grew at a nearly 13 ... ( read original story ...)
Property warning: Homeowner secures almost £30k after Japanese Knotweed devalues home
A HOMEOWNER secured almost £30,000 after invasive Japanese Knotweed encroached on their land from a neighbouring home. ( read original story ...)
Japanese equities hit 30 year high: Is there more to come?
The country's NIkkei index closed above 31,000 today for the first time since 1990, underlining the strength of the Japanese recovery from the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
BUSINESS LIVE: Nikkei reaches 30-year high; House prices rise 0.5%
Japan's Nikkei 225 started the week on a roll as it closed above 30,000 for the first time since August 1990, with strong buying in Tokyo driven by news that the Japanese economy grew at a nearly 13 ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Nikko Narita Awarded Certification Under SGS Japan Cleaning and Disinfection Monitoring and Verification Process
Hotel Nikko Narita has announced that it has received verification under SGS Japan Inc.’s Cleaning and Disinfection Monitoring and Verification Service. SGS is the world’s leading independent ... ( read original story ...)
Oil rises on fears of heightened tensions in Middle East
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – re than a year on Monday, after a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted an explosive-laden drone fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, raising ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies invest 150 mln USD in digitalisation projects in Kazakhstan
TOKYO. KAZINFORM «Japan DX» and «Land Management Co. Ltd» signed an agreement at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan on investment of 150 million USD in the economy of Kazakhstan. ( read original story ...)
‘Comfort women’ statue missing in the Philippines as Japan’s wartime legacy under focus
A two-metre-high bronze statue memorialising the Filipino women forced to become sex slaves by Japan ’s military during World War II has gone missing in Manila, underscoring the country’s challenges ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Unizo under pressure to consider bankruptcy filing
A Japanese real estate developer that pulled off a $1.9bn employee buyout with US private equity firm Lone Star is under pressure from a leading creditor to consider filing for bankruptcy protection. ( read original story ...)
Portuguese government expresses solidarity with Japan due to strong earthquake – Observer
The Portuguese government on Sunday expressed its solidarity with Japan, which was hit on Saturday by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, off Fukushima, leaving at least 140 injured. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Saturday Tremors Were ‘aftershock’ From The 2011 Earthquake?
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Saturday was just an "aftershock" from the devastating 2011 earthquake that killed over 15,000 people. ( read original story ...)
IN PICS: Aftermath Of 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake That Shook Japan
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern coast of Japan on Saturday causing property damage and other losses in areas including Fukushima & Miyagi ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters voice their outrage over Myanmar coup after a night of fear and security patrols
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Myanmar and Japan to protest the detention of the ousted leader ... ( read original story ...)