While wearing a character costume does not infringe copyright in Japan, a violation could occur if an individual is paid to do so, such as to make an appearance at an event. ( read original story ...)
Japan Woman Hides Mother’s Corpse For 10 Years To Avoid Eviction, Later Arrested
Japan woman named Yumi Yoshino, fearing eviction, stored dead body of her mom in the freezer to avoid getting caught, but was arrested by police. ( read original story ...)
Suga says Japan can lead world on multilateralism
As tensions roil between the United States and China, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed yesterday to take the lead to sustain a multilateral world order in such areas as free trade, climate ... ( read original story ...)
How A Former WeWork Exec Aims To Jumpstart The Property Market Landscape In China
After a proptech's $2 billion IPO last summer, all signs point to China being the next big growth area for the industry. Here's how a new start-up model is attempting to capitalize on the momentum. ( read original story ...)
Japan can lead world on multilateralism, says PM Suga at WEF event
But above all else, he reiterated his resolve to hold the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Ho Chi Minh City listed in the top 10 Asian s cities luring property investors interest
This is the first time that Vietnam’s Southern city entering the Top 10 cities most interested by Asian-Pacific real estate investors in 2021.View to a corner of Ho Chi Minh City.The list was surveyed ... ( read original story ...)
Record Tokyo apartment prices
TOKYO: Prices of newly-built apartments in the Tokyo area rose 1.7% last year, approaching the record highs seen during Japan’s asset-inflated bubble era that ended in the early 1990s, the country’s R ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo apartment prices rise to near bubble-era high in 2020
Prices of newly-built apartments in the Tokyo area rose 1.7% last year ... Real estate website Suumo said in a report that low interest rates and tax breaks helped sustain property demand amid the ... ( read original story ...)
The only samurai colony ever attempted outside of Japan was in California
It is in a lonely place, set above a farm that was once populated by the only samurai colony ever attempted outside of Japan. Okei, just 17, arrived with them to care for the children of their leader. ( read original story ...)
Japan Tops Global Media Franchises
Mugen Train hit the big screen in October 2020, it became the highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history, with sales of $352.8 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Keeping control of cultivation and profits’: Japan passes bill to IP-protect high-value local produce
The Japanese government has approved a bill to increase the intellectual property (IP) protection over local high-value produce in a bid to prevent these from being illegally exported and planted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to increase foreign transparency in grant program applications
Japan will require researchers applying to grant programs to declare if they have received financial support from other countries in a bid to ensure transparency and protect intellectual property, ... ( read original story ...)
JLL Chooses Outsiders to Fill Japan, India Leadership Posts
Real estate consultancy JLL has hired Ken Sakuramoto as head of equity advisory for Japan and Radha Dhir as chief executive for India. ( read original story ...)
UK Developer Grosvenor Appoints Kozo Hiratani as Japan President
Developer Grosvenor on Monday announced the appointment of Kozo Hiratani as president of the UK property group’s business in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Daiwa House sets up property development arm in China’s Jiangsu
Daiwa House Industry Co. has set up a subsidiary in Changzhou to engage in a new real estate development project in the city in the eastern coastal province of Jiangsu. Daiwa House has been in the ... ( read original story ...)
Speculation over Tokyo Olympics: 2021, 2032 or not at all?
Just about everybody, especially the organizers in Japan and Switzerland, want the Tokyo Olympics to open on July 23 — as scheduled. And yet, 2021 is starting on a similar ... ( read original story ...)