TOKYO -- Tokyo's power and water utilities will share real-time grid data as part ... Roughly 120 companies have signed on to Grid Data Bank, including wireless carrier KDDI and property developer ... ( read original story ...)
Las Vegas Sands plans in Japan are ‘unreachable,’ Adelson says
Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson has decided to stray from plans to open a resort in Japan. The resort company indicated it will no longer ... ( read original story ...)
UK Lays Groundwork For Post-Brexit Japan Trade Deal
Brexit trade agreement with Japan on Wednesday, vowing to use Tokyo's deal with the European Union as the basis for the new accord. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms say no to leaving China despite Tokyo’s subsidies
The Japanese government is handing out subsidies to companies willing to move their supply chains away from China, but analysts say it will unlikely result in any large-scale exodus. As part of a ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne runners Genevieve LaCaze and Ryan Gregson make the most of the Tokyo Games delay
With their precisely scheduled plans for the rest of the year now thrown into disarray, this Brighton-based Olympic couple are seizing on what they see as silver linings. ( read original story ...)
Leave China? No thanks, some Japanese firms say to Tokyo’s cash incentives
Toyota is among firms who say they have no plans to change their strategy in China, as Tokyo offers subsidies to encourage supply chain diversification. ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: How DOGS could help you root out dangerous plant
JAPANESE knotweed is a potentially dangerous plant native to Japan which spreads rapidly in the warmer months, posing risks to people's homes and their health. Experts are now training dogs to help ... ( read original story ...)
NPP-Japan applauds Ambassador Frank Okyere leadership in coronavirus fight
Click to read all about coronavirus → As the world finds itself in difficult times with the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic on individual and community lives as well as brin ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu Offers Free Access to Intellectual Property Rights to Support Fight Against COVID-19
Fujitsu Limited today announced that as part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokio Marine Uses Tractable’s Artificial Intelligence Solution for Auto Claims in Japan
Tokio Marine, the Tokyo-based property and casualty insurer, will use an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to process auto damage across its insurance ... ( read original story ...)
Centara Osaka toasts construction
Centara Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel operator in Thailand, together with Taisei Corporation and Kanden Realty & Development have broken ground on construction of the 34-storey Centara Grand Hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Sick, health workers in Japan face bullying and ostracism
In Mie, central Japan, people threw stones at a patient's house and vandalized property. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other officials have denounced such behaviour ... ( read original story ...)
kiyoaki takeda’s timber house with five retaining walls in tokyo merges nature with artefact
kiyoaki takeda architects has built a timber house with five retaining walls that merge nature with artefact by allowing the property to coexist harmoniously with the hilly terrai ... ( read original story ...)
Makoto Imai masters Japanese traditional woodworking and construction in Washington and around the world
Makoto has designed and built homes in Japan, in California, on the East Coast and in Washington, along with stunning, singular pieces of furniture. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, coronavirus pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying, ostracism
TOKYO >> The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. ( read original story ...)
Prologis Japan Inks Big Prelease for In-development Osaka Facility, Nabs Two Awards for Its REIT
Prologis announced that it had completed a new leasing agreement for a total of 211,000 square feet of space at its Prologis Park Osaka 5. The new tenant at the property will be Koizumi Logistics ... ( read original story ...)