Japan’s sole conservative think tank

Intellectual property rights are critical to the international competitiveness of the leading developed countries, especially the United States and Japan. The U.S. in 2017 ranked first in the world in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo property prices near bubble-era levels

Rising resource costs, a worsening labor shortage and a flood of easy money are pushing property prices in Tokyo to near-historic levels. Prices for new condos in the greater Tokyo area last year aver... ( read original story ...)

Hotel review: Swissotel Nankai, Osaka

It's a mammoth property with 546 rooms, 42 executive floor rooms and an executive lounge, and the building towers above Minami – Osaka's party spot – like the Chateau Marmont in LA surveys the sin and ... ( read original story ...)