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Gov. Hochul unveils proposal to turn former prison into affordable housing units
A former prison in Manhattan that has been shut down since 2012 might finally be repurposed. The Bayview Correctional Facility on West 20th Street could be ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t forget to support your parents: Concerned Singaporean urges generosity toward elderly tissue sellers
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean took to social media to share his concern over seeing elderly Singaporeans selling tissues outside a temple. He called on people to care for their elderly relatives by giving ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s oldest village tries to attract new, younger residents
Nearly one-third of Japan’s population is over 65, making it the oldest country in the world. Small rural towns nationwide are seeing these demographic changes most acutely as younger residents leave ... ( read original story ...)
Hollywood’s Historic Yamashiro Restaurant and Surrounding Property Goes Up for Sale for $100 Million
The site of Hollywood’s iconic Yamashiro restaurant and its surrounding 7.3 acre property, dubbed “Hollywood Mountain,” are being put on the market with a $100 million asking price. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Is China caught in a liquidity trap like Japan was in 1998?
China’s economic condition could be interpreted as what economists refer to as a liquidity trap, although the term carries various connotations for different people. A century ago, during the Great ... ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Industrial Trust’s 1QFY2025 DPU increase by 1.2%to 3.43 cents
MIT has successfully secured a replacement tenant to fully lease the facility at 402 Franklin Road, Brentwood. The average North American Portfolio in the quarter improved to 87.8% from 86.2% in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to sponsor over 28 million USD for Can Tho city’s smart city project
The People’s Committee of Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 24 held a working session with Fujitsu Limited of Japan on a project on providing technical support for the locality, aiming to build a ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix’s ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ is this summer’s guiltiest pleasure
It’s like the bubble era all over again. The year is 2017, and the upcoming Olympic Games has sent Tokyo’s real estate market into a frenzy. ( read original story ...)
Netflix’s ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ is this summer’s guiltiest pleasure
It’s like the bubble era all over again. The year is 2017, and the upcoming Olympic Games has sent Tokyo’s real estate market into a frenzy. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gov’t Not Informed Of At Least Three U.S. Military-Related Sex Crime Cases
( MENAFN - Nam News Network) TOKYO, Jul 25 (NNN-NHK) – The local government of Japan's Tokyo metropolitan area, was not informed of at least three cases of sexual crime, committed by individuals ... ( read original story ...)
Tech policy – UK and Japan debate the Hiroshima Accord in run-up to Osaka 2025
With a world fair looming in 2025, and 2024 dogged by ‘known unknowns’, what is the status of a bilateral tech agreement between two leading economies? ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Swindlers: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know
Tokyo Swindlers is released worldwide on Netflix on Thursday, July 25, 2024. That's the same day as another thriller series, Kleo season 2. See our best Netflix shows guide for more series to enjoy. ( read original story ...)
CAPELLA HOTEL GROUP ANNOUNCES GENERAL MANAGER APPOINTMENTS TO HELM THE BRAND’S 2025 JAPANESE OPENINGS
John Blanco, appointed Cluster General Manager Capella Kyoto and Patina Osaka, will lead the brand in its expansion into Japan, and Ellen Franke will be General Manager at Patina Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request
A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan which has issued an international warrant for his arrest, the Arctic island's police said ... ( read original story ...)
Central Tokyo condo price down 16% in Jan.-June, level still high
The average price of a new condominium in Tokyo's 23 central wards in the first half of 2024 dropped 16.3 percent from a year earlier to 108.6 million yen ($690,000) after hitting a record high the ... ( read original story ...)