There are, however, other woodcuts known as surimono, “things printed,” whose subjects are characters known in history and folklore, household gods, incidents in the daily life of the people and the ... ( read original story ...)
Arson suspect in fatal fire at Osaka clinic dies
Investigative sources say the man suspected of starting a deadly fire at a clinic in the western Japanese city of Osaka has died. His death will make it harder to determine the motive for the arson ... ( read original story ...)
10 Singapore company chiefs share their growth plans for 2022
The Trade and Industry Ministry has forecast that Singapore GDP will expand by 3 to 5 per cent next year. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Yearender: Japan’s COVID-19 recovery stumbles as Kishida’s “new capitalism” comes under test
Resurgences of COVID-19 infections in Japan this year have prolonged the economic fallout from the pandemic. Tokyo has pushed back its expected return to pre-pandemic norms, while high energy and raw ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Asia rise as Chinese regulators act on property developers
TOKYO, Japan - Stocks in Asia made solid advances on Tuesday following overnight gains on Wall Street. Sentiment was boosted by Chinese regulators' moves to encourage companies to acquire real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: 1934 western-style Tokyo atelier brings in the sunlight
In a quiet residential area in the capital's Nakano Ward is an atelier doubling as a house that is a registered national tangible cultural pr・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Allianz, Ivanhoé Cambridge form US$2 billion Japan property fund
Germany’s Allianz Real Estate and Canada’s Ivanhoé Cambridge have formed a property fund to invest in multi-family residential properties in Japan, with a target of US$2 billion. The ... ( read original story ...)
Traveling to Japan? How to Book your Approved Quarantine Hotel?
Agoda has launched Japan Alternative Quarantine (Japan AQ) packages to offer greater options for Japanese citizens returning home for holidays from 'high-risk' countries as COVID-19 continues to ... ( read original story ...)
Agoda launches digital quarantine packages in Japan to facilitate safe return for repatriates
Agoda has launched Japan Alternative Quarantine (Japan AQ) packages to offer greater options for Japanese citizens returning home for holidays from 'high-risk' countries as COVID-19 continues to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese-Inspired Modern Farmhouse
Designed and constructed with an appreciation for the past, a mindset in the present, and a vision for the future, ŌNIN represents the opportunity to occupy a truly exceptional work of art while ... ( read original story ...)
Japan puts the ‘new’ in New Year’s
With the new year approaching, I thought I’d write today about a lesser-known Japanese obsession: newness. First, a nod to the holiday. New Year’s Day is without question the biggest holiday on the ... ( read original story ...)
High Court Confirms Defamation of Japanese Comedian Ota
Intellectual Property High Court upheld on Friday a lower court ruling ordering a magazine publisher to pay damages for defaming Japanese comedian Hikari Ota. You are now viewing Nippon.com, a freely ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs to spend $7bn a year on chips, says Higashi
Unless Japan secures its industrial foundation, we will have to rely on others for chip intellectual property and they will take away all added value,” he said Higashi, “various industries need to be ... ( read original story ...)
CPPIB Forms Real Estate JV with Mitsubishi Estate for Japanese Property Assets
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced a commitment of JPY 19 billion (C$205.6 million) to a joint venture with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd (Mitsubishi Estate), a major ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Lobbyist Backs Coup, Urges Investment In Myanmar
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to ... ( read original story ...)
Clinic patient ID’d as man behind Osaka arson attack
OSAKA--Prefectural police on Dec. 19 identified a 61-year-old man as the prime suspect behind a suspected arson attack at a mental health clinic here that claimed 24 lives. ( read original story ...)