Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita has revealed plans to create a committee aimed at enhancing anti-corruption measures. ( read original story ...)
Keppel REIT enters into the Tokyo office market with acquisition of Ginza office building
The manager of Keppel REIT has announced that the REIT will be acquiring an effective interest of 98.47% in Ginza 2-chome, a freehold boutique office building in Tokyo, Japan. On Oct 28, KR Ginza TMK ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Real Estate News
According to international property broker Knight Frank, growth in prime global rental markets appears to have peaked following months of rapid gains fueled by a substantial imbalance of supply ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Tees Up 3 Reasons Crypto Beats Gold
Buterin addressed the argument that gold could represent a better or similar decentralized store of value than crypto.
Interview: Ric Edelman, author of The Truth About Crypto
Learn how smart money is playing the crypto game. Subscribe to our premium newsletter - Crypto Investor. Crypto Investor: Can you give us your perspective on the rise of crypto theft and hacks in the ...
Crypto Exchange Binance Confirms $500M Investment in Musk’s Twitter Takeover
With Musk taking over Twitter, Binance confirmed that it’s an equity investor in the billionaire’s $44 billion acquisition.
Correction: Nikkei 225 Slips 0.9% on Wall Street Cues, Earnings Season Results
The Nikkei 225 opened lower on Friday on Wall Street cues and could not recover, finishing off 0.9% as traders weighed ongoing earnings season results. The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 240.04 to ...
Raducanu, Williams, Osaka, Rapinoe: Who is the highest-paid female athlete in 2022?
When it comes to female athletes, it looks like tennis is certainly the place to be if you want to earn the big money, with eight of the top 15 from the sport, including the top three. Sportico have ... ( read original story ...)
As inflation bites, Japan says it will help with electricity bills.
Japan is the latest country to turn to enormous fiscal relief as it seeks to reduce the impact of geopolitical instability and rampant inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘waste not, want not’ philosophy has deep religious and cultural roots, from monsters and meditation to Marie Kondo’s tidying up
Monsters and spirits –including 'tsukumogami,' which are made of everyday objects – in the 'Hyakki-Yagyō-Emaki' scroll, painted between the 14th and 16th centuries. Wikimedia CommonsThe word “waste” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in late-stage talks with U.S. for Tomahawk missile purchase -Yomiuri
Japan is in the final stages of negotiations with the United States to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Yomiuri daily reported on Friday, citing multiple unnamed Japanese government sources ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation
Japan's Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including about 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in government spending to alleviate the burden of rising utility rates and food prices ... ( read original story ...)
Frontrunner Sapporo expected to increase 2030 Winter Olympics cost estimate by $115 million
Winter Olympics is estimated to cost Japanese city Sapporo a further ¥17 billion above the previous approximation. ( read original story ...)
Brookfield Is the Sole Bidder for CIC’s Tokyo Property
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has become the only bidder for a landmark property in Tokyo owned by China Investment Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei drops on downbeat U.S. tech giants’ earnings
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Friday as U.S. technology giants' earnings continued to be disappointing, although domestic companies reporting solid profits and outlooks drew buying ...
Japan Nikkei falls for 2nd day
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index declined 240.04 points, or 0.88%, to 27,105.20. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 651 ...