Tag: tokyo

From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit smoking in eateries with seating areas larger than 30 square meters, although lighting up in a separate space, such as a smoking room, is allowed. ( read original story ...)

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. said it plans to ramp up real estate investments in Japan after buying a stake in a landmark Tokyo hotel and a large plot of land for logistics development in deals ... ( read original story ...)

Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management said on Monday it has closed two real-estate investments in Japan worth a combined $1.6 billion. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo. We want to welcome many people from all ... ( read original story ...)

An expressway operator in Tokyo is eyeing congestion pricing for the city's increasingly crowded tollways. It's part of a plan to cut the capital's traffic gridlock in half by the year 2040. ( read original story ...)

In November, after three months of interviews, I lost out on a job and decided it was time for a travel break. I set out on a three-and-a-half-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable ... ( read original story ...)

Although fans may have had a fair share of reservation against the rapper’s retrospective rollouts, a recent update left them in a frenzy over his recent meet and greet with Jim Jones in Tokyo. Since ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, lifted by buying of bank issues after long-term interest rates climbed as the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate late last week. In the first 15 minutes of trading ... ( read original story ...)

This year marks 25 years since the emergency number 118 for incidents and accidents at sea was introduced in 2000, yet over 90% of all natio ... ( read original story ...)

Around 800 people from India live in a public housing project in this city's Midori Ward. At a kitchen cafe there run by a nonprofit group･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Since he was drafted first by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars seven years ago, Katsuki Azuma, has anchored the team’s rotation. Last year, the left-hander led the team to its first Japan Series title in 26 ... ( read original story ...)