TOKYO -- Japan trails much of the world as both a producer and a market for solar power technology, struggling to keep pace with the cheaper and plentiful competition overseas. PV Japan, one of the country's largest solar trade shows, was held in Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Belgium completes the biggest comeback of the World Cup with a game-winning goal in final 20 seconds to beat Japan
Belgium came back from a 2-0 deficit in the World Cup on Monday by scoring three straight goals to beat Japan. The final goal came as Belgium stopped a corner kick, then advanced the ball on a counterattack, completing three passes to set up the game-winner. ( read original story ...)
Quartz, Atlantic Media’s Business News Start-Up, Is Sold to Japanese Firm
Atlantic Media’s business news site built for the digital age has turned into a good bit of business itself. The site, Quartz, which Atlantic Media created in 2012, will be sold to the Japanese financial intelligence company Uzabase for a price between $ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence slips in June survey
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has slipped for the second quarter in a row, a key central bank survey showed today. The Bank of Japan's Tankan report - a quarterly survey of about 10,000 companies - showed a reading of 21 among major ... ( read original story ...)
Atlantic Media sells Quartz to Japanese media company
Atlantic Media announced Monday that it is selling its Quartz business news platform to Uzabase, a publicly-held Japanese business intelligence and media company worth nearly $1 billion. The deal, which is expected to close within 30 days, will be worth ... ( read original story ...)
Handy Japan ties up with SoftBank to provide free smartphones in hotel rooms
“Handy has redefined the accommodation experience and the hotel business,” said SoftBank CEO Ken Miyauchi. SoftBank will invest in Handy Japan’s parent firm, named Handy Japan Holdings Co., but the firm declined to disclose the size of investmen ( read original story ...)
SoftBank invests in ‘handy Japan’ hotel technology service
TOKYO — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is investing in a mobile device service for hotel guests, called handy Japan, offering tourist spot information and internet access. Terms of the deal, announced Monday, were not disclosed. Handy ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese media company Uzabase to buy business news website Quartz from Atlantic Media
Japanese media company Uzabase Inc on Monday said it is has agreed to buy business news website Quartz from US peer Atlantic Media in a deal valued at between $75 million to $110 million. The value of the deal will depend on Quartz meeting financial ... ( read original story ...)
Rocket developed by Japan startup in flames after liftoff
bringing with him a delegation of dozens of Japanese business leaders seeking to promote economic and diplomatic relations. Yomiuri Shimbun editorial: With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Eastern Europe visits, Japan should strategically expand ... ( read original story ...)
Border Break inspires biggest mech model ever to take over Tokyo
Gamers running to catch a train in Tokyo's Shibuya station should slow down and take a look at a world-record-setting model. First, some explanation for those whose gaming education ended with Pac-Man. Border Break: Sega Network Robot Wars is a robot ... ( read original story ...)
Stunned silence in Tokyo as Japan World Cup dream ends
As dawn broke in Tokyo, Japan fans had dared to believe their team was about to make World Cup history. But a few short minutes later, the dream was over. At a bar in a Tokyo business district, the air went out of the room as Belgium found the net in extra ... ( read ...
Japan Airbnb & Departure Tax – New Rules Singaporean Travellers Need to Know
But visiting Japan just got a bit more expensive - two new rules pertaining ... E-Scooters & PMDs URA Caveat – What It Is & How to Use It to Research Property Transactions URA Masterplan – How to Understand & Use It for Property Investment Visit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lawmakers’ average income unchanged in 2017 at 24 mil. yen
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese lawmakers' income averaged 24.12 million yen ... other business activities such as lawyer or writer fees as well as income from managing property. Topping the list was Ichiro Aisawa, a 64-year-old House of Representatives member ... ( read original story ...)
Japan land prices rise for 3rd yr but gap widens between cities, rural areas
Land prices in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose for the third consecutive year ... Takeshi Ide, senior chief economist at property research company Tokyo Kantei Co., points to the difference between now and the situation seen in the asset-inflated bubble economy ... ( read original story ...)
Technology Aiding Asia Pacific Property Markets With Better Transparency
JLL is reporting this week that Asia Pacific's mature economies such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan have a significant opportunity ... operates a deeds registration system to record land and property transactions. Yet with the emergence of proptech ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is readying a silver bullet to deal with rising patent disputes
The IACT is also open to handling disputes between non-Japanese companies as well ... the need for an international body to oversee patent disputes. Intellectual property was also a key part of Trump's agenda when he imposed tariffs on Chinese goods. ( read original story ...)