TOKYO -- Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as crude oil prices advanced, though Japan's benchmark fell as investors weighed uncertainties over trade and exchange rates. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 added 0.4 per cent to 5,030.54 and Germany's DAX ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 golf venue admits women as full members
Fresh off Muirfield voting to admit women as members for the first time in its history, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf venue has decided to follow suit by admitting women as full members. The Kasumigaseki Country Club risked being stripped of the event if it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Tepco set to announce revised business plan: media
TOKYO Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) (9501.T) will announce the main points of a revised business restructuring plan on Wednesday, Japanese media reported, as it looks to speed reforms and boost earnings to meet the costs of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)
Japan decline a real-life lesson for opponents of immigration
Japan is an excellent place to test the proposition that countries do better with low levels of immigration. In a land of 127 million people, there are just over two million foreign residents, and only a third of them are here for the long term. The ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas : NNPC to generate 4000MW in next 10yrs with $15bn
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it plans to generate about 4, 000 megawatts (MW) in the next 10 years to boost electricity supply in the country. He said NNPC would require $15billion to achieve the aspirations of the Autonomous ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's residential land values end long slide
TOKYO -- Residential land values in Japan have risen for the first time since 2008 thanks ... Demand stoked by low interest rates and tax breaks for home loans has firmed up the property market as a whole. Properties within walking distance of train ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Japan Rental Housing Investments completes sale of property at 293.5 mln yen
March 21 Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc : * Says it completes sale of property at 293.5 million yen * Previous plan was disclosed on March 15 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/Ytr1gz Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to become first major city to recognize LGBT couples in June
SAPPORO – The municipal government of Sapporo said Tuesday it plans to officially recognize same-sex partnerships between gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples from June, becoming the first major city in Japan to do so. The local government ... ( read original story ...)
ESR Acquires Osaka Site for $500M Japan Logistics Project
Logistics real estate developer and operator e-Shang Redwood (ESR) has just acquired a 194,000-square meter site near Osaka for the development of one ... with the company expected to head for a multi-billion dollar IPO later this year. ( read original story ...)
Q1 banking and finance news snapshot
The quarter was dominated by a directive handed down from the central bank that required financial institutions to declare they are private entities, resulting in a costly exercise for some big-name firms. It was revealed that Japanese investors sunk more ... ( read original story ...)
Frankfurt front runner for Nomura's new European HQ after Brexit
Japanese bank Nomura has narrowed down its hunt for a post-Brexit European subsidiary, with Frankfurt emerging as the front runner in the latest vote of confidence for the German financial hub. Nomura currently serves the bulk of its European clients ... ( read original story ...)
Silver for Mark Arendz at para-nordic World Cup
P.E.I.'s Mark Arendz won a silver medal Tuesday at the final World Cup event of the para-nordic season in Sapporo, Japan. Arendz missed just one shot in 12.5 km standing biathlon, coming in behind Benjamin Daviet of France. Finished second in today's ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas : NNPC eyes 4,000Mw of electricity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will generate about 4, 000 megawatts (Mw) of electricity over the next 10 years to boost power supply in the country. Its Corporation's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gas and Power, Engr Saidu Mohammed ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan launch EV car sharing service in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. and the City of Yokohama are introducing a round-trip car sharing service today featuring the Nissan New Mobility Concept, an ultra-compact electric vehicle. The service, “Choimobi Yokohama,” enables users who register online to pick ... ( read original story ...)
Japan woos Saudi Arabia for world’s largest IPO
Japan has offered to share its expertise in supply chain management, healthcare and renewable energy with Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom seeks to wean its economic dependency on crude oil. Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first monarch from the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls to 1-1/2-week low as Softbank slides, financials drag
TOKYO, March 21 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday as financial stocks underperformed after U.S. yields fell, while index-heavyweight SoftBank tumbled. The Nikkei dropped 0.3 percent to 19,455.88, the lowest closing level ... ( read original story ...)