TOKYO (Reuters) - The percentage of Japanese households anticipating inflation to accelerate a year from now hit the highest level in nearly four years, a central bank survey showed on Friday. A ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as labor row simmers
The dispute is the latest flashpoint in a relationship long over-shadowed by South Korean resentment of Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula, in particular South Korean “comfort women” ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei subdued as investors await U.S. jobs data for Fed clues
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei was little changed on Friday morning as investors kept to the sidelines before the release of a key U.S. jobs report, while oil and mining shares ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending up 4.0% year-on-year in May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Household spending in Japan rose at the fastest pace in four years in May ... and the concern is that a hit to business and consumer confidence could affect overall domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed – a growing problem for property industry
Adam Brindle, MD of The Grounds Care Group and Japanese Knotweed expert, explains the challenges faced by construction professionals in eradicating this most pesky of plants. The Japanese have long ... ( read original story ...)
ONE ‘Century’ Set For Oct. 13 In Japan
The largest global sports media property in Asian history ... Also on the card are four Japan Super Bouts, with four Shooto World Champions going head-to-head with four Pancrase World Champions in a ... ( read original story ...)
If Masayoshi Son Won’t Invest in Japan, Why Should You?
Not a single one is from Japan, its own backyard. That may be because the pickings are slim: While the U.S. has 179 unicorns, China 93, and India 18, Japan has just two, according to CB Insights. How ... ( read original story ...)
Gold Coast development: Japanese Zen gardens planned for Hinterland property
A GOLD Coast Hinterland property is set to be transformed into a giant Japanese Zen-themed tourist facility. A development application was filed this week for the project which is set to feature ... ( read original story ...)
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group Enters Overseas Commercial Property Management Business with Stake in Landmark Jakarta Buildings
The Company intends to build on its experience in residential property and pursue further real estate development and leasing business outside of Japan. About Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. Hankyu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s takeover defenses rest on crumbling investor support
TOKYO -- Investor support for safeguards against hostile takeovers is dwindling in Japan for companies that ... voted in favor of renewing the property group's defense measures at its annual ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firm to pour capital into Vietnamese realty projects
Earlier, in April, TMS Group held a series of investment promotion events in Japan to seek partners for its property projects and introduce opportunities in the Vietnamese realty, health and high ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnamese, Japanese Prime Ministers hold talks
He described the over 330,000-strong overseas Vietnamese community in Japan as an “invaluable mutual property” of the two countries’ relations. PM Phuc asked the Japanese Government to create more ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Tech Export Controls on South Korea?
However, Japan may also have other motives. Just as the United States has lashed out at China over intellectual property protection concerns, South Korean IP behavior has long been viewed with ... ( read original story ...)
Wework: The ‘Hypothetical’ Company at the Heart of the Property Market
Masayoshi Son, the Japanese billionaire, left an indelible mark on California’s property market when he spent a reported $117m on a nine-acre estate in the hills above Palo Alto. It was one of ... ( read original story ...)
First Hyatt Place Hotel To Open In Japan
"The first Hyatt-branded property opened in Japan in 1980 and Hyatt has since grown its brand presence to thirteen hotels across seven Hyatt brands in Japan, now including Hyatt Place Tokyo Bay. The ... ( read original story ...)
Emerging Asia should learn from Japan’s demographic experience
It started in Japan, with its average growth of 10% between the mid-1950s and early 1970s, before spreading to the Four Dragons -- Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. The South East ... ( read original story ...)