while worsening business confidence indicators in both China and the United States issued last week were also a concern, Nomaguchi said, adding the latter “may be affected by the US-China trade war”. ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan Is Too Focused on 2 Percent
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- For the Bank of Japan, failure can be an opportunity. Judging from the latest economic forecasts, the central bank is falling even farther behind on meeting its 2 percent inflat... ( read original story ...)
Best Western Plus to make debut in Osaka in 2019 with new hotel
The Best Western Plus Osaka Kitahama will feature 80 rooms and mark the upper-midscale Best Western Plus brand’s debut in the city. Best Western Hotels and Resorts has revealed plans to open its third ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks partners with UberEats in Japan
Starbucks said it planned to open 100 new outlets every year in Japan that would take its store count to 1,700 by the end of 2021. The company said the delivery program with UberEats would be ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank IPO seek $18 billion from retail investors
Apply now on BankBazaar. “Japanese individuals are interested in SoftBank shares as it’s topical and they can anticipate high dividends,” said Kazumi Tanaka, an IPO analyst at DZH Financial Research I... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Go Has a Real Rival in Japan
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is betting that stores of the future won’t have any clerks or registers. A company in Japan thinks it can get there first. Signpost Corp., which has a staff of about 100 ... ( read original story ...)
Live in an Actual Movie Theater? Social Apartments Make Wishes Come True in Tokyo, Japan.
Japanese developer Global Agents opened the first cinema-themed property in Japan. TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese real estate developer Global Agents opened FILMS WAKO, a new shared ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Machinery Orders Hit by Worst-Ever Slump in September, Raise Capex Doubts
TOKYO — Japan's core machinery orders tumbled by the most on record in September, the Cabinet office said on Thursday, after a severe earthquake and typhoons disrupted business activity. The 18.3 perc... ( read original story ...)
Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / TOKYO 2018 Held
TOKYO - ”Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / TOKYO 2018 Global Collaboration for IP Dispute Resolution” was held in Tokyo, Japan, co-hosted by the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Supreme Cour... ( read original story ...)
Property Information Form (TA6): 3rd Edition
When the Property Information Form (TA6) was revised in 2013, it was drafted to include a question about Japanese Knotweed. Property vendors must disclose the presence of the plant if known. Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Murdered Japanese student’s mother says her life has been a ‘living hell’
Kogawa, 30, was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in the hedges on a Vancouver property in the West End in September 2016. The accused, William Schneider, was found guilty last month of ... ( read original story ...)
DGAP-News: CPI PROPERTY GROUP – Rated ‘A-‘ by Japan Credit Rating Agency
CPI Property Group ("CPIPG") announces that Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. ("JCR") has assigned a Foreign Currency Long-term Issuer Rating of A- to CPIPG, with a stable outlook. "JCR is a leading cr... ( read original story ...)
Aspiration over action in Japan’s approach to health innovation
Japan also has eased some regulations, sped up approval times and passed laws that promote the development of orphan drugs. Furthermore, Article 30 of the Industrial Revitalization Act of 1999 seeks t... ( read original story ...)
Korea-Japan standoffs deepen over WWII forced labor
"That's what's in the 1965 agreement." He was referring to the pact between the two countries on "the settlement of problems related to property, claims and economic cooperation" over Japan's brutal c... ( read original story ...)
Are These Lurking In Your Property?
However, if you believe the property is affected by Japanese knotweed, you should contact a specialist. Although perhaps not a “horror”, moss still has the ability to cause damage to properties and it... ( read original story ...)
‘India, Japan to bolster trade ties in many areas’
While Japanese businesses are pleased with improvement in India’s ease in doing business, they further hope for more improvement in India’s ease of doing business, tax issues, infrastructure, he added ... ( read original story ...)