One of the most distinctive features of the property is its independent villa suites, bungalows nestled among the rice fields as single-storey farmhouses. Made of wood, the suites have a hipped roof …
Kai Yufuin by Kengo Kuma revisits Japanese farmhouse architecture
One of the most distinctive features of the property is its independent villa suites, bungalows nestled among the rice fields as single-storey farmhouses. Made of wood, the suites have a hipped roof …
East China’s Shandong Province boosts trade with Japan, South Korea
Shandong Province, located on China’s east coast, continues to improve trade and investment links with nearby South Korea and Japan.
Flagship stores proliferate in Vietnam
Uniqlo, the Japanese global apparel retailer, opened a new store at Saigon Centre in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
Why Japanese property will remain a refuge as interest rates rise in other markets
The combination of a weak yen, cheap debt, a large and liquid market, and more investible regional cities is an attractive proposition for real estate investors The end of the era of cheap money is …
Why Japan wants the Japanese to drink more
Such demographics and related economic factors—chronic deflation and economic stagnation that followed after the property and stock market bubbles burst in the 1980s causing Japan to lose out to the …
Japan is due for a mega earthquake, with experts warning many people are unprepared — but an elite rescue squad is ready
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan, but authorities are warning the population is underprepared for a long-anticipated mega quake that could leave more than 4 million people stranded, and …
Assessing Japanese M&A deals in a turbulent period
Japan’s JERA, a 50-50 joint venture between Tokyo Electric … to include big deals worth billions of dollars in the banking industry. M&A deals light up property market in first half of 2022 Since …
Japan Inflation Continues to Accelerate Beyond BOJ’s 2% Goal
Japan’s inflation accelerated further beyond the central bank’s 2% target in July, complicating Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s task of explaining his insistence on the continued need for …
Marketmind: Japan inflation could pile pressure on yen, BOJ
Inflation figures from Japan, which could put the central bank’s ultra-loose monetary policy under even more intense scrutiny, and a smattering of Chinese earnings are the juiciest morsels for …