As a $4 million triumph of automotive engineering, the Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar is currently stealing the hearts of car enthusiasts during its global tour. T …
In Japan, Designers Fit Big Ideas Into Tiny Homes
While there’s no standard definition, tiny homes in Japan often sit on lots of no more than 50 square meters (or 538 square feet). Some are tall and thin, barely wider than a common family car. Many …
Head of Japan’s Nomura apologises after former employee charged with attempted murder
The head of Nomura Holdings on Tuesday apologised after a former employee was last month charged with multiple crimes including attempted murder and robbery, in what has become the latest public …
He bought a ski house in Japan for $6,000. He says people shouldn’t buy them just because they’re cheap.
People interested in buying a house in Japan should consider how they can contribute to the community, rather than doing it just because it’s trendy, Matt Guy told BI.
Hedge Funds Pile Into Japan’s $165 Billion Real Estate Trade
Global hedge funds and private equity firms are gravitating toward Japanese companies in a bid to unlock as much as ¥25 trillion ($165 billion) in undervalued real estate. Most Read from BloombergIn …
Chinese tourists leave Japan guest house in disarray, sparking price hike proposal
Online post garners 3.6 million views on X, stirring fury among observers in both Japan and China Public outrage erupted in both Japan and China after a group of mainland Chinese tourists was found to …
India Plans Its Own High-Speed Trains To Rival Japan’s
India aims to produce an indigenous version of the Japanese bullet train for its expanding high-speed rail network.
90 per cent of people in China and Japan have negative views of each other, poll reveals
Chinese respondents most upset by release of Fukushima water last year, while for Japanese it is East China Sea disputes, survey also shows.
Japanese man says he broke into 1,000 homes: ‘it’s a hobby of mine’
A man, who was recently arrested for trespassing on a property in a city in Japan’s Kyushu, has said he has broken into more than 1,000 homes.
Japan eyes higher return target of 1.9% for GPIF pension fund
TOKYO — Japan signaled plans on Monday to raise the return on investment target of its massive Government Pension Investment Fund by 0.2 percentage point, with some in the market predicting the ratio …