SINGAPORE – CapitaLand Investment (CLI) has entered into a forward purchase agreement to acquire six multi-family assets in Osaka, Japan, at a purchase price of $141.4 million for its regional …
Couple transforms abandoned Japanese home into guesthouse
Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama and his wife Hila convinced the owners of an abandoned Japanese farmer’s house to allow them to transform it into a guest house back in 2012.
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.68%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Finance&Investment and Communication sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei …
Bird Flu Is So Bad That Japan’s Running Out of Land to Bury Chickens
Japan’s case highlights the need for countries to review how they deal with avian influenza, especially as record-breaking death tolls due to the virus are becoming a norm around the world
China urges the World Trade Organization to sift U.S.-led chip export curbs
The commerce ministry said Beijing was seriously concerned about Japan’s export curbs on chip-making equipment, calling for it to correct its “wrong practice.”
Couple transforms abandoned Japanese home into guest house
He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse.
Diners in Japan arrested for dipping own chopsticks in communal bowl of ginger
The men, whose clip of the prank was widely shared on social media, are also accused of destroying property by contaminating the container … diners have targeted gyūdon will horrify many Japanese.
US Gets New Levers From Japan to Curb China’s Chip Ambitions
Japan’s decision to join the US and Netherlands in restricting exports of chipmaking gear to China is giving the allies powerful new weapons to deploy in the escalating technology war.
U.S., South Korea, Japan hold naval drill against North Korea underwater threats
The naval forces of the United States, South Korea and Japan kicked off a two-day trilateral exercise on Monday amid growing efforts to counter North Korean underwater and nuclear threats.
1.5 Million People in Japan Are Living as ‘Recluses’ After Covid
About 1.5 million people of working age in Japan are estimated to be living as recluses, with some 20% citing the Covid pandemic for their withdrawal, a government survey showed.