CBRE Japan is reporting that while commercial real estate transaction volume declined by 20% year-over-year globally in 2022, investment volume in Japan remained largely unchanged, with only a 2% fall …
LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law
Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for …
The $15 billion scramble for Japan’s Toshiba went from bang to whimper
Toshiba Corp’s auction was supposed to ignite a race for top-dollar bids among global private equity firms. Instead, it brought months of uncertainty and a solitary, scaled-back offer from the company …
Japan Repo Rates Slump to Record on Year-End Collateral Drought
Repo rates in Tokyo slumped to a record Thursday as fiscal year-end activity led to a shortage of Japanese government bonds for collateral.
Japan’s Finance Ministry to Explore Digital Yen Feasibility: Report
Bank of Japan officials have said they don’t have concrete plans to issue a digital currency. Japan’s finance ministry plans to launch an expert panel next month to explore the feasibility of a …
Mapletree Logistics Trust to acquire logistics properties in Japan, Australia, and South Korea
Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) will acquire six logistics properties in Japan, one in Sydney … a discount of 4.0% to the aggregate valuations by the independent property valuers appointed by the …
Miki House taps ‘Made in Japan’ appeal for $760 kids pyjamas as home market shrinks
Japan’s Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children’s goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 yen ($760.40) Gold Label brand pyjamas.
Miki House taps ‘Made in Japan’ appeal for $760 kids pajamas as home market shrinks
TOKYO–Japan’s Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children’s goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 yen …
Japan PM’s wife to visit White House in April to meet Jill Biden – TBS
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s wife, Yuko Kishida, is planning to visit to Washington in April to meet U.S. first lady Jill Biden, broadcaster TBS reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese …
North Korea’s Kimsuky Evolves into Full-Fledged, Prolific APT43
In cyberattacks against the US, South Korea, and Japan, the group (aka APT43 or Thallium) is using advanced social engineering and cryptomining tactics that set it apart from other threat actors.