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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 26, 2016

Beijing puts the squeeze on foreign companies in China

Japanese firms based in China are feeling the pinch as Beijing tightens its grip on capital transactions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 27, 2016

'5 Flights Up' turns the horror of selling an apartment into a gentle fairy tale

Living in Tokyo has taught me that relationships matter but real estate matters more. My mom used to tell me never to date anyone who didn't have a down payment on a condo, which basically doomed me to permanent datelessness.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Nov 24, 2008

Burst of U.S. bubble arouses old specters

So the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has spoken: The "usual tools of economic policy — above all, the Federal Reserve's ability to pump up the economy by cutting interest rates — have lost all traction" ("Depression Economics Return," Nov. 14, The New York Times).
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2002

Fujita seeks integration with Mitsui-Sumitomo

As banks and the government desperately work to solve the issue of mounting problem loans, many of which were extended to the construction industry, financially troubled contractor Fujita Corp. said Friday that it plans to merge its key construction division with Mitsui Construction Co. and Sumitomo...
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2001

Limits on trust banking to be relaxed

The Financial Services Agency said Friday that it will authorize all major city banks, regional banks and some other lenders to engage in fiduciary operations, a field of banking so far mainly limited to Japan's six major trust banks and Daiwa Bank, one of Japan's nine city banks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2023

Mass immigration experiment gives Canada an edge in global race for labor

A country that has about as many people as the state of California has added more than the population of San Francisco in immigrants over the past year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

Moscow on the Med: A faraway war transforms a Turkish resort town

Tens of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have settled in Antalya, on Turkey's southern coast, hoping to avoid the fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine and start new lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2022

Will China prove the doomsayers wrong?

Investors seem convinced that China's new leadership lacks the know-how and independence to mount an effective response to the profound economic challenges the country faces.
Japan Times
The Philippines report 2022
Oct 17, 2022

Own a piece of Japan in Bonifacio Global City

Premier Philippine real estate developer Federal Land Inc. is bringing together Filipino hospitality and sense of community with the Japanese traditions of excellence and innovation to deliver a slice of Japanese living in the Philippines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2022

China's shot at overtaking the U.S. economy is at stake in Xi's next term

If the property downturn is deeper than expected and 'COVID zero' restrictions remain beyond 2023, GDP growth may average below 4% over the next decade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Longform,Longform
Jan 24, 2022

With international tourists still absent, Japan’s ski resorts dig deep

The ongoing pandemic could be the final blow for operators as memories of the ski boom — and bust — of the 1980s still linger.
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Nov 15, 2021

Planned scenery regulation hampers development on main street of Hokkaido's Kutchan

Tighter regulations are being considered to maintain views of the picturesque Mount Yotei.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2021

Glitzy high-rise offices lose luster as Japan works from home

Advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. and logistics firm Nippon Express Co. are among those firms now considering selling their Tokyo headquarters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2020

Telework forces a rethink of working and living in Tokyo

A drastic shift to telework is putting a brake on the capital's ever-growing population, which may ease overconcentration in the metropolitan area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2020

Post-pandemic, Japan firms see office as space to foster innovation

Companies say offices should offer environments to enhance productivity and foster communication with colleagues and even those from other companies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2020

Working from home is terrible news for landlords

First there was the decline of the shopping mall, now it's the end of office working. It's tough being in commercial property.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2020

Remote possibilities: Can every home in Japan become an office?

The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2020

Japan to launch model project for land banks to manage plots left unused

The land ministry will begin a model project for so-called land banks this fiscal year, aiming to appropriately manage land plots that are left unused and find new ways to utilize them through regional cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2020

Japanese hotels lose out on Olympic bet as coronavirus spreads

The Osaka Corona Hotel has been eerily quiet and empty the past few weeks.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2020

Florida plans biggest purchase of Everglades land in a decade to protect it from drilling

Florida has reached a deal with a private real estate firm to buy a large swath of environmentally sensitive wetlands in the heart of the Everglades to spare the tract from oil drilling, the governor announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2018

SoftBank bets $400 million on housing market startup Opendoor

Opendoor, which has already raised billions to buy homes over the internet, just landed another large investor: the SoftBank Vision Fund.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Learning to unlock the hidden wealth of cities

Smarter use of their commercial assets would enable cities to ease their budgetary woes and improve their quality of life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2017

Japan regulator scrutinizes regional banks' fund buying as risks soar

The nation's regional banks, desperate to boost returns with interest rates around zero, are coming under scrutiny from regulators as they increase purchases of risky investment trusts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 6, 2017

Mom and pop investors tiptoe into Japan's lucrative REIT market

This summer, Japanese real estate investment trusts benefited from an unexpected group of net buyers for the first time in nearly seven years: Mom and pop investors.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2017

Fifth year for BOJ monetary easing

The past four years have shown that the BOJ's monetary easing policy alone cannot end the state of deflation that Abe has vowed to bust.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2017

Activist hedge fund battles 144-year-old firm to ditch low-return ventures

Katakura Industries Co., a Japanese company founded more than a century ago, is no stranger to reinvention. Once a silk producer, it has diversified into making underwear, manufacturing fire engines, operating shopping malls and even bee-keeping.
EDITORIALS
Jan 29, 2017

Beware risks in China's economy

China's economy appears rather fragile, and any problem there will most certainly be felt in Japan.

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