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3D INVESTMENT

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2013
Cambodia investment scams rising
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan and related bodies are warning of a rise in fraudulent investment schemes involving real estate in Cambodia, where economic growth is boosting foreign investment.
BUSINESS / Companies / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Aug 18, 2013
Japan must open up to foreign investment — especially from China
Earlier this year, NHK aired the three-part TV program "Made in Japan," which dramatized an electronics company's struggle to survive tough economic times. While fictional, the story detailed the harsh reality Japan Inc. faces from Chinese competition.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2013
Japan's British investments
A Japan government memorandum could be warning Britain that if it decides to leave the EU, Japanese companies will relocate investments away from the U.K.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2013
Execs held for bilking cattle investors
The president and two other former executives of failed cattle outfit Agura Bokujo are arrested for allegedly soliciting investors based on misleading information before the operation went under in 2011.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2013
Securities watchdog seeks SEC's help in probing alleged fraud at MRI
Japan's financial watchdog asks the SEC for help prosecuting a U.S.-based asset manager suspected of swindling investors out of billions of yen.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2013
Three-year investment push planned
The coming three years will be an "intensive investment-prompting period" to accelerate an economic growth strategy aimed at conquering nearly two decades of deflationary recession, the government said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2013
2,000 attend Africa resources confab
A two-day meeting to discuss how to utilize African natural resources started in Tokyo on Thursday, with around 2,000 people, including natural resources ministers from 15 African nations, attending.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2013
MRI bows to FSA with vow to plan repayment
U.S.-based asset manager MRI International Inc., suspected of mishandling the funds of thousands of Japanese clients, responded to an order by the Financial Services Agency by promising investors a repayment plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2013
Famed Buddhist sect loses big on Aussie dollar, bond bets
Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, the owner of a cluster of World Heritage Site temples founded in the ninth century, reported losses equal to about a quarter of its assets after bets on the Australian dollar and structured bonds soured.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2013
Court to rule on Olympus execs in July
The Tokyo District Court will hand down rulings July 3 on former Olympus Corp. Chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and two other defendants who have been accused of covering up the company's massive investment losses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2013
Visa program for investors gains traction
Sitting around the long, wooden kitchen table in their farmhouse on a Sunday afternoon, Rene and Judith Dekker were tired-eyed from rising before dawn to tend to their 1,200 dairy cows.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2013
Divergence of policies in Europe, Italian style
Even if the eurozone's structure is modified to achieve the desired level of fiscal discipline, countries will continue to diverge in other important respects.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2013
More foreign investment targeted
The government will accelerate efforts to attract foreign investment and stimulate greater domestic investment with deregulation and tax incentives, officials said Monday, outlining a key part of the administration's forthcoming growth strategy.
EDITORIALS
Nov 20, 2009
Solid foundation for U.S., China
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a summit in Beijing earlier this week and agreed to push cooperation on such issues as the fight against global warming, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons. The two leaders refrained from locking horns on such issues as Taiwan and human rights.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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