Japan

The emergence of Yoshihide Suga as the leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggests Japan will stick to its economic strategy of massive monetary stimulus.

The coronavirus crisis may have finally forced Japan’s government to get serious about fixing its computer systems. Before the pandemic, the problems might have been merely annoying, but now they’re impeding an economic recovery.

A four-day work week is a good talking point, but barely anyone has actually permanently implemented it yet.

Himeji Castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture

Genting Singapore has won overwhelming approval from shareholders to spend up to US$10 billion to invest in a possible new project in Japan. The integrated resort operator has also reiterated that if it wins the project, funding will

The property is expected to provide a NPI yield of 4% and be DPU accretive to unitholders.

SINGAPORE (Dec 5): The trustee of Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) has entered into agreements to acquire an effective interest of 98.47% in two office properties in Japan for a total acquisition cost of $482.5 million, the manager announced

SINGAPORE (Dec 3): Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (PLife REIT) is acquiring three nursing rehabilitation facilities in Japan for a total consideration of 3.7 billion yen ($46.3 million), the manager announced Tuesday.

SINGAPORE (Oct 28): “Closing the gaps requires both jobseekers and employers to be more open and flexible.” – Singapore’s Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, on the widening mismatch between job seekers and openings available

(Aug 23): Japan’s sovereign debt market is in danger of joining Germany with negative bond yields across all maturities.