Japan

Do not be intimidated — it is easier to see this country’s hidden corners than ever before. Japan is in the middle of a travel boom. Political instability across much of the world has given it the appeal of a safe haven, and before the 2020 Olympics

SINGAPORE (Jan 31): Global Invacom today announced the incorporation of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Invacom Japan Kabushiki Kaihsa, for 10 million yen ($120,000).

SINGAPORE (Jan 31): Thakral Corporation on Wednesday announced it has invested another office building in Osaka, Japan.

(Jan 15): On a day when billions in profits and losses would be determined by split-second trades, the salaried professionals of Japan’s financial markets were glued to their news terminals. Another group was staring at the feed of an anonymous Twitter

(Dec 26): The growing importance of Asia’s major economies will continue in 2018 and beyond, according to a league table that sees the region dominating in terms of size in just over a decade.

NEW YORK (Dec 15): It’s not drug dealers and tax cheats, it’s Mrs. Watanabe.

SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Singapore’s business optimism and profitability expectations for the year ahead have both hit two-year highs after rising 26 and 22 percentage points q-o-q, respectively, according to Grant Thornton’s annual APAC businesses report f

TOKYO (Dec 5): Yusuke Mitsumoto had a hunch: what if you paid people instantly for their used goods over the internet, with no guarantee that they would hand them over?

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): Ascendas Hospitality Trust has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to lease Hotel Sunroute Ariake and Oakwood Apartments Ariake Tokyo entirely to Sotetsu Hotel Management Co.

TOKYO (Oct 16): Japan’s corporate enfant terrible Takafumi Horie built one of the country’s most successful Internet businesses, stood for parliament, went to prison and started a space company that aims to put the country’s first privately funded