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In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents

With no end in sight to the rise in bear encounters, manufacturers are bringing new kinds of deterrents to the market.

(Research Paper) Aging-Related Depreciation of Office Rents and Renovation Effects

Tokyo gov't taking applications for 'affordable' housing as high rents bite

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government began accepting applications on May 29 for residents to move into "affordable" housing units in the city of

Osaka condo rents top New York as world's fastest-rising, up 3% in 6 months

Tokyo rally urges return of all Japanese abductees held in North Korea

Relatives of those abducted to North Korea decades ago expressed hopes for the return of abductees immediately and while their parents are still alive.

Japan's sticker-swapping craze returns, has parents combing shops for most popular items

TOKYO -- Sticker swapping, a playground craze among children in the 2000s, has returned as a new boom known as "shiru-katsu." Some parents are now mak

Most approve of Japan's post-divorce joint custody, but concerns remain: Mainichi poll

TOKYO -- A revised Civil Code allowing joint custody by both parents after divorce took effect in Japan in April. The country sees about 180,000 divor

Japan hospital chief urges empathy for women who leave infants at 'baby hatch'

KUMAMOTO -- The director of a hospital operating a "baby hatch" where parents can anonymously leave infants has called for greater understanding of th

SL Green partners with Japan’s Mori to build NYC office tower

The new 46-story building will be close to One Vanderbilt, SL Green's prized skyscraper that has commanded some of the highest office rents in New York.