News about Japanese

In a report on Friday, Japanese agency Kyodo News, citing sources, said the companies, including East Japan Railway Co, had hoped to utilise Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system in the project but they have decided it will be too risky without the Malaysian government's financial support.

    PETALING JAYA (JULY 13): Muji USA Ltd, the US unit of the  Japan-based lifestyle and apparel brand has filed for bankruptcy in the state of Delaware on July 10.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): You may have heard some people exclaiming – Wah, if I buy this house ah, I will need to eat instant noodles every day liao! But it looks like a Japanese woman has taken frugality to extreme (zen maybe?) levels to buy property.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Muji, a Japanese lifestyle brand that extols the virtues of minimalism, simplicity, quality and a brandless ethos, has parlayed its values into the hotel business with its first ever hotel in Shenzhen, China, that opened on Jan 18.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 15): Japanese firms will offer substantial equity participation to Malaysian and Singapore companies, while setting up cooperation in a myriad of areas, if they are successful in bidding for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project.

Sold for: RM625,000 (RM775 psf) Concluded by: Joseph Lim (REN 20125) of Hartamas Real Estate (OUG) Sdn Bhd (010-225 6293) When: May 2017 Noteworthy: ● Built-up: 807 sq ft ● Mid-level unit facing southwest ● 2-bedroom and 2-bathroom unit ● Leasehold ● Partly furnished with wardrobe, kitchen cabinet, hob and hood, washer and dryer, water heater and air-conditioning units Urbana Residences is one of the newest serviced apartment projects in Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

PETALING JAYA (March 29): IOI Properties Group Bhd and Japanese property developer Mitsubishi Jisho Residence, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd will jointly undertake a residential development dubbed “The Gems” in IOI Resort City, Putrajaya.

SINGAPORE (Dec 13): Imperium Crown, the property investment company formerly known as Communication Design International, is exploring the sale of its portfolio of properties in Japan while seeking new sources of revenue and growth.

THE Pokémon Go wave has finally hit our shores! Those who dismissed this pop culture phenomenon as a mere game may need to reconsider their stance and instead think about how they can tap into the hype surrounding it.