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CapitaLand sees potential to double Japan AUM to $5 billion
SINGAPORE (June 6): CapitaLand sees potential to grow its assets under management (AUM) in Japan to $5 billion, double its current AUM of over $2.5 billion as at 31 March 2017.
June 06, 2017
How 10 urban cities including Singapore found ways around their transport & mobility challenges
SINGAPORE (June 6): In its third initiative with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), the Urban Land Institute (ULI) today announced the launch of a new report at the 2017 ULI Asia-Pacific Summit in Singapore.
June 06, 2017
Osaka Is better choice for casino than Tokyo: Melco's Ho
(May 29): Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there are more opportunities to develop the smaller Japanese city as an entertainment destination.
May 29, 2017
Tech
Billionaire Taizo Son ditches Japan to start afresh in Singapore
SINGAPORE (April 18): Singapore may have just added a new tech billionaire, but it had to lure him from Japan first.
April 18, 2017
Travel
Delightful Daikanyama
The off-the-tourist-track Tokyo enclave is home to hip boutiques, a historical gem and probably the coolest bookstore in the world.
April 04, 2017
Global Economy
Tokyo has more than two job openings for every applicant
TOKYO (March 17): Graduate recruitment in Japan looks a bit like a scene from the movie "The Matrix." Hordes of students dressed in identical black suits and white shirts make the rounds of seminars, tests and interviews. Even as jobs outnumber a
March 17, 2017
Adelson says US$6 bil Marina Bay Sands investment a ‘warm-up’ to Japan’s casino race
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Sheldon Adelson – one of the world’s richest men and notably among the biggest funders of Donald Trump’s US presidency campaign – has pledged to spend up to US$10 billion ($14.2 billion) on building a casino facility in Japan,
February 22, 2017
Broker's Calls
CapitaLand on the rise with Japan acquisitions
SINGAPORE (Feb 20): CIMB Securities is reiterating its “add” recommendation on CapitaLand with an unchanged price target of $4.19, after the property developer’s recent announcement of some $620.1 million worth of acquisitions in Japan.
February 20, 2017
Property
CapitaLand acquires 3 office buildings and a mall in Tokyo for $620.1 mil
SINGAPORE (Feb 17): CapitaLand has agreed to acquire a portfolio of four income-producing office and retail properties in Japan’s Greater Tokyo Area, at JPY49.7 billion ($620.1 million).
February 17, 2017