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In a July 6th video, TLDR News Global looked at Japan’s debate over creating a second capital city to keep government functions running if a major disaster disrupts Tokyo. The issue also raises broader questions about Tokyo’s dominance, regional decline, disaster resilience, and the political competition among cities hoping to play a larger national role. Topics Covered: Japan is revisiting a long-running concern: whether too much of the country’s political, economic, and pop

Japan’s real estate industry is strengthening anti-money laundering compliance ahead of the country’s next international review of its controls against illicit fund flows. Photo by The Climate Reality Project on Unsplash R.E. Port reported on June 23rd that six major real estate industry organizations had revised part of their joint agreement on measures to prevent the transfer of criminal proceeds in the real estate sector. The move comes as Japan prepares for its fifth mutu

Tokyo Tatemono and Anabuki Kosan began accepting registrations of interest on July 1st for Brillia Takasaki Miyamotocho ALPHA RESIDENCIA, a 218-unit condominium project in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. Surrounding area CG rendering with subject property in background with alternating glass and white pattern. Courtesy of the developers. The project will be built on the former site of the Suzuran Department Store Takasaki branch and forms part of the Miyamotocho Second District

Nintendo plans to complete a new research and development facility next to its Kyoto headquarters by March 2029, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the city as it invests in future game hardware and software development. The company announced on June 25th that the new Technology Development Center will cost an estimated JPY121 billion. The facility will provide office space for software and hardware developers and house development servers and other technical infrastruct

Speaking to Bloomberg Surveillance on June 24th, TD Securities’ Jayati Bharadwaj said Japan is running out of credible options to stop the yen’s slide. With the currency nearing its weakest level in almost four decades, Bharadwaj explained why verbal warnings, intervention, and cautious rate hikes have failed to shift the market, and why the widening gap between Japanese and US interest rates remains the central problem. Key Topics: Bharadwaj says the market is looking for cr