中国富裕層が狙う日本旅館 コロナ禍で割安…オンライン視察
中国の富裕層が、日本の観光地にある旅館を買収しようとする動きを活発化させている。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大で客足が途絶えた旅館を割安な価格で手に入れる狙いだ。渡航制限で訪日できないため、日本の代理人を通じた“オンライン視察”で物件の確
Author Archives for Mizuki Okada
Mizuki Okada is a staff writer for International News Section of The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward. She is a former corporate banker for Japanese megabank.
Travel
China’s Wealthy Out to Buy Japanese Ryokans That Suffered Losses During Pandemic
Wealthy Chinese are accelerating their bids to take over financially-stressed Japanese ryokan-style hotels in fire s
Culture
Hikawa Maru: Japan’s Oldest Art Deco Ocean Liner Opens to Online Tour on 90th Anniversary
Japan’s oldest ocean liner, Hikawa Maru (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, NYK Line), which moors at Yamashita Park in Yo
Travel
Hibiya Gourmet Zone Set to Open at JR’s Centurial Brick Underpass in May 2020
Near Hibiya, underneath Tokyo’s red brick arch with more than a century of history, businessmen and visitors alike are
Economy & Tech
Cashless Kiosk, AI Guides: What to Expect at the JR Takanawa Gateway Station Opening
Tokyo’s newest train station, the Takanawa Gateway Station, will open on Saturday, March 14, promising to showcase an
Travel
A New Playground! Harry Potter Theme Park to Open in Tokyo in 2023
A new amusement park featuring characters and stories of the Harry Potter novel and film will be built […]
Economy & Tech
Technology and Happiness: Rakuten Executive Speaks to Young Japanese and American Professionals on February 12
Takuya Kitagawa, managing executive officer and chief data officer, Rakuten Inc., will be the keynote speaker at the “
Economy & Tech
Tokyo to Osaka in an Hour: Future Fastest Bullet Train to Create Mega-Economic Region
Video Credit: SCMAGLEV Global Voice In the future, if you’re in a hurry, you will be able […]
Economy & Tech
Japan, U.S. Need More Tech Ventures, Startups to Overtake China, Young Professionals Told
China is leading research and development (R&D) in the IT sector, leaping beyond the United States and leaving [
森ビル社長、麻布台再開発で「デジタル美術館を検討」
森ビルの辻慎吾社長は１１日、産経新聞のインタビューに応じ、虎ノ門・麻布台地区（東京都港区）に整備する文化施設として、建物などに映像を投影する技術「プロジェクションマッピング」などを駆使したデジタルアートの美術館を検討していることを明
Economy & Tech
Digital Art Museum Could Be Mori Building’s Next Project, Says President Shingo Tsuji
Mori Building Co., Ltd., president and CEO Shingo Tsuji would rather keep under wraps the company’s plans [&hellip
Special Reports
Nara Shrine Where First Emperor was Enthroned Opens Rare Exhibit
Kashihara Jingu in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture — a shrine dedicated to the first emperor of Japan, Emperor [&hel