Category: PROPERTY

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Japan will revise rules to require foreigners buying domestic property, including for residential purposes, to file a report to the government, Finance Minister Satsuki ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese capital saw its high-end home prices jump more than 50% in the year to the end of September, leaving values at record highs driven by “limited supply, a weak yen, which has spurred rising ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign buyers of newly built condominiums in the capital appear focused mainly on six central wards in Tokyo, a land ministry survey showed. ( read original story ...)

Currently, buyers are not required to report their nationality when registering properties, such as condominiums. ( read original story ...)

Currently, the nationality of buyers must be registered for farmland acquisitions but not for condos. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Japanese real estate developers are wading further into a tricky Indian market and more of their peers are expected to get their feet wet, drawn by rising rents in a rapidly growing economy as well as ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Jan 31): Thakral Corporation on Wednesday announced it has invested another office building in Osaka, Japan. The nine-storey Legal Itachibori Building will be Thakral’s sixth investment ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Sharp plans to sell as early as this fiscal year the land on which its major Osaka factory sits to increase its cash on hand. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--Japan's economy is finally reflating after years of stagnation. Though rising interest rates are typically seen as a headwind for real estate, in Japan, the shift is unlocking opportunities for ... ( read original story ...)

As Tokyo’s property market continues to surge, a growing number of newly built apartments are being flipped within a year of purchase, signaling the rise of speculative investments. ( read original story ...)

A survey of new condominium transactions in major metropolitan areas showed a rise in buyers with overseas addresses, with Tokyo seei ... ( read original story ...)

Hanshin Juken, a real estate firm based in Fukushima, has purchased 212 Lafayette St. in the heart of SoHo from Witnick Real Estate Partners for about $18 million, property records show. Witnick had ... ( read original story ...)

Centara signs Centara Life Osaka, a US$81M project expanding its Japan presence and boosting brand synergies with Centara Grand. ( read original story ...)

Yamada Green Resources has acquired a three-storey building and the land that it sits on for JPY208 million ($1.7 million). A sale and purchase agreement (SPA) was entered into on Nov 17 between the ... ( read original story ...)

Tensions spiraled on Nov. 8, when Takaichi said that a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan by force would constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan. ( read original story ...)

One winter morning deep in the mountains, Matsuda encountered a hunter authorized to cull monkeys, which Azumino estimates at a population of about 600 in the city. Capturing monkeys is done by ... ( read original story ...)