Category: PROPERTY

The “empty home” research by Nomura Research Institute is the latest in a series on Japan’s property market that it and other organisations have generated over many years. Together, they describe an ... ( read original story ...)

The manager of Keppel REIT has announced that the REIT will be acquiring an effective interest of 98.47% in Ginza 2-chome, a freehold boutique office building in Tokyo, Japan. On Oct 28, KR Ginza TMK ... ( read original story ...)

According to international property broker Knight Frank, growth in prime global rental markets appears to have peaked following months of rapid gains fueled by a substantial imbalance of supply ... ( read original story ...)

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has become the only bidder for a landmark property in Tokyo owned by China Investment Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)

According to global property consultant CBRE, Tokyo's office vacancy rate is rising on the back of new supply. All-grade office vacancy rates rose to 4.9% in Q3 2022, an increase of 0.6 points from ... ( read original story ...)

Bill Mitchell, a professor of economics at the University of Newcastle in Australia, believes Japan’s approach works well, even if it might look like “a crazy system” from the outside. Even after a ... ( read original story ...)

(Mainichi/Kenji Ikai) TOKYO -- A breathtaking display of national treasures ... museum -- all at once for the first time in its history. Under Japan's cultural property protection law, national ... ( read original story ...)

Last year, we became the proud owners of a cheap house in the Japanese countryside, which we purchased for the dirt-cheap price of US$9,100. Ever since then, we’ve been prepping the place for some ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of areas in Japan with proximity to key infrastructure centers and military bases, have been deemed too sensitive to allow foreign buyers. China- linked investors are especially in focus.A new ... ( read original story ...)

Will not comment on intervention possibility; Will release intervention data at end of month; No change in stance ready to take any necessary action at any time. - (JP) Japan said to consider program ... ( read original story ...)

So, I did a thing recently. I stayed at a ryokan in what seemed like the middle of nowhere in Japan and it was one of the best experiences of my life. With all of the hot spring soaking, relaxing, and ... ( read original story ...)

It could knock up to 10 per cent off the value of a property and costs thousands of pounds to remedy. A legal expert says the new figures show Network Rail is "not dealing with the issue". The new ... ( read original story ...)

The Chinese company's purchase of land close to military bases has alarmed the US and Japan. A Chinese corporation bought a plot of property in Hokkaido next to a radar installation for the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Ever since we bought a cheap house in the Japanese countryside for US$9,100, we’ve been gradually making small improvements and clearing the land as we prepare for the main renovations. ▼ Imazu and ... ( read original story ...)

A building believed to house the oldest toilet in Japan faced its biggest threat in centuries on Monday when a conservation worker accidentally reversed his car into it, according to local officials. ( read original story ...)

Ahead of its opening in July 2023, Centara appoints Shigeki Nakagawa as the opening general manager for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka. ( read original story ...)