David Baker, President & Chief Executive Officer of Vallon commented, “The Japanese market is one of the fastest growing ... we are pleased to expand its global intellectual property portfolio. We are ... ( read original story ...)
KBR Awarded Green Ammonia Contract to Meet Growing Clean Energy Demand in Japan
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it was awarded a contract for its green ammonia technology, K-GreeN ®, from JGC Holdings Corporation ("JGC") for a project sponsored by New Energy and Industrial ... ( read original story ...)
Mapped – Where Japanese knotweed is growing the fastest in the West Midlands
Research has shown the number of infestations of Japanese knotweed in areas within the West Midlands. The growing season for the invasive plant species is looming - with homeowners warned that the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Be vigilant’: UK Japanese knotweed hotspots for 2022 unveiled – is your area affected?
JAPANESE KNOTWEED is a pervasive garden weed which can interfere with building foundations, drainage pipes as well as tarmac and paving. Experts have shared the "hotspots" where the perennial is most ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to recognise same-sex partnerships from November
TOKYO - Tokyo will begin recognising same-sex partnerships from November after revising current rules, officials said Wednesday, becoming the largest city in Japan to do so. ( read original story ...)
Caesars spinoff VICI closes on big Vegas Strip property deal
Still, it easily ranks among the largest real estate sales the Strip has ever seen and significantly expands VICI’s holdings in the famed casino corridor, making the New York company one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Jeremy Grantham rings the alarm on housing as mortgage rates rise, saying the US won’t be able to ‘skate through’ a property crisis
In Japan, property prices peaked in 1991 and crashed dramatically. They are still yet to recover, with the property market a key factor weighing on Japan's economy over the last decade. Grantham told ... ( read original story ...)
Descendants of wartime Korean workers remember their past in new museum
But their life was upended when a real estate firm in Osaka Prefecture, which had obtained the legal ... which manufactured aircraft during the war and had been the owner of the Utoro property. Facing ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors cash in on Japan’s weak yen, from collectable toys to sight-unseen properties
who runs a property agency in Tokyo. Most of the inquiries are from Chinese investors who want to buy urban properties in Japan at the currently weak yen level, for future immigration purposes, she ... ( read original story ...)
Warning signs you could have Japanese knotweed on your property
It can also knock 10 percent off the value of a property and cost thousands of pounds to remedy. Mark Montaldo, director of leading law firm CEL Solicitors, said: “Japanese knotweed can strike fear ... ( read original story ...)
‘We were robbed’: Norman Mineta’s long quest for justice for Japanese Americans
Some Japanese American activists disagreed ... agents of the government had crept into our homes at night and taken our liberty, our rights and our property. There is no statute of limitations on our ... ( read original story ...)
Why is a Japanese conglomerate buying up Raleigh-area homes to rent them out?
a conglomerate from Japan, one more player in the growing investor-owned home rental business in North Carolina. Yamasa has scooped up 183 homes in single-family neighborhoods from Smithfield to Cary ... ( read original story ...)
Why is a Japanese soy sauce company buying up Raleigh-area homes to rent them out?
a soy sauce company from Japan, one more player in the growing investor-owned home rental business in North Carolina. Yamasa has scooped up 183 homes in single-family neighborhoods from Smithfield to ... ( read original story ...)
East Japan city levied wrong taxes on 14,000 properties for more than 20 years
SOKA, Saitama -- A city in east Japan's Saitama Prefecture has been incorrectly calculating and collecting a portion of property and city planning taxes for more than 20 years, it has announced. ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: Invasive weed costs thousands to banish – key signs it’s in your garden
The tall, dense stems begin to grow in early summer, but how can you tell if you have a Japanese knotweed problem around your property? These are the signs you should look for to avoid losing out on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: Tell-tale signs of ‘invasive’ plant – it ‘can devalue your house’
You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Japanese knotweed is an invasive plant that can be a real problem for homeowners if they find it on their property. The weed can grow to be seven feet tall, ... ( read original story ...)