The search continues for a man captured on camera last month setting fire to the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in downtown Los Angeles. Around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, the unidentified man climbed ... ( read original story ...)
nendo transforms commercial facility into shared housing with geometric facade in tokyo
nendo has transformed a commercial facility, owned by japanese retail company marui, into a shared residence in tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Cabinet OKs law to limit foreign real estate deals in Japan citing national security
The bill has raised concerns about violation of privacy rights, and an intense debate over its provisions and constitutionality is likely. ( read original story ...)
Sorting out nanodiamonds with fluorescent centers
Joint Press Release by Hokkaido University, Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka University. Scientists have developed a method to use lasers to ... ( read original story ...)
Imperial Hotel Tokyo makes $2.3bn bet to fend off overseas rivals
The famed Imperial Hotel Tokyo announced Thursday a makeover costing up to 250 billion yen ($2.29 billion), aiming to increase its post-pandemic appeal as luxury competitors rush into the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t OKs bill tightening regulations on land purchase by foreigners
Japan's Cabinet approved a bill Friday to tighten regulations on the acquisition and use of land by foreign entities around core infr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves Bill to Oversee Land Deals Near Defence Bases, Border Islands
Japan's cabinet approved on Friday a bill that will tighten oversight of land deals and land use near military facilities and border islands, reflecting Tokyo's concern about overseas security risks. ( read original story ...)
Azumi Setoda is a renovated Japanese ryokan for contemporary travellers
Located on the tranquil island of Ikuchijima, Azumi Setoda is a traditional Japanese bathhouse hotel reimagined for the modern world ... ( read original story ...)
naf architect & design inserts glass courtyard in the center of this tokyo house
located in tokyo's meguro ward, 'house connected by courtyard' by naf architect & design is a three-story family home that blends the boundaries ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kintetsu to sell 8 hotels to Blackstone for $550m
Japanese railway company Kintetsu Group Holdings plans to sell eight hotels in Osaka and Kyoto to U.S. investment fund Blackstone Group for around 60 billion yen ($550 million), Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)
Japan analysing situation after N Korean missile launch
Tokyo [Japan], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government is analysing the situation after the launch of a supposedly ballistic missile by North Korea, NHK reported. "To protect the life and ... ( read original story ...)
Ikumi Nakamura launching her own studio
Former Ghostwire: Tokyo creative director Ikumi Nakamura is opening her ... voiceover her ambitions to open her own small studio to work on original intellectual property. The name of the studio was ... ( read original story ...)
LaSalle Japan property fund sees assets reach US$1.4 billion
LaSalle Investment Management has acquired 10 more properties in Japan for 35 billion yen (US$321 million). The latest acquisitions bring the total assets under management of its flagship open-end ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man, woman slash realtor during property visit, make off with ¥200
Tokyo police are hunting for a man and a woman who stabbed a female real estate agent during as property visit in Koto Ward on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested on suspicion of stealing $1.4M from Tokyo condo-buyer
Police here arrested a 33-year-old on March 21 on suspicion of stealing some 150 million yen (about $1.4 million) from a man he had asked to ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign citizen arrested in Japan for throwing his bento trash in a mailbox
where 37-year-old Anthony Tanaka was arrested on charges of violation of Japan’s Waste Management Law, which, among other things, prohibits the illegal dumping of personal trash. The incident took ... ( read original story ...)