PT Farpoint Realty Indonesia (FARPOINT) and Tokyo Tatemono -- a leading developer company from Japan -- set up a joint venture company, which is aimed at contributing to growing the property industry ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s one way Japan can put its empty homes to use
Remember Japan’s grand empty home giveaway? Now an organisation seems to have found good use for the country's long line of abandoned, derelict buildings. A Tokyo-based nonprofit won Thursday a World ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is Selling Dilapidated Homes for Extremely Low Prices to Alleviate its Housing Crisis
Today, many individuals, both young and old, desire to buy property, redesign, and refurbish an existing ... them into architectural marvels for both civic and domestic purposes. Japan, in particular, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ingenious’ fix for Japan’s empty houses – homes for single moms
“Japan has a culture that makes it difficult for women to work ... women's and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, property rights, and climate change. Visit news.trust.org) Our Standards:The Thomson Reu... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed – Caveat Emptor!
Japanese Knotweed Ltd was contacted to carry out a survey at a property with an overgrown garden that had been left untouched for many, many years. Unfortunately, work on clearing the overgrown garden ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed Damage
If Japanese knotweed grows close to a property building, retaining/garden wall, fence or garden building, the underground roots and rhizomes can damage these structures as they exploit the cracks/mort... ( read original story ...)
Millions of Japanese homes are abandoned, and owners are giving them away for free
Japan's population is shrinking, with researchers predicting the loss of about 16 million citizens in a little more than two decades. Its residents are also trending older, meaning there are fewer you... ( read original story ...)
People In Canada Can Buy An Empty Home In Japan For Almost Nothing
First, Japan is a culture of "superstitions," or beliefs about the impression of the person who previously inhabited a property. Many of these abandoned homes were left empty after death, by suicide o... ( read original story ...)
Ginza’s ‘property king’ handed 4-year term for tax evasion
TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court last month handed Genshiro Kawamoto, a legendary property tycoon, a prison term for tax evasion, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Nov. 20). Between 2009 and 2011, Marug... ( read original story ...)
Property firm that let out-of-control Japanese Knotweed invade seven nearby homes is fined £18,000
A property owner has been fined £18,000 after allowing Japanese Knotweed to spread to neighbouring homes. M B Estate Ltd ignored a community protection notice from May 2017 to deal with the invasive w... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pushes on With TPP-11 With U.S., China at Odds
In a comment with relevance to China, he said Japan will keep cooperating with the U.S. and Europe in dealing with intellectual property issues. Note: Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the TPP soon ... ( read original story ...)
Property firm fined £18,000 over Japanese Knotweed infestation
A property owner has been fined £18,000 after allowing Japanese Knotweed to spread to neighbouring homes. M B Estate Ltd ignored a community protection notice from May 2017 to deal with the invasive w... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s most beautiful ryokans invite you to do absolutely nothing
For dinner, you may take dinner in your room, or in the private dining rooms on the property. Japan's best hotels are usually either hyper-traditional, with only wood, paper and lacquer, or ultramoder... ( read original story ...)
A Multi-City Honeymoon Guide to Seoul, Tokyo, and Osaka
Guests can also book bespoke in-room tea and wine tastings, as well as traditional treatments at the on-property Mizuki Spa. Meiji Shrine is a serene, cultural spot located in a 200-acre forest right ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Giving Away Abandoned Houses for Free
In other cases, the homes aren’t technically “free” until you’ve rented them out for a number of years and the property has subsequently been deemed yours, according to Japanese property blog Rethink ... ( read original story ...)
How to Invest in Japan Real Estate as a Foreigner
Japan’s real-estate property investment market, as you may or may not know, is Asia-Pacific’s biggest market, and the second biggest global market in the world. But it is difficult for foreigners to i... ( read original story ...)