Publication by the Global Property Guide research team. Japan’s considerable contributions to pop culture do not fully reflect its rich, complex character and everything that makes up the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
This historical geisha office in Tokyo has been restored into a cultural centre
Tokyo’s last wooden kenban is now the Minato City Center for Traditional Culture – and it’s open to the public ... ( read original story ...)
Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve opens in Japan
While we may only be able to travel out of the country as early as 2021, we’re setting our sights on this newly-opened property in Niseko, Japan. YTL has recently launched its fifth property in Niseko ... ( read original story ...)
75 years later, Japanese man recalls bitter internment in U.S.
Torn between two warring nationalities, the experience led him to refuse a loyalty pledge to the U.S., renounce his citizenship and return to Japan. ( read original story ...)
Napa’s oldest family-owned winery narrowly escapes Hennessy Fire
As the Hennesey Fire grew dangerously close to Napa Valley’s oldest winery on Aug. 18, the Sunseri family nervously watched as flames engulfed surrounding hills. ( read original story ...)
75 years later, Japanese man recalls bitter internment in US
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, the first thing Hidekazu Tamura, a Japanese American living in California, thought was, “I’ll be killed at the hands of my fellow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Property rights index
A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a countrys laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must avoid rise in property tax for commercial land: LDP exec
Japan must avoid any increase in property tax for commercial land as the coronavirus pandemic is hurting many companies, Akira Amari, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s tax panel, was ... ( read original story ...)
Now Open: The All-New Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi Soars Above the City, Offering Guests a Haven of Style, Luxury and Wellbeing
Rising above Tokyo's oldest neighbourhood and just steps away to the Imperial Palace, the all-new, thoroughly modern Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi is now open. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Deals Help APAC Apartment Investments Triple in 2020 1H
Major acquisitions by Blackstone, Allianz Insurance, and AXA helped Japan tally $4.9 billion in rental apartment deals in 2020. ( read original story ...)
ESR Leases Entire 78,119 SQM Greater Tokyo Warehouse to Daiwa
ESR has leased an entire four-storey warehouse project near Tokyo to a logistics division of Japanese industrial group Daiwa. ( read original story ...)
Allianz Buying Tokyo Apartment Portfolio for $160M
Allianz Real Estate has agreed to spend $160 million to add to its portfolio of Japanese apartments on behalf of its APREAP Core 1 Fund. ( read original story ...)
A-List Actors Hotly Sought After For Japanese Car Commercials
By using a big-name talent, the car is made to look cool and appealing and viewers associate the actor with the product. ( read original story ...)
Tennis Pauses to Protest
Police misconduct is a legitimate problem that deserves scrutiny, but somehow I don’t think tennis players from Belgium, Belarus, Canada, Serbia, Greece, Spain, and the U.K. are going to solve the ... ( read original story ...)
American Actors Hotly Sought After For Japanese Car Commercials
By using a big-name talent, the car is made to look cool and appealing and viewers associate the actor with the product. ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency news from Japan: Aug. 23 – Aug. 28 in review
"I think Satoshi's dream is more meaningful today," Himino said on Aug. 25, closing out the two-day summit. The leader touched on a bevy of points during his speech, including the aspect of trust in ... ( read original story ...)