were put on the block several months ago but had found no takers as local developers face a liquidity crunch because of a stagnant property market. Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo has submitted a ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Customs Authority discusses IPR with Japanese delegation
During the meeting, representatives of the GAC provided the Japanese delegation with all the necessary information regarding the protection of the intellectual property rights of Japanese products ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s thinnest ‘washi’ paper used for cultural property repairing
(Photo/Agencies) This picture taken on June 4, 2019 shows Takao Makino (L), head of Kibi conservation studio, repairing cultural property in Saitama, outside Tokyo. Once indispensible for the daily ... ( read original story ...)
China must draw the right lessons from Japan’s trade war with the US, and develop its technology
There are a number of inaccuracies in this commonly held view. Japan’s property bubble was largely a consequence of its fixed exchange rate. For decades, Japan’s exchange rate was fixed at or around ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies brace for contentious AGM season
Japan’s second-biggest dairy, a global property empire and an Osaka-based paint company may not seem to have much in common. But over the past six months — with corporate Japan facing potentially the ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ official warns of rise in property-sector lending
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s property market has yet to show signs of over-heating but warrants attention as financial institutions are increasing their lending to the sector, a senior central bank ... ( read original story ...)
Could sex tourism save Japan’s small towns from disappearing?
Sex tourism certainly isn’t the only way of distributing tourists around Japan – other, more palatable projects have seen success. In Yoshino, a town with only 6,700 residents in Nara prefecture, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property market shifts as land prices rise
Japan's land ministry released a survey on Tuesday confirming a trend that had been increasingly evident over the past couple years: land prices in the country are rising. The survey showed that ... ( read original story ...)
Hostile battle set to disrupt Japan’s property fund market
Japan’s $130bn real estate investment trust market is primed for potentially major disruption in the coming days as investors await a ruling on the sector’s first ever hostile merger attempt. Hostile ... ( read original story ...)
10 bunker-like houses in Japan that offer total privacy
This monolithic house is designed to fill a challenging triangle-shaped plot in Tokyo, and uses its sharp "dead space" corners as hidden courtyards. While enabling Chop + Archi to create a ... ( read original story ...)
S P Setia hopes to launch Osaka project by this year
MOSCOW: Malaysia’s top property developer S P Setia Bhd hopes to unveil its ... He said the proposed development in Osaka will be a 4.9-acre integrated development located next to a premium outlet ... ( read original story ...)
Hawaii broker launches Japan portal for U.S. commercial properties
Hawaii real estate broker Frank Clark has launched an online listings site for commercial real estate in Hawaii aimed at a specific group of buyers – investors in Japan and other parts of Asia. Clark, ... ( read original story ...)
New hotels: The Royal Park Canvas Osaka Kitahama, Sofitel Beijing Central and more
Royal Park Hotels and Resorts has launched the third Canvas – a millennial-driven brand – hotel in Osaka. The property offers 238 rooms across six categories, ranging from the 15m 2 Comfort Double up ... ( read original story ...)
GorillaSpace Announces Seed Funding Led by Top Japanese Property Developer Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd
The GorillaSpace team aims to build the marketplace of choice for workspace. This investment from MEC marks the first proptech investmentoutside of Japan, as well as the first seed level investment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan & Asia Explorer
an oriental-style property located in the centre of Shanghai. Your first port of call is Tokyo, where you can enjoy the sights, culture and history. Next stop is Shimiza, with the sight of Mount Fuji ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to make first commercial whaling trip in 30 years next month
Woman who had no DIY skills makes £85,000 from renovating houses Japan is set to resume its commercial whaling operating the day after it withdraws from the International Whaling Commission (IWC ... ( read original story ...)