Tokyo no longer world’s best for quality of life

Home to 9.5 million, Tokyo apparently is an exemplar "for showing that big cities don't have to be harsh and impersonal." Munich’s property prices are some of the highest in Europe. The city ranked eighth in Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities ... ( read original story ...)

Hotel Okura to reopen with Tokyo’s priciest rooms

TOKYO -- Hotel Okura said Monday that its flagship Tokyo property will reopen in early September 2019, as competition intensifies for customers seeking luxury accommodations. The new facility, originally set to open next spring, will begin operations in ... ( read original story ...)

LaSalle buys Ibis Styles hotel in Tokyo, Japan

Real estate investment group LaSalle has acquired the Hotel Ibis Styles Tokyo Bay in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture in Japan for an undisclosed sum. The new-build 216-guestroom property, managed by AccorHotels Group, is scheduled to open on July 2. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Electron Innovates with ANAQUA 9

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--Anaqua, Inc., a leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management solutions, today announced that Tokyo Electron(TEL) has selected ANAQUA 9 software as a complete IP management solution for its patents ... ( read original story ...)

RCEP negotiations to start in Tokyo

Trade officials from 16 Asia-Pacific countries are gathering in Tokyo to discuss the Regional Comprehensive ... including tariff reductions as well as rules on intellectual property, and E-commerce. Japan and Australia want higher levels of tariff ... ( read original story ...)

The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Takes Luxury To New Levels

And it's an indispensable service to offer. Indeed, if they didn't, you'd be tempted to never leave the property's comforting clutches. While many hotels in Tokyo work hard to provide a sense of relief from the frenetic pace of life in the world's biggest ... ( read original story ...)