Category: PROPERTY

“Even if you are beginner you understand that, when it comes to skiing, the world is different in Japan.” Young Chinese powder-hounds are one of several groups of Asian visitors transforming the skiin... ( read original story ...)

David Crofton and his wife met at a ski shop in Erina. Years later, the pair now own a luxury ski cabin in Niseko, Japan as well as other property in Australia. In this episode of the Smart Property I... ( read original story ...)

Global commercial property consultant CBRE is reporting this week that grade A vacancy rates haven fallen below one percent in Tokyo, while the cities of Osaka's grade A office rents are now at record ... ( read original story ...)

Last year when Trunk Hotel opened in Tokyo it instantly shook up the city’s hotel scene. Despite being a leader in zeitgeisty fashion and impeccable design, Japan’s capital lacked a cool hotel up unti... ( read original story ...)

The Environment Agency calls Japanese knotweed 'indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant'. And no wonder. It’s been held responsible for mortgages being refused and proper... ( read original story ...)

According to hospitality and property consultancy, C9 Hotelworks, factors including freehold ownership, a weaker Japanese yen, and high capital gains have boosted the real estate market in Niseko. In ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese housing manufacturers are strengthening their overseas businesses, tapping into potential growth in China and other Asian countries as demand for new construction declines in the shrinking do... ( read original story ...)

because it was the only property that was restored to its ownership after the internment ended in 1949," said Saimoto. The hall was allowed to begin operations again in 1953, and Japanese language and ... ( read original story ...)

Property seekers are predicted to rush into buying before the hike's October 2019 implementation, analysts said, adding that this period will be followed by a drop-off. Japanese home owners currently ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed ... in state-of-the-art technology and protection of intellectual property rights as well as to resume their currency swap line in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan holds special appeal as a possible Chinese ally ... Tougher issues, such as intellectual-property protections and support for state-owned enterprises, might be better addressed through bilateral ... ( read original story ...)

"If that is realised, the improvement in Japan-China relations will accelerate." A slew of agreements are expected, from a currency swap arrangement and a new dialogue on innovation and intellectual p... ( read original story ...)

Roundtables on technological cooperation under the working title "Innovation and Intellectual Property Dialogue" will likely serve as another building block for better Sino-Japanese relations. They wi... ( read original story ...)

A slew of agreements are expected, from a currency swap arrangement and a new dialogue on innovation and intellectual property protection to better communication between their militaries. ( read original story ...)

Historically the primary seaport and mercantile capital of Japan, Osaka stagnated during the Meiji Restoration, which heralded the meteoric rise of Tokyo and the return of imperial rule. Osaka has bee... ( read original story ...)

It follows a similar move by bigger rival Blackstone, which last year hired a buyout team to add to its existing property investment operation in Japan. Other large private equity groups with offices ... ( read original story ...)