Investors urged towards Japan

Ms Chutima said Thailand has been open since 2009 to Japanese and Asean investment in the service sector, allowing them to take a 49% stake in local service businesses including telecommunications, finance, property, electronics and delivery services. ( read original story ...)

A cautionary tale from an ageing Japan for China

The sheer scale of the housing and construction bubble that reached its zenith nearly 30 years ago means property prices may never recover here or in other parts of rural Japan. Demand is draining away even without the oversupply as the population ages and ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese investors: Land of the rising sum

Brett Himbury, IFM Investors’ chief executive, says: “There has been a strategic shift to offshore markets among Japanese institutions, insurance and pension funds for investment in debt, equity, private equity, property and infrastructure.” ( read original story ...)

Rakuten moving into property insurance with latest acquisition

TOKYO -- Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten will expand further into insurance by acquiring a Nomura-owned property insurer and using it as an outlet for new data-driven policies. Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani's group plans to spend 40 billion yen to 50 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Rakuten to acquire Asahi Fire for 45 billion yen

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc said on Monday ... Rakuten said it would launch a tender offer and pay 2,664 yen per share of Asahi Fire, a property insurance firm owned by Nomura Holdings and its subsidiary. ( read original story ...)

Japan, China aiming to open military hotline

but for Japan and China to stand side by side to deal with global issues," he said. "In particular, the North Korea issue is now an urgent issue for the whole of international society." Legal Notice: Copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property ... ( read original story ...)

A Shin Forward relocating to New York from Japan

A Shin Forward, a Group 1 winner and sire in Japan, will relocate to Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., for the 2018 breeding season and will stand for a private fee as property of the horse’s breeder, Vivien Malloy’s Edition Farm. The 13-year-old Forest ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten moves into property insurance with latest acquisition

TOKYO -- Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten will expand further into insurance by acquiring a Nomura-owned property insurer and using it as an outlet for new data-driven policies. Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani's group plans to spend 40 billion yen to 50 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Prime Office Rents to Dip in 2018 From New Supply Added

and indirect property investment via funds is set to increase in the coming year. According to CBRE, demand for office space in Tokyo remains stable across a wide range of sectors in 2017. One Grade A building was completed during the second quarter ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo condo prices approach bubble-era records

Condominium prices in metropolitan Tokyo are scratching new highs unseen since the days of the Japanese economic bubble. A newly built condo unit in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures (Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba) fetched an average price of JPY59.08 ... ( read original story ...)

Property developer Hulic buys Hilton on Tokyo’s waterfront

TOKYO -- Japanese real estate company Hulic and a partner have acquired the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba hotel for slightly over 60 billion yen ($541 million), aiming to capture lodging demand from international tourists in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics. ( read original story ...)