Every second Thursday of the month, trained lawyers will offer legal advice on any issue, from workplace discrimination to property inheritance. The Tokyo Bar Association and the Osaka Bar Association also offer a similar service, but this is the first ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC takes majority stake in Tokyo Sheraton
Singapore sovereign fund GIC Private Limited has reportedly acquired a 51-percent stake in the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel ... which was the seller of the property. GIC has bought the hotel with Invincible Investment Corp , a real estate ... ( read original story ...)
How Investors Can Identify a Great Rental Property
Property classes are typically broken into three categories ... to and from work as well as pedal around the city for recreation and exercise. AVA Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, owned by AvalonBay Communities Inc., helps its biking residents stay on two ... ( read original story ...)
TPP members make progress on new trade accord, eye November deadline
The chief negotiators of the 11 TPP members ended a two-day meeting in Tokyo with an agreement to meet again here ... At the meeting, three working groups on legal, intellectual property and other issues discussed requests made by members to freeze parts ... ( read original story ...)
Without U.S., 11 nations in TPP inch closer to a deal
Negotiators met for two days in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to discuss what parts of the original ... Vietnam raised the prospect of changes to labor rights and intellectual property (IP) provisions in the original pact. Vietnam's desire to shelve the ... ( read original story ...)
Four Seasons plans 10th China hotel in Dalian
The Hotel will also include event and meeting space with several ballrooms and meeting rooms. Tokyo-based designers Strickland will develop the property's on-site restaurants, as well as a hotel bar, lobby lounge and a deli and pastry shop with outdoor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC Joins $909M Deal For Tokyo Disney Sheraton
GIC will hold a 51 percent stake in the venture and is paying $463.6 million for its stake in the property, the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel, the fund said. “Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel, with its close proximity to Tokyo Disney Resort, has... ( read original story ...)
GIC takes 51% stake in Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel for S$627m
GIC will partner Invincible Investment Corp, a hotel and residential Japanese real estate investment trust, in the venture to acquire the property for about US$909.1 million. Built in 1988, the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel is a 1,016-room hotel that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC to buy 51% of Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel for $460m
The property is currently owned by investment management firm Fortress Investment Group. The hotel has 1,016 guest rooms including a 175-room annex tower that opened in December 2016. Located next to Tokyo Disney Resort, it is the largest hotel among the ... ( read original story ...)
US tries to enlist EU and Japan in China tech fight
The Trump administration is seeking to convince the EU and Japan to join its efforts to tackle China over Beijing’s intellectual property regime as it tries to address one of the top concerns of foreign businesses operating in China. The move follows ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei: Japan’s “Japanese Only” apartment rental market may adversely affect NJ worker retention during labor shortage
But there have been efforts by industry players to tackle the issue. The Japan Property Management Association, a group of over 1,300 companies handling some 5 million properties, in 2003 created guidelines that include advice for landlords and real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Optimistic outlook for Japanese real estate
Organised in partnership with Japanese developer Dualtap, highlights included insights into Japan’s property market for 2018 and an overview of real estate laws and tax regulations. Sigrid Zialcita, managing director and head of Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Aeon Reit Investment acquires two properties for 13.95 bln yen
* Says it acquired Ibaraki-based property and Osaka-based property for 13.95 billion yen in total, on Sept. 19 ( read original story ...)
Hoshinoya Tokyo is one of Japan’s oddest hotels – and one of its best
Mind you, though prices are high so are standards. But one Tokyo property owner had a brainwave: a high-rise up-market hotel as a ryokan. The minimalist reception desk at Tokyo’s Hoshinoyo Hotel. The result is arguably one of Japan’s oddest hotels ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Commercial Property Prices Triple Over Past Decade
Prices in Manhattan and London’s West End have almost doubled, the report showed. The Global Cities Composite of Real Capital Analytics’ Commercial Property Price Indices rose 8.3 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, led by strong gains ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: China’s property market properly handled by authorities
The Imperial Palace, located in the center of Tokyo, for instance, was said to be worth all the ... and limiting the number of homes that people can buy in big cities. The property market in the country has also shown signs of cooling as prices have ... ( read original story ...)