Free Legal Consultation for LGBT Community

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)