Missing in London: inside TfL’s lost property office

The biggest lost property office in Europe, it is beaten globally only by Tokyo’s depot. Sixty-five staff sort through hundreds of thousands of lost and forgotten items each at the depot, which is run by Paul Cowan. According to the latest transparency ... ( read original story ...)

New Best Western for Osaka

It is Best Western’s second property in the city, following the Best Western Hotel Fino Osaka Shinsaibashi. The hotel also takes the company’s total Japanese portfolio to 13 hotels. Japan’s tourism industry is undergoing an unprecedented boom. ( read original story ...)

Best Western Expands Japan Portfolio with New Hotel in Osaka

Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto features 105 rooms, a restaurant serving local and international cuisine, a 24-hour business center and laundry services. The hotel is Best Western’s second property in the city, following the Best Western Hotel Fino Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Best Western Hotels expands in Osaka

“We look forward to welcoming the first guests to this exciting new property on September 1 and continuing along Osaka’s exciting journey in the month and years ahead,” Olivier added. Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto offers a total of 105 modern ... ( read original story ...)

Japan: Osaka High Court affirms DOE for t-PA patent

The main issue was DOE. The Osaka District Court dismissed Genentech's claim. In its judgment of March 29 1996, the Osaka High Court (Presiding Judge Ueno) affirmed infringement under DOE. The Court established the requirements for DOE as follows ... ( read original story ...)

Japan: The land of rising opportunities

According to reports, Japan’s property market has remained buoyant despite the global slowdown. A report by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) revealed that the country’s overall residential property price index rose by ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Bay Area is a Property Mega-Market in Waiting

They project the highest population and property market growth over that period will be in ... from $1.38 trillion last year to $4.62 trillion by 2030, surpassing the Tokyo, New York and San Francisco metropolitan areas, the official Xinhua News Agency ... ( read original story ...)

Astro Japan Property : AJA Full Year Results Presentation

Astro Japan Property Group is a listed property group which invests in the Japan real estate market. It currently holds interests in a portfolio comprising 29 retail, office, residential and hotel properties. Asset management services in Japan are ... ( read original story ...)

NAB to launch property, infrastructure fund in Japan

TOKYO -- Australia's NAB Asset Management is preparing to bring a property- and infrastructure-focused investment product to the Japanese market, catering to demand from institutional investors and older individuals seeking stable income. The National ... ( read original story ...)

Designing a Megacity for Mental Health

In addition, the 2003 Ordinance on the Promotion of Stylish Townscape Creation established a program in which Tokyo residents work with professional designers to plant and tend to greenery next to their property, spurring many to line the roads outside ... ( read original story ...)

Conrad Osaka Second Conrad Hotel in Japan

... views via floor-to-ceiling windows „The arrival of Conrad Osaka underscores Conrad Hotels & Resorts commitment to growing the brand’s presence in Japan, complementing its sister property Conrad Tokyo,“ said Daniel Welk, vice president luxury ... ( read original story ...)

Kachidokibashi bridge awarded engineering heritage title

A standout bridge over the lionized Sumidagawa river in Tokyo has been designated a Mechanical Engineering Heritage property. The Kachidokibashi bridge was at the cutting edge of Japanese manufacturing when it was built 77 years ago. The designation means ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho funds more accommodations for foreign students in Japan

Marubeni Corp and Tokyo Tatemono Co, among other investment firms, are set to join the fund, Takata, said. With furnished rooms to be sub-leased by a property manager at monthly prices of JPY30,000 and JPY80,000, yields for investors could reach at least 5 ... ( read original story ...)