Japan PM Abe accused of giving cash for nationalistic school

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe donated 1 million yen ... Abe has denied any influence in the sale last year of state property to Kagoike at 134 million yen ($1.2 million), one-seventh of its appraised price. But Kagoike told parliament ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's residential land values end long slide

TOKYO -- Residential land values in Japan have risen for the first time since 2008 thanks ... Demand stoked by low interest rates and tax breaks for home loans has firmed up the property market as a whole. Properties within walking distance of train ... ( read original story ...)

Luxury property market in Vietnam keeps humming along

Most of the buyers come from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, Japan or Singapore ... Or in some cases they just pay cash and buy the property straight out. The lack of transparent guidance on how the money from a future sale of the property ... ( read original story ...)

Case of Japan painting theft to be concluded by early March

The case of a senior Commerce Ministry official who allegedly stole three paintings from a hotel in Japan could be finalised by early ... deputy director-general of the Department of Intellectual Property, wants five days to submit evidence and clarify ... ( read original story ...)

Justices to hear property rights dispute over family's land

Justices hear arguments Monday in a property rights case that involves a family's effort ... but happiness is declining. Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute The foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Breakfast briefing: Monday, March 20

Top foreign stories Germany's Merkel and Japan's Abe urge free trade with jabs at US ... Reuters IBM and Wanda form China cloud computing partnership: IBM and a unit of China's property and entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group, agreed on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)

A Chinese Entrepreneur’s Plea for Rationality

Japanese companies are very conservative ... The most important foundation of the market economy is the protection of private property. Customers are resources that are part of that property, and they are the only source of return on investment. ( read original story ...)

Andaz Tokyo

The story of Andaz Tokyo is one of reunions, shared memories, and a vision that looks forward to the future by connecting to the past. The property of Andaz Tokyo of a collaboration of a team comprised of Mori Building, Hyatt hotels and tonychi each of ... ( read original story ...)