In the Kachidoki area facing Tokyo Bay, home to the city’s hottest market given its proximity to venues for the 2020 Olympic Games, real estate broker Hayato Jo has a wall full of notices of apartments for sale, with a 20 percent increase in the number ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai replaces Tokyo as most attractive property market in Asia
The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the number one destination for property investment in Asia Pacific, replacing Tokyo in top spot in the final quarter of last year, new figures show. According to the latest figures from JLL, the strong performance of ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai tops Tokyo as Asia’s property investment destination of choice, report says
The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the top destination for real estate investment in Asia Pacific, squeezing out Tokyo from the number 1 spot in the fourth quarter of last year, according to data from JLL. According to the real estate investment ... ( read original story ...)
Guide to Reading Japanese Place Names: With Kanji and Examples
中央区 (Chuo-ku): Central Ward, one of the central wards in Tokyo and Osaka. 中区 (Naka-ku): Central Ward in Yokohama and Nagoya. 中央線 (JR Chūō Line): The Central Line that runs east-west through Tokyo and the western suburbs. 中目黒 (Naka ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Interim Financial Report of Stapled Company
Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) earlier today announced its half year results to 31 December 2016 and released the Appendix 4D (Half Year Report) and the Interim Financial Report covering the operations of the Astro Group as a whole. In accordance ... ( read original story ...)
Turning Japanese
Japanese investment in the Thai property market is gathering pace, with several of Japan's leading developers tapping Thailand's rapid urbanisation, growing mass transit system and regional integration. Thai-Japanese joint ventures in condominium ... ( read original story ...)
Gov't sold land lot very cheaply to school operator linked to PM Abe's wife
OSAKA -- The local finance bureau has disclosed that a state-owned land lot has been sold to an education corporation linked to the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for 134 million yen even though the value of the property has been appraised at over 900 ... ( read original story ...)
Top Tokyo properties for sale – live the expat dream!
According a cost of living survey conducted by the HR consultancy Mercer, Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city. Here, we look at the top 5 properties for rent in the world’s priciest expat city! At £1,424,668.10, this 2-bed, 2-bath property isn ... ( read original story ...)
A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida
It ended with Trump summoning the same reporters to another Trump-owned property, where the president put on another display of friendship for Abe: a pledge at a late-night news conference to stand by Japan “100 percent” in the wake of North Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Florida estate spurs ethics debate, more protests
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there so far this month. But it’s also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Homeowners in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire blighted by Japanese knotweed from public land assured that help is at hand
HOMEOWNERS in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire blighted by Japanese knotweed spreading to their property from public land are being assured that help is at hand. Network Rail was last week ordered to pay compensation for damage caused to homes by the invasive ... ( read original story ...)
Trump's Florida estate stirs ethics debate as he hosts Japanese leader
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and also spent another weekend there this month. The estate has become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's property lending tops charts amid investment craze
TOKYO -- Lending to Japan's real estate sector climbed 15.2% to a record in 2016, supported by brisk property investment amid rising land prices and the central bank's negative interest policy. While this investment boom has yet to result in an asset ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Singapore lead Asia in copyright protection
TOKYO -- Japan came in fourth out of 45 countries in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's latest ranking of intellectual property protection, moving up from ninth place a year ago. The U.S. business lobby now rates Japan the highest in Asia, ahead of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Honesty is the best policy for lost property
People often say how honest Japanese people tend to be and how often lost items are returned (umbrellas, of course, being the only exception — I think we can safely say they’re communal property). I’ve heard stories of shop staff chasing customers ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-AEON REIT Investment buys property in Osaka for 9.87 bln yen
Feb 3 AEON REIT Investment Corp : * Says it completes acquisition of property located in Osaka for 9.87 billion yen Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/K5VUUl Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Next In Financials ( read original story ...)