The Japanese yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Monday, but the weak currency has turned Japan into a shopping paradise, with a large number of international tourists flocking to the country ... ( read original story ...)
YOTEL PARTNERS WITH FRASERS HOSPITALITY TO LAUNCH YOTEL TOKYO GINZA IN 2025
TOKYO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — YOTEL today announced its partnership with Singapore -based Frasers Hospitality, to open the first YOTEL hotel in Japan in early 2025. YOTEL Tokyo Ginza is located ... ( read original story ...)
GBN expat secrets – Japan: ‘It’s an amazing blend of old and new – you’re only a few minutes away from an ancient temple or a robot cafe’
Elliot Hicks relocated to Tokyo, Japan last year, and resides in the Shinjuku area at the heart of the city. He spoke exclusively to GB News about life in the capital, the difficulties of finding a ... ( read original story ...)
Falling yen is great for 2 sectors in Japan
The big story in global foreign exchange markets right now is the continued slide in the yen, to a fresh 34-year low. As tourists in Japan buy luxury goods at a significant discount, retail rents and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan probe finds scars of micrometeoroid bombardment on asteroid Ryugu
A nalysis of asteroid Ryugu samples hints at its surface property changes over time, some most likely due to collisions with micrometeoroids. A micrometeoroid refers to a particle tinier than a grain ... ( read original story ...)
Weak yen keeps Japanese tourists at home while visitor numbers rise
In response, Japan Airlines and ANA are allocating a big chunk of their seats to inbound travellers and profit-making regions with stronger demand. A recovery in outbound travel will not happen until ... ( read original story ...)
Weaker yen keeps Japanese tourists at home while visitors throng
ONCE renowned as avid overseas tourists, the Japanese are staying closer to home these days. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: Time stands still at ex-hospital in southwest Japan hot spring resort
It's as if time stands still at a former hospital building in this southwestern Japan city's Yufuin hot spring resort. ( read original story ...)
This Design-forward Resort Town in Japan Is the Perfect Mountain Retreat — and It’s Not Far From Tokyo
My mother and I visited Karuizawa to reconnect with our family history. ( read original story ...)
Hines acquires premium office and logistics buildings in Tokyo and Osaka
Hines' Japan team acquired Osaka Minoo Logistics, about 30 minutes' drive from Central Osaka (Photo: Hines)Global real estate investment manager Hines has acquired a premium office building in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists behaving so badly Japan decides to ‘stop them taking photos’ of Mount Fuji
Snap-happy tourists will be blocked from taking pictures of Japan’s highest mountain Mount Fuji. The extreme move comes in a bid to prevent badly behaved visitors from getting their Insta-worthy image ... ( read original story ...)
How a Fading Japan Regained Its Superpowers
The country was once the model of capitalist decline. But those recessionary decades are finally over. Where will Tokyo flex its muscles? ( read original story ...)
Property market recovery on the horizon
When it comes to Chinese real estate, John Lam is a lone wolf. The UBS analyst shocked markets three years ago with a rare “sell” rating on China Evergrande Group, 11 months before it defaulted and ... ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Industrial Trust’s 4QFY2024 DPU of 3.36 cents brings full year payout to 13.43 cents
The REIT achieved positive rental revisions for renewal leases across all property segments in Singapore for the quarter. ( read original story ...)
Now open: Six Senses Kyoto brings IHG’s wellness-focused brand to Japan
Made up of just 81 rooms and suites, Six Senses Kyoto is the first Six Senses property in Japan and part of the wellness-focused brand's push to enter into more urban spaces (a London property is set ... ( read original story ...)
This ‘Japanese flair’ home went viral on Instagram. Now it’s for sale in Texas. See it
In the 1950s, home was redesigned by architect Phil Lloyd Shoop. 2210 W. Gramercy is located in historic Monticello Park and minutes away from Woodlawn Lake. A large solar panel system conveys with ... ( read original story ...)