Gaw Capital’s total assets under management as of Q4 2021 stands at $34.1 billion and it plans to acquire more residential assets across Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s retail sector enjoys foot traffic recovery in Q1
Second-hand luxury goods businesses saw solid demand in the quarter. Despite weaker consumer sentiment due to rising commodity and energy prices, Japan’s retail sector enjoyed a recovery in foot ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Landmark Home Capsules Coming Down To Sit In Museums
Appliances and shelves are built into the walls. A desk pops out in one section. In another is a Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder, state-of-the-art electronics of the 1970s that's historical ... ( read original story ...)
Abortion pill won’t be available to Japanese women without partner’s consent
Use of the drug would fall under the same rules that apply to surgical abortion, sparking criticism from women’s rights groups ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Investment Authority invests in Japanese residential assets
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired 32 residential buildings in Japan through Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. IPE Real Assets understands that Gaw Capital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Firms: Will Japan’s ‘Big Four’ Become the Big Five?
“Four law firms are too few for the Japanese M&A market and I think we are in a good position to be one of the big ones,” said Takushi Saito, a partner at TMI Associates in Tokyo. TMI Associates, a ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Safe as houses? Rising rates test foundations of property boom
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it missed its global production target for April as COVID-19 outbreaks and a parts shortage slowed its... MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia's top ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Policy in Korea
One of the first acts of the Japanese administration was to survey the country and expropriate all crown, municipal, and temple lands, on the ground that, as they did not belong to private individuals ... ( read original story ...)
Bret Stephens: On Taiwan, Biden Should Find His Inner Truman | GUEST COMMENTARY
President Joe Biden may have wanted to model his presidency on FDR’s and the New Deal, but history may give him no choice but to model it on Harry Truman’s and containment. ( read original story ...)
America Teaches, Japan Learns
THE villainy you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.— The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene 1 EXACTLY seventy-seven years ago (I am writing on March 31) ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese etiquette lesson: Should you fold up your own futon when leaving a ryokan?
Spending a night in a ryokan, or Japanese inn, is a great way to experience a part of the country’s traditional culture. Guestroom design is in keeping with classical aesthetics, with tatami reed ... ( read original story ...)
Unique pergola located in Japan merges with its environment
Located in a mountainous and nature-rich region of Shizuoka, Japan, the Pergola House was ... existing trees on the property heavily guided the shape and design of the project. ( read original story ...)
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts ventures to Japan with Fairmont Tokyo
Fairmont Tokyo marks Fairmont Hotels and Resorts‘ inaugural property in Japan. The hotel is slated for a 2025 opening. This just in: Accor has announced that the Fairmont brand will open its first ... ( read original story ...)
Why the ‘first penguin’ of pay for delay has not come in Japan: anatomy of a Japan paradox
How Japan-specific factors, in comparison with the US and Europe, influence the decision is worthy of attention. This article is a shorter version of the one published in ABA, Antitrust Law Section, ... ( read original story ...)
Fairmont set to open its first hotel in Japan soon
Accor has announced that the Fairmont brand will open its first hotel property in Japan come 2025. Fairmont Tokyo will be located short 18-minute drive away from Haneda International Airport, with ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s retail property investment market is faring recently
Headwinds are still present but some investors are bullish about the sector’s recovery. According to a recent Savills report, the latest results of the October 2021 semi-annual survey conducted by ... ( read original story ...)