A "bored" Canadian teen vandalised a wooden pillar, while a ceiling painting in Tokyo peeled off. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Banyan Tree Group’s growth soars with 70th property milestone
Banyan Tree Group proudly celebrates its 70th property milestone with the recent openings in Vietnam and Japan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka: The Latest Architecture and News
Czech Republic Pavilion at the Universal World EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Image Courtesy of Apropos Architects - Renders by ZAN Studio The pavilion's content demands a creative connection with ... ( read original story ...)
Tour this $37m Bond-like lair with its own mysterious Stone Age circle
This fascinating property on the Isle of Man is full of twists and turns ... Not so in this labyrinthine residence in Osaka, Japan, which proudly features 13 levels. Designed by Tato Architects' Yo ... ( read original story ...)
Zentis Osaka marks anniversary with stay package
As Zentis Osaka marks its third anniversary next month, the Tara Bernerd-designed property is taking its first bold steps onto the international stage. ( read original story ...)
What you need to know about Japanese knotweed if you’re buying or selling property
The mere mention of “Japanese knotweed” has been known to send many a property seller into a cold sweat. Regardless of how the market is performing, a nightmare such as knotweed is likely to cause ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Japan’s millennials – they’re ‘sober’, trapped in dead-end jobs and never want children
About one-fifth of Japan’s population are millennials. They’ve spent their entire lives in an economic slump and are mostly just happy to stay afloat – with no plans to have children, own a home, or ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Mitsui unit steps up property investments in Asia
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing will invest an additional 2.5 billion yen ($17.3 million) in a real estate subsidiary in Singapore, looking to expand the portfolio of properties and other ... ( read original story ...)
Tour 5 Japanese-Inspired Modern Homes That Embody Contemporary Elegance
The house is largely divided into two sides, but since it was constructed in the middle of the last century, the layout didn’t feel appropriate for a contemporary lifestyle. Before, the home had a ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy expats reject ‘unfriendly’ Tokyo for onerous work culture and slum-like streets
Tokyo ranked in the bottom 10 cities for expats to live in 2022 owing to its onerous work culture and 'unfriendliness' ... ( read original story ...)
He turned his childhood home in the Japanese countryside into a multipurpose property with 12 round, wooden houses. Now he’s trying to sell it for $1.58 million — check it out.
Inspired by traditional Japanese architecture, Mizuno decided that he wanted to build a cluster of round, wooden houses on the property instead. There are a total of 12 buildings: one main house for ... ( read original story ...)
This Very ’70s Beverly Hills Home With Its Own Japanese Tea House Just Listed for $10.5 Million
One new California listing has everything you need to find your zen. ( read original story ...)
Microbot Medical Expand IP protection in Japan
This Design Patent complements previously received protection in Japan covering the unique design of the LIBERTY ... in major global territories is not only enhancing our intellectual property ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the typical Japanese millennial: Victims of the country’s ‘Lost Decade,’ they are trapped in dead-end jobs and are adamant about never having kids
From 1986 to 1991, Japan experienced an economic bubble during which assets and property prices were vastly inflated. Then Japan's asset bubble burst in the early 1990s. The situation was so bad that ... ( read original story ...)
Village House Japan And Aichi Prefecture Officials Agree On New Disaster Relief Shelters Locations In The Tokai Region
TOKYO, JAPAN - media outreach - 20 June 2023 - On 25 May 2022, village house management co., ltd. signed an agreement with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police officer tells visitor reporting lost passport to ‘go back to China’
A sergeant at a police station here told a visitor believed to be a foreigner reporting a lost passport to "go back to China" during an arg･･･ ... ( read original story ...)