Tag: property

Last fall, we bought a house in the Japanese countryside for just one million yen (roughly US$9,100 at the time, and about US$7,460 with the current exchange rate). So who’s been living there in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's relative proximity, low Covid-19 infection rates and fewer restrictions. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Nihonbashi bridge will see the light of day again in fiscal 2040, with work commencing to remove an expressway over the historic landmark in Tokyo. Metropolitan Expressway Co said the elevated ... ( read original story ...)

Without further ado, I present The Ventings of a Recent Homebuyer in Japan. 1) Heating and air conditioning. Central heat and air hasn’t caught on in Japan, and in the hundreds of houses I’ve viewed ... ( read original story ...)

Nihombashi Bridge will see the light of day again in fiscal 2040, with work commencing to remove an expressway over the historic land ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Ruling that the country's ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a Japanese court rejected a demand for 1 million yen ($7,400) in damages per couple for discrimination ... ( read original story ...)

Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea -- but for one worker in Japan the hangover is likely to last for some time. ( read original story ...)

Beijing is looking to spend its way out of a post-pandemic economic downturn but for the first time in decades the country’s obsession with housing is showing signs of waning. ( read original story ...)

Gareth Vaughan on oil & hubris, how the US could lose the new cold war, can central banks fix the causes of inflation, Vladimir Putin's rich friends, a new take on local politics & NZ's property risk ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--A certification system for “minpaku” private lodging facilities is to be introduced here for the first time as operators gear up for an influx of foreign visitors following the lifting of COVID ... ( read original story ...)

Canada’s major cities need to immediately look at zoning reform, specifically ending exclusionary zoning, David Clement writes. ( read original story ...)

According to CBRE's 2022 Japan Occupier Survey of Logistics Facility Usage survey, demand to expand and modernize Japan's logistics facilities continue to grow. ( read original story ...)

Many elderly Japanese face an uphill battle to keep their home as the costs of repairing and maintaining property continue to rise amid chronic labor shortages and higher materials prices. More than ... ( read original story ...)

A 416-unit apartment complex in Elmsford, The View on Nob Hill, has been purchased by New York City-based MC Real Estate Partners LLC (MCRE) and Tokyo Trust Capital (TTC), which is based in Tokyo. The ... ( read original story ...)

Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong presented at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery in Boyle Heights’s Casa 0101 Theater from April 8th to May ... ( read original story ...)

A new buzzword has emerged that is sweeping the world of Japan-lovers, taking its place beside geisha, anime, and sakura: kominka. Derived from minka, meaning "Japanese country house," the added ... ( read original story ...)