After years of disrepair, architect Kisho Kurokawa's iconic building will be disassembled one capsule at a time. ( read original story ...)
Gaw Capital Partners acquires building outside Tokyo, plans data center
Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has acquired a building outside Tokyo, Japan it plans to turn into a data center. The company announced this week that it had acquired the Fuchu ... ( read original story ...)
Nuclear Power’s Growing Fan Base in Japan Faces a Reality Check
Voices calling for Japan to ramp up its use of nuclear power are getting louder, but a rapid return is unlikely even as the nation faces another possible energy crunch this summer. ( read original story ...)
Activists seek to secure Japanese immigrants’ ‘sacred’ land
This is the historic Wintersburg Japanese Presbyterian Church that sits on a 4.5-acre landscape This content is written and produced by Religion News Service and distributed by The Associated Press. ( read original story ...)
Gross Rental Yield in Japan
The gross annual rental income, expressed as a percentage of property purchase price. This is what a landlord can expect as return on his investment before taxes, maintenance fees and other costs. The ... ( read original story ...)
Vortex: Bringing Japanese property to new heights
It has been dictated by the absence of large-scale property of more than 10 billion Japanese yen. Those large-scale property barely exist and if they do, they are impossible to purchase for most ... ( read original story ...)
Japan real estate a safe long-term bet for investors
Japan’s real estate market can appear daunting to overseas investors, but its long-term stability and size – Tokyo is, after all, the world’s most populous city – have been attracting significant ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is in a cashless payment boom, so why is more cash ending up in lost-and-founds?
Cases of lost cash being turned in to police are on the rise in Japan, which raises the question: why is so much physical money getting lo ... ( read original story ...)
Yoon Suk-yeol in dilemma over Japan relations
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s pledge to restore relations with Tokyo appears likely to experience difficulties, with the issue of distortion of history in Japanese textbooks reemerging. Yoon ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese make property return with Kanden Realty backing Sydney site
The Osaka-headquartered Kanden Realty & Development has emerged as a backer of a $145m residential Sydney’s Rouse Hill, adding to the tide of Japanese developers in t ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese-Inspired, Eco-Friendly, California Compound for Sale
Set on a sundrenched, tree-dotted slope in exclusive and bucolic West Marin near sacred Black Mountain, the property consists of 13 hectares overlooking the azure waters of Nicasio Lake. Exemplifying ... ( read original story ...)
Activists seek to preserve ‘sacred’ land Japanese immigrants acquired before CA’s anti-immigrant land laws
When you remove these things from the landscape that tell other views, other chapters of American history, people lose that connection, and they don’t often consider them part of American history.' ... ( read original story ...)
High-Design Los Angeles Property ‘The Channel House’ Lists for $28.95 Million
A new construction home in Beverly Hills came on the market Wednesday for $28.95 million. At just over 11,000 square feet, the palatial five-bedroom, nine-bathroom property features extensive outdoor ... ( read original story ...)
USTR report cites Japan’s high tariffs on rice, dairy products
The United States will continue to urge Japan to remove "a broad range" of trade barriers, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said, citing "high" tariffs on items including rice and certain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuri Raises $16 Million for Short-Term Rentals: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Matsuri Technologies, a Nagasaki startup, raised about $16 million to offer short-term rental stays. Plus, other travel startup funding news. ( read original story ...)
Fairly strong quake jolts Tokyo area, no tsunami warning issued
A fairly strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 jolted Tokyo and nearby areas on Thursday but no tsunami warning was i ... ( read original story ...)