ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out at the Pakistani embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, according to Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. No injuries were reported as all staff had safely evacuated, ... ( read original story ...)
Global real estate transaction volumes down 13pc in Q1
Global real estate transaction volumes recorded a 13 per cent decline year-on-year during the first three months of the year, according to leading property expert JLL. The Q1 deal volumes totalled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan funds UN-Habitat project to support IDPs and host communities in South Darfur, Sudan
English News and Press Release on Sudan about Contributions and Recovery and Reconstruction; published on 27 Apr 2021 by UN-HABITAT ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man sells treasured sports car to pay for cat’s medical bills but meets super kind buyer
A Japanese man's quest to raise money for his ailing pet cat ended on a heartwarming note when a compassionate buyer decided to help him out. The man, who goes by the online name Leiz, had posted a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920
This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)
Concern as Chinese, Foreigners Buy 700 Properties Around Japan’s Defense Sites
The land purchases will allow the buyers to monitor activities at the U.S. military bases, Self-Defense Forces and Japan Coast Guard facilities, and space development installations. ( read original story ...)
Getting a mortgage on a property with Japanese knotweed
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Page link copied! Many of us have heard horror stories about Japanese knotweed on a property – and how this might impact a property sale, or a mortgage application. ( read original story ...)
Japan Rainfall, Typhoon Haishen, January Snowfall Losses Near $2.3 Billion
Insurance market losses have risen, with latest figures for July 2020 extreme rains, September 2020’s typhoon Haishen and January 2021’s snowfall event combining to near US $2.3 billion. ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Imposed Article 9 of the Constitution Threatens the Lives of Japanese People
Japan has no means to counter a possible Chinese invasion. Its constitution, untouched for 74 years, prevents it from establishing land, sea, and air forces. ( read original story ...)
Why Celebrities and Brands Are Betting on NFT Startups
Deadmau5 and fellow EDM musician Richie Hawtin have launched Pixelynx, an NFT gaming company that will help artists and brands integrate NFTs into videogames; rapper Waka Flocka Flame launched Satoshi ... ( read original story ...)
Man GLG Japan: Japanese value has been all pain, but gains are coming
Going against the market has been particularly painful in recent years, and few places more so than Japanese value stocks. Amid a multi-year run for growth which seemed to increasingly disconnect with ... ( read original story ...)
GLG Japan: Japanese value has been all pain, but gains are coming
Going against the market has been particularly painful in recent years, and few places more so than Japanese value stocks. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong starts Reit subsidy plan to make up for lost decade as rival markets flourish from Singapore to Japan
The government has put into action a HK$270 million (US$35 million) plan to encourage property owners to cobble their assets together under real estate investment trusts as part of efforts to bolster ... ( read original story ...)
Xinhua Asia Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 14
The government has previously extended the state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto until the end of May while expanding it in Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures. The emergency state was ... ( read original story ...)
ARA Asset Management ups stake in Japanese property manager Kenedix to 30%
Kenedix is Japan's largest independent real estate asset manager with about $21 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2020. ( read original story ...)
In Boyle Heights, Battle Over A Senior Home For Japanese Americans Is LA’s Latest Displacement Story
Plans by the owner of Sakura Gardens to close one of the facilities on its five-acre Boyle Heights campus for elders and possibly replace it with market-rate housing has drawn fierce backlash. ( read original story ...)