The transaction concludes the successful 20-year joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business in JapanUBS expects to record a gain in ... ( read original story ...)
West Japan teacher suspended after ‘impulsively’ using colleague’s toothbrush 20 times
A 51-year-old teacher at a public junior high school in the western Japan city of Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, has been handed a three-m ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s 2021 industrial net absorption almost reaches pre-COVID levels
Net absorption hit over 1.9m sqm in 2021. Net absorption in Tokyo’s industrial property sector reached 771,000 sqm in 4Q21, bringing the full-year totals to more than 1,984,000 sqm. This is almost in ... ( read original story ...)
Strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits north-east Japan
The quake hit off the coast of Japan, 89km from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, putting residents on high alert. ( read original story ...)
Moderna and the Japanese Government Reach an Agreement to Supply Japan with Additional 70 Million Doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Booster Vaccine
CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 16, 2022 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and ... ( read original story ...)
Live updates: Japan cranks up its trade sanctions on Russia
TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister says his country will revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status over its invasion of Ukraine, as Tokyo steps up sanctions ... ( read original story ...)
For one Japanese salaryman, nearly a decade of $4 annual pay rises
A businessman walks at an office building in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato ... ( read original story ...)
Beating Japan at Its Own (Video) Game: A Smash Hit From China
Genshin Impact, a nearly picture-perfect reproduction of Japanese fantasy role-playing games, has raked in billions of dollars and sent shock waves through the world’s aging video game superpower. ( read original story ...)
Why It’s Almost Impossible to Lose Anything in Japan
Japan's lost and found system is legendarily good -- millions of items are turned into local police stations by residents every ... ( read original story ...)
Apollo Architects & Associates arranges Tokyo house around hidden courtyards
A pair of internal courtyards filled with plants bring daylight and greenery into the living spaces of this home designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a site in central Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
How premium Japanese outlet Gotemba is bringing beauty to bargain shopping
Japan’s Gotemba Premium Outlets, in the shadow of Mt Fuji, is the latest example of a winning formula: huge shopping venues selling high-end brands in spectacular settings. ( read original story ...)
Discover Japan by Rail: A Four Day Adventure Through Tokyo, Fukushima and Nikko
DAY ONE The Town That Time Left Behind As if a portal into the Tokyo of a bygone era, Taito town has protected it’s pocket of the city, keeping at bay the ... ( read original story ...)
Renting apartments in Japan
Renting apartments in Japan as a foreigner doesn't have to be an intimidating process - here's a guide on everything you should know. ( read original story ...)
‘Be vigilant’: Japanese knotweed warning after first shoots of 2022 spotted – what to do
JAPANESE KNOTWEED is a weed that spreads rapidly and it can seriously affect the value of homes. Britons are being warned to watch out for it as the first case of 2022 has been spotted in the South ... ( read original story ...)
Webinar: How to buy a home in Osaka
The next installment in Real Estate Japan's popular series of webinars is on how to buy your dream home (not investment property) in Osaka. The seminar will be held online on Tuesday March 15 from ... ( read original story ...)
Services open doors for minorities in Japan looking for housing
Akihiro Suto was repeatedly rejected by Japanese real estate agencies when he tried to lease an apartment to li ... ( read original story ...)