An average price of land in Japan this year fell 0.6 percent from last year for the first decline in three years as the coronavirus pandemic caused a drop in land demand for commercial operations such ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Nikko Changshu to Open in 2023
Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., announced today that it will open Hotel Nikko Changshu in 2023. The hot ... ( read original story ...)
New Best Western Hotel Opens in Japan’s Second Largest City
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has continued to expand its portfolio in Japan with the launch of a new Best Western Hotel in Yokohama, the vibrant seaport ... ( read original story ...)
Japan land prices fall for first time in three years amid pandemic
The survey covered the average prices for all types of land nationwide, including commercial, residential and industrial. ( read original story ...)
Japan property market a rare source of stability amid coronavirus
The pandemic has accentuated the appeal of Japan’s property market and revealed some of the misconceptions about Asia’s largest real estate investment market. While fears of Japan’s economic malaise ... ( read original story ...)
atelierco architects splits ‘brass house’ in tokyo in two symmetrical halves
atelierco architects has split the ‘brass house’ in tokyo in two symmetrical halves, topped with two distinct roofs hanging over a central ridge. designed for a client who was yearning for open spaces ... ( read original story ...)
This Carousel Has Had Quite a Ride. Will Anyone in Japan Save It?
The 113-year-old merry-go-round, which arrived in Tokyo after stints in Germany and Coney Island, is now in storage, its fate uncertain in a country that tends to preserve only the very old. ( read original story ...)
Spin clean-up method brings practical quantum computers closer to reality
Researchers at Osaka City University create a quantum algorithm that removes spin contaminants while making chemical calculations on quantum computers. This allows for predictions of electronic and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Retail Property Sector Leads Market as Lockdowns Ease
Japanese real estate funds and developers focusing on the retail sector are leading a stock market rally as investors bet the cheaply valued sector will outperform as consumer spending recovers from ... ( read original story ...)
US protests: Why are people talking about Breonna Taylor?
The 26-year-old hospital worker died at her home in Louisville, Kentucky on 13 March after being shot by the police. ( read original story ...)
The Kahala Hotel & Resort opens new property in Japan
The Kahala Hotel & Resort has opened a new property in Japan, marking the first Kahala branded hotel outside of Hawaii. Located on the Minato Mirai waterfront about 30 minutes from Haneda ... ( read original story ...)
Plan to sell Japan properties bucked
A resolution has been filed in Congress seeking to stop the reported plan to sell four Philippine government properties in Japan. ( read original story ...)
DFA nixes sale of PH property in Japan
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday rejected proposals for the Philippine government to sell five pieces of prime property in Japan with the proceeds supposedly to be used for the ... ( read original story ...)
DFA: Proposed sale of Philippine properties in Japan will lead to legal problems
The proposed sale or development of various Philippines-owned properties in Japan will result in legal problems for the Philippine government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. ( read original story ...)
New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel to close, reopen under new management
The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel last week filed a WARN notice with the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations saying 110 of the hotel’s 114 employees will be laid off Nov. 30 “due to sa ... ( read original story ...)
DFA nixes sale of PH property in Japan
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday rejected proposals for the Philippine government to sell five pieces of prime property in Japan with the proceeds supposedly to be used for the ... ( read original story ...)