The Japan Fair Trade Commission, the country's competition regulator, says big Japanese companies often make unreasonable demands of the startups they invest in, including free access to intellectual ... ( read original story ...)
Vista Land partners with Japanese real estate developer Mitsubishi Estate for Manila condo project
The project is a 42-story, one-tower condominium development in Manila that will house over a thousand residential condo units. ( read original story ...)
Japan plans tax breaks for foreign nationals to attract financial experts
Many highly skilled financial professionals from abroad leave Japan within 10 years partly due to the current taxation system, a ruling party source said. ( read original story ...)
Japanese rental house comes with a full-size bus
Ads for an apartment or home rentals in Japan make a point of quickly mentioning the property’s attractive amenities. “Shower and toilet located in separate rooms,” “pre-installed heater/air ... ( read original story ...)
8 of the world’s top luxury hotel openings for 2021
Here at LLM, we have rounded up some of the worlds most exciting new hotel experiences for 2021, from a dreamy Tuscan villa to a creative village in Bali. ( read original story ...)
Cheap, spacious and crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the non-Japanese community
Laura Blackhall took a risk purchasing an empty house in the Ibaraki countryside. Amid and following a pandemic, though, it's a choice that just might pay off. ( read original story ...)
The lie of the land: How topography made Tokyo the city it is today
You might not think so looking out over Tokyo from one of its giant skyscrapers, but the modern city owes its chaotic appearance to the layout of old Edo, which was in turn based on height differences ... ( read original story ...)
Celebrate festive season at The Peninsula Tokyo
At each property, ornaments featuring the Robin character from “Stories from the Tree” will be available for purchase; at The Peninsula Tokyo, 500 yen from each ornament purchase will be donated to ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Sumitomo Mitsui to buy majority stake in property manager Kenedix – Nikkei
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co will buy a majority stake in Japanese property investor Kenedix Inc through a pubic tender offer in a deal worth about 100 billion yen ($960 million), the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Mitsui to buy majority stake in property manager Kenedix – Nikkei
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co SUMFL.UL will buy a majority stake in Japanese property investor Kenedix Inc 4321.T through a pubic tender offer in a deal worth about 100 billion yen ($960 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Sumitomo Mitsui leasing unit to buy property manager Kenedix for $1.3 bln
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co has agreed to buy a majority stake in Japanese property investor Kenedix Inc for 132 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to expand its property business, the companies ... ( read original story ...)
tadao ando-designed house in setagaya, tokyo, hits the market
US dollars. the three-family property is located in setagaya, an exclusive residential area of tokyo, and measures 504.80 sqm in total. built in november 1990, the reinforced-concrete building ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo asks China if Xiang Xiang and parents can stay, as lease of pandas ends
Xiang Xiang’s star power is such that Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo has a daily ticketing system that allows 6,500 people to book a slot to see her. ( read original story ...)
COVID knocks Singapore and Osaka off top of expensive cities list
Singapore and Osaka no longer lead the ranks of the world's most expensive cities, as the COVID-19 pandemic has applied some deflationary pressure, the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest Worldwide ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Label Avex Initiates Significant Downsizing: Exclusive
Avex Group Holdings, the fourth major record label in Japan, is facing an economic crunch that will likely scale down its business for the foreseeable future. ( read original story ...)
NEW ZENTIS OSAKA HOTEL OFFERS A MODERN TAKE ON THE CITY’S URBAN EDGINESS (Japan)
As the debut property of a new hotel brand by Palace Hotel Group and the first project in Japan for one of the world's foremost interior architectural designers, strums a rather singular chord in a ... ( read original story ...)