Turns out Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have been far and away the two best women in the sport, which is why they will face each other Saturday in the U.S. Open final. “Honestly,” Osaka said, ... ( read original story ...)
A cozy rental cabin in Japan comes with a whole private mountain
A rental cabin in Japan comes with a private mountain. Rental Mountain Yama is located in Kyushu, Japan, and has two bedrooms, stylish Scandinavian furniture, and a living room wi ... ( read original story ...)
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi opens to first guests
With direct access to the major subway hub of Otemachi Station, and just a short walk from the main rail terminal, the hotel provides the very best of this dynamic capital city. ( read original story ...)
LIXIL announces winners for Asia Pacific Property Awards 2020-21
LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, in partnership with the Asia Pacific Property Awards, today announced the winners for this year's edition. ( read original story ...)
Death knell sounds for some of Japan’s oldest department stores
After more than three centuries in business, the Onuma department store in northern Japanese city of Yamagata began bankruptcy proceedings this year - one of many distinguished department stores ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis player Naoli Osaka wears a mask in memory of Elijah McClain
Osaka entered the Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing the mask that read 'Elijah McClain' before her US Open win on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
KKR homes in on Japan property as companies offload assets
KKR is doubling down on its operations in Japan, betting that the Covid-19 pandemic has opened up new opportunities in a country that was already its richest source of potential deals in Asia. The US ... ( read original story ...)
Where to buy property in Japan
Publication by the Global Property Guide research team. Japan’s considerable contributions to pop culture do not fully reflect its rich, complex character and everything that makes up the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
This historical geisha office in Tokyo has been restored into a cultural centre
Tokyo’s last wooden kenban is now the Minato City Center for Traditional Culture – and it’s open to the public ... ( read original story ...)
Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve opens in Japan
While we may only be able to travel out of the country as early as 2021, we’re setting our sights on this newly-opened property in Niseko, Japan. YTL has recently launched its fifth property in Niseko ... ( read original story ...)
75 years later, Japanese man recalls bitter internment in U.S.
Torn between two warring nationalities, the experience led him to refuse a loyalty pledge to the U.S., renounce his citizenship and return to Japan. ( read original story ...)
Napa’s oldest family-owned winery narrowly escapes Hennessy Fire
As the Hennesey Fire grew dangerously close to Napa Valley’s oldest winery on Aug. 18, the Sunseri family nervously watched as flames engulfed surrounding hills. ( read original story ...)
75 years later, Japanese man recalls bitter internment in US
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, the first thing Hidekazu Tamura, a Japanese American living in California, thought was, “I’ll be killed at the hands of my fellow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Property rights index
A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a countrys laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must avoid rise in property tax for commercial land: LDP exec
Japan must avoid any increase in property tax for commercial land as the coronavirus pandemic is hurting many companies, Akira Amari, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s tax panel, was ... ( read original story ...)
Now Open: The All-New Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi Soars Above the City, Offering Guests a Haven of Style, Luxury and Wellbeing
Rising above Tokyo's oldest neighbourhood and just steps away to the Imperial Palace, the all-new, thoroughly modern Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi is now open. ( read original story ...)