Although it is considered to be one of the more expensive real estate markets in Japan, Akasaka is a great place to live, work, and play. Here are a few things you should know about this popular Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Housing market woos Japanese firms
The Thai housing market remains appealing to both new Japanese developers entering with a budget of 100-300 million baht per project as well as existing developers considering a change of ... ( read original story ...)
Cabinet Office trumpets £1.1bn generated by efficiency-driven property sales
The Cabinet Office has said more than £1.1bn was generated through the sale of government-owned land and buildings in the year to March, a hike of around £500m on disposals in 2021-2022. It represents ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo became a megacity by reinventing itself
This story appears in the April 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Early on a cold June morning, I stood in darkness near the west bank of Tokyo’s Sumida River, watching tourists pull ... ( read original story ...)
Vilma and Christopher take the feel-good route in ‘When I Met You in Tokyo’
The last time Vilma Santos and Christopher De Leon were paired in a movie was in 2004's “Mano Po III: All My Love”, their 25th film together. ( read original story ...)
Mandarin Oriental Is Opening 3 New Resorts in One of Japan’s Most Beautiful Coastal Regions
All three properties will be built in the Setouchi region, offering travelers distinct luxury experiences along the famously mild coast. ( read original story ...)
Jason Oppenheim Lists Kanye West’s Beachfront Malibu Property for $53 Million — See Inside
Kanye West is selling the beachfront Malibu home he purchased two years ago. While the rapper paid $57 million for the property, which features views of the Pacific Ocean from every room, it’s now on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan, China Property Outlook Roil Asian Stock Markets
Asian stock markets were uneven Tuesday after Japan's central bank held rates unchanged, but traders again backed away from real estate shares in China. Hong Kong slipped, Shanghai was relatively ... ( read original story ...)
Man-Made Or Natural? The Mystery Of “Japan’s Atlantis”
"I'm not convinced that any of the major features or structures are manmade steps or terraces, but that they're all natural," Robert Schoch, a professor of science and mathematics at Boston University ... ( read original story ...)
After 50 years, Fifth Avenue building sells to Japanese coffee company Geshary
The 13,580-square-foot property boasts 24,500 square feet of air rights and ... Notably, this isn’t the first time the Riese Organization has passed the Fifth Avenue torch to a Japanese buyer. ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Ascott Trust to sell three Japan hotels for $75m
The completion of the deal is anticipated in Q1 2024, with net proceeds estimated to be around Y3.9bn ($27.3m). ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Ascott Trust divests three hotels in Japan for 10.7 billion yen
CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) will divest three hotels in Osaka, Japan – Hotel WBF Honmachi, Hotel WBF Kitasemba East and Hotel WBF Kitasemba West – to an unrelated third party for 10.7 billion yen ... ( read original story ...)
CLAS to divest 3 hotels in Japan and book net gain of $10.1 million
CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) is divesting three hotels in Osaka for 10.7 billion yen ($99.8 million), which is at 15% above their total book value. Following the sale, CLAS will net 3.9 billion, or ... ( read original story ...)
The Best Ways To Celebrate The Holidays In Tokyo
The holiday season in Japan is a lengthy one: Christmas and New Year festivities stretch across December and January. Venues fill up, reservations are scarce and taxis are hard to catch. ( read original story ...)
S’pore couple says they want to buy 7th property in Japan after they ‘just closed’ their ‘6th property in S’pore’
"We just closed our sixth property in Singapore," Ben shared, without elaborating on how he finances them or revealing his degree of ownership. But he added that he and his partner were looking to ... ( read original story ...)
Bulgari Hotel Tokyo Boasts Some Of The Best Views In The City
The Tokyo skyline is known for its ulta-sleek 5-star hotels perched high above the city overlooking walled gardens, centuries-old royal palaces, and majestic Mount Fuji. But the soaring cityscape was ... ( read original story ...)