TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s property market has yet to show signs of over-heating but warrants attention as financial institutions are increasing their lending to the sector, a senior central bank ... ( read original story ...)
Could sex tourism save Japan’s small towns from disappearing?
Sex tourism certainly isn’t the only way of distributing tourists around Japan – other, more palatable projects have seen success. In Yoshino, a town with only 6,700 residents in Nara prefecture, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property market shifts as land prices rise
Japan's land ministry released a survey on Tuesday confirming a trend that had been increasingly evident over the past couple years: land prices in the country are rising. The survey showed that ... ( read original story ...)
Hostile battle set to disrupt Japan’s property fund market
Japan’s $130bn real estate investment trust market is primed for potentially major disruption in the coming days as investors await a ruling on the sector’s first ever hostile merger attempt. Hostile ... ( read original story ...)
10 bunker-like houses in Japan that offer total privacy
This monolithic house is designed to fill a challenging triangle-shaped plot in Tokyo, and uses its sharp "dead space" corners as hidden courtyards. While enabling Chop + Archi to create a ... ( read original story ...)
S P Setia hopes to launch Osaka project by this year
MOSCOW: Malaysia’s top property developer S P Setia Bhd hopes to unveil its ... He said the proposed development in Osaka will be a 4.9-acre integrated development located next to a premium outlet ... ( read original story ...)
Hawaii broker launches Japan portal for U.S. commercial properties
Hawaii real estate broker Frank Clark has launched an online listings site for commercial real estate in Hawaii aimed at a specific group of buyers – investors in Japan and other parts of Asia. Clark, ... ( read original story ...)
New hotels: The Royal Park Canvas Osaka Kitahama, Sofitel Beijing Central and more
Royal Park Hotels and Resorts has launched the third Canvas – a millennial-driven brand – hotel in Osaka. The property offers 238 rooms across six categories, ranging from the 15m 2 Comfort Double up ... ( read original story ...)
GorillaSpace Announces Seed Funding Led by Top Japanese Property Developer Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd
The GorillaSpace team aims to build the marketplace of choice for workspace. This investment from MEC marks the first proptech investmentoutside of Japan, as well as the first seed level investment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan & Asia Explorer
an oriental-style property located in the centre of Shanghai. Your first port of call is Tokyo, where you can enjoy the sights, culture and history. Next stop is Shimiza, with the sight of Mount Fuji ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to make first commercial whaling trip in 30 years next month
Woman who had no DIY skills makes £85,000 from renovating houses Japan is set to resume its commercial whaling operating the day after it withdraws from the International Whaling Commission (IWC ... ( read original story ...)
MC Digital Realty Announces Grand Opening Of New Data Center In Osaka
"Our Osaka connected campus will provide institutional quality ... along with Mitsubishi Corporation's extensive expertise in the Japanese real estate and IT industries. "MC Digital Realty's ... ( read original story ...)
The G20 summit will be a crucial test of Justin Trudeau’s foreign-policy mettle
Next week’s G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, will measure Justin Trudeau’s weight ... We need better rules on state subsidies, state-owned enterprises and intellectual property. The G20, as the designated ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese interest in Japanese housing surges as US loses luster
This time around, Chinese investors are eyeing a property boom in the runup to the 2025 World Expo in Osaka and the opening of the country's first casino in the same region. According to Juwai.com ... ( read original story ...)
EACC to revisit Tokyo embassy scandal
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is considering reviving the Tokyo embassy property scandal that forced Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula from Cabinet in October 2010. The Tokoyo case is one ... ( read original story ...)
How Sacramento’s Japanese Community Lost (And Kept) Property During World War II
When the federal government incarcerated more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, many had to leave virtually everything they owned behind to head to the camps where they would live ... ( read original story ...)