Tokyo property prices near bubble-era levels

Rising resource costs, a worsening labor shortage and a flood of easy money are pushing property prices in Tokyo to near-historic levels. Prices for new condos in the greater Tokyo area last year aver... ( read original story ...)

Hotel review: Swissotel Nankai, Osaka

It's a mammoth property with 546 rooms, 42 executive floor rooms and an executive lounge, and the building towers above Minami – Osaka's party spot – like the Chateau Marmont in LA surveys the sin and ... ( read original story ...)

House in Toyonaka

Located in a residential district in northern Osaka, this property is surrounded by closely packed houses and lacks any outstanding views. Due to the adjacent homes, maintaining privacy was of the utm... ( read original story ...)