Sime Darby Property partners Japanese firms

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Property Bhd is partnering Japan’s Mitsui & Co Ltd and Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd to jointly develop and lease built-to-suit industrial facilities with a gross development value (GDV) of RM530 million in Sime Darby Property’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan wants to teach kids how to patent their ideas

China overtook Japan in 2017, according to World Intellectual Property Organization data. It was the first time for China to clinch the position. This has Japanese policymakers and other parties fretting. How can their country keep up with archrival China? ( read original story ...)

Japan Is Cracking Down On Anime & Manga Piracy

According to the Japan Times, Japan’s Cabinet Office Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters will be working with the country’s internet provider to identify and deter the websites that offer pirated anime, manga, and music. Supposedly, this is not ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Lakeside House

This unusual property in Japan uses five interlocking levels to create multiple viewing platforms both inside and outside the property. Designed by architecture studio Sugawaradaisuke, this unique lakeside house is something truly refreshing and modern ... ( read original story ...)

Afghan relics rescued from ruins, restored in Japan

“I hope to proceed with restoration work in Japan while helping to develop a local framework for conservation, including by training restoration workers,” Kijima said. Items of cultural property, once restored, will be returned to Afghanistan. The ... ( read original story ...)

Starhill Global REIT Sells Nakameguro Place Property

Following my updates on Starhill Global REIT’s recent financial results ( Starhill Global REIT 3Q2017/18 Results Is Disappointing) , the manager of the REIT has announced the divestment of one of its Japan properties. The divested property is located in ... ( read original story ...)

Hanshin Expressway

Back in the early 1980s, plans were underway to redevelop a deteriorating area of Fukushima-ku, Osaka. The project had been approved and local property owners were eagerly awaiting their building permits. But then a rather large obstacle emerged ... ( read original story ...)

Kinoshita to Rescue Tokyo FILMeX Festival

Japanese property to entertainment group, Kinoshita has come to the rescue of the annual Tokyo FILMeX film festival. The festival recently lost its principal supporter following the restructuring of Office Kitano. Kinoshita, which owns nursing homes and ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese developers flock to Thai property market

BANGKOK – Japanese real estate firms are flocking to the Thai property market, joining forces with local partners to cash in on growing demand for homes. Tokyo Tatemono Co., a major developer in the Tokyo metropolitan area, is the latest entrant into ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese developers rushing into Thai property market

Japanese real estate firms are penetrating the Thai property market in succession by joining forces with local partners to cash in on growing demand for residences. Tokyo Tatemono Co, one of the major developers in the Tokyo metropolitan area, is the ... ( read original story ...)

Can I grow a Japanese zelkova on P.E.I.? Check out this app

If you have a spot for a new tree on your property, the government of Canada has an app for you. My Tree, from Natural Resources Canada, allows gardeners and landscapers to search through 186 different tree species — 94 of them native to Canada — to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Moves to Deregulate Private “Minpaku” Lodging

Under a new law in Japan, property owners will be able to rent out their homes to tourists beginning in June of this year. The move is expected to kick-start the “minpaku” (private residences rented out by owners) business ahead of the 2020 Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)