Last year when Trunk Hotel opened in Tokyo it instantly shook up the city’s hotel scene. Despite being a leader in zeitgeisty fashion and impeccable design, Japan’s capital lacked a cool hotel up unti... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: Absolutely everything you need to know
The Environment Agency calls Japanese knotweed 'indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant'. And no wonder. It’s been held responsible for mortgages being refused and proper... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hokkaido, the ‘Aspen of Asia,’ Offers Strong Investment Opportunities in a Growing Market
According to hospitality and property consultancy, C9 Hotelworks, factors including freehold ownership, a weaker Japanese yen, and high capital gains have boosted the real estate market in Niseko. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese housing manufacturers head for other Asian markets to make up for shrinking business at home
Japanese housing manufacturers are strengthening their overseas businesses, tapping into potential growth in China and other Asian countries as demand for new construction declines in the shrinking do... ( read original story ...)
After decades of war-torn history, Vancouver’s Japanese Hall turns 90
because it was the only property that was restored to its ownership after the internment ended in 1949," said Saimoto. The hall was allowed to begin operations again in 1953, and Japanese language and ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan extend mortgage tax break ahead of hike?
Property seekers are predicted to rush into buying before the hike's October 2019 implementation, analysts said, adding that this period will be followed by a drop-off. Japanese home owners currently ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China agree to boost economic cooperation amid trade war
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed ... in state-of-the-art technology and protection of intellectual property rights as well as to resume their currency swap line in ... ( read original story ...)
A China-Japan Summit With Global Reach
Japan holds special appeal as a possible Chinese ally ... Tougher issues, such as intellectual-property protections and support for state-owned enterprises, might be better addressed through bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China seek warmer ties against backdrop of US trade friction
"If that is realised, the improvement in Japan-China relations will accelerate." A slew of agreements are expected, from a currency swap arrangement and a new dialogue on innovation and intellectual p... ( read original story ...)
Trump pushes Japan into China’s arms
Roundtables on technological cooperation under the working title "Innovation and Intellectual Property Dialogue" will likely serve as another building block for better Sino-Japanese relations. They wi... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China seek warmer ties against backdrop of U.S. trade friction
A slew of agreements are expected, from a currency swap arrangement and a new dialogue on innovation and intellectual property protection to better communication between their militaries. ( read original story ...)
Five reasons to live in Osaka, Japan
Historically the primary seaport and mercantile capital of Japan, Osaka stagnated during the Meiji Restoration, which heralded the meteoric rise of Tokyo and the return of imperial rule. Osaka has bee... ( read original story ...)
Apollo joins queue of buyout groups betting on Japan
It follows a similar move by bigger rival Blackstone, which last year hired a buyout team to add to its existing property investment operation in Japan. Other large private equity groups with offices ... ( read original story ...)
Japan poised to meet Shinzo Abe’s target of 40 million foreign tourists in 2020
making it the largest hotel in Japan when it opens next year. Fourteen new hotels are expected to be completed in the city by 2020, delivering an additional 4,500 rooms, and including the first Hyatt ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to resume currency swap agreement
The previous Japan-China currency swap agreement ... include the beginning of discussions on innovation and intellectual property. The two sides are making final adjustments on whether to relax ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Examining the first biosimilar patent litigation
In Japan, effectiveness and efficacy have been observed in breast cancer where overexpression of HER 2 was seen and in unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer where overexpression of HER 2 w... ( read original story ...)