The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko is slated for a 2020 debut as the brand’s first hotel in Japan set within a UNESCO World Heritage site. “Today’s luxury traveler is increasingly seeking out unique experiences and the opportunity to become immersed in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan February machinery orders rise unexpectedly in positive sign for capex
The two economic superpowers have threatened each other with heavy tariffs amid growing U.S. disapproval of China’s trade practices and its treatment of foreign intellectual property. Japanese exporters would be unlikely to increase investment if China ... ( read original story ...)
40 antique guns discovered in 17th century gunsmith house
SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--Forty rare antique matchlock guns and other ... which designated the residence as a cultural property, in March. The Inoue family settled in Sakai in the first half of the Edo Period, and the main building was erected then. ( read original story ...)
Finance Ministry changed timing of waste discovery over Moritomo land sale
According to a contractor that undertook soil improvement work on the state property in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, the Kinki Local Finance Bureau confirmed the presence of household waste buried on the property in August 2015 during the improvement work. ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Akie Abe must be called to the Diet to clarify role in dodgy land deal
Traveling northwest from Osaka's Umeda Station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line ... Akie, told him: "This is fine property. Please proceed (with your plan)." It has come to light that a Finance Ministry official "coached" an attorney representing Moritomo ... ( read original story ...)
Ireka, Japan’s Hankyu Hanshin in RM400m property project in Nilai
KUALA LUMPUR: Ireka Corporation Bhd is teaming up with Japan's Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp to undertake the Rimbun Kasia property development in Nilai with a GDV of over RM400mil. Ireka said on Monday it had entered into agreements with Osaka-based ... ( read original story ...)
European Property Latest Lure for Japan Funds, Tokio Marine Says
U.S. real estate seen closer to peak, asset manager says Japanese institutional investors’ appetite for European real estate funds is rising as attractive yields and lower hedging costs lure them away from a potentially peaking U.S. market, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Ministry admits asking Moritomo to lie
The ministry sold the plot in Osaka, western Japan, to Moritomo Gakuen for a price ... Mitsuru Ota, who heads the ministry's bureau in charge of state-owned property, told an Upper House committee on Monday that an official in his section called ... ( read original story ...)
The Millennials Shibuya hotel review – Tokyo, Japan
Following the opening of the group's first Millennial property in Kyoto last year, the Tokyo iteration also has co-working spaces, a 24-hour lobby-lounge, shared bathrooms and a boutique selling artist-designed T-shirts and branded hot water bottles. ( read original story ...)
Japan property firm Smart Days files for bankruptcy protection
TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japanese property firm Smart Days Inc said on Monday it has filed for protection from creditors with 6.6 billion yen ($62 million) in liabilities, after the company had difficulty generating rent from the houses it manages. ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘wants to join US in complaining about Chinese intellectual property laws to World Trade Organisation’
Japan has told the World Trade Organisation it will join the United States’ complaint against China over alleged theft of intellectual property as a third party, a source close to the matter said on Friday. If China and the United States approve Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘seeks to join World Trade Organization complaint by the US against China as a third party’
Japan has notified the World Trade Organization of its intention to join as a third party the United States’ complaint against China over alleged theft of intellectual property, a source close to the matter said Friday. If China and the United States ... ( read original story ...)
The spreading recovery in land prices
The second-sharpest gain was recorded in the Dotonbori area of Chuo Ward, Osaka — another popular tourist destination — where property prices rose 27.5 percent. The rise in commercial land prices in Kyoto, also popular among foreign travelers ... ( read original story ...)
Real Estate Tech Firm Zweispace Japan Starts Registering Property Sales on the Blockchain
Zweispace is integrating the blockchain-based system into its “Ohudokun” product, which aims to streamline real estate sales — and reduce registration fees. Real estate buyers and sellers in Japan currently pay a realtor to officially register ... ( read original story ...)
Cornerstone To An International Intellectual Property Protection Center
On January 11, 2018, the newly established Shenzhen intellectual property court issued a decision in a dispute ... surpassing cities like Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Singapore according to the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily report published ... ( read original story ...)
Global Private Equity to Deploy Over $55 Billion Into Asia Pacific Commercial Assets by 2020
According to the latest CBRE Research Asia Pacific report -- The Next Wave of Capital Deployment -- Japan can expect to see robust investment by Asia Pacific-focused closed-end real estate funds over the next three years. CBRE also predicts the following ... ( read original story ...)