Osaka cops: Body believed to be ex-yakuza found at residence

Osaka Prefectural Police believe that a body discovered buried at a property in Izumi City belongs to a former gang member, reports NHK (Apr. 20). On Wednesday, police searched the property, located in the Kuzunohacho area, and found the body of an adult ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's office space market softening ahead of 2018

TOKYO -- Tokyo's office property market is beginning to weaken despite very low availability on expectations of a spike in the supply of new office space in 2018. Alarmed by the trend, commercial real estate developers are stepping up their marketing ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's skyline set to see 45 new skyscrapers by 2020 Olympics

Tokyo’s skyline is set to welcome 45 new skyscrapers by the time city hosts the Olympics in 2020, as a surge of buildings planned in the early years of Abenomics near completion. Japan’s capital will see nearly 50 percent more new high-rise space in ... ( read original story ...)

Astro Japan completes purchase of ¥10B shopping mall

Astro Japan Property Group (ASX:AJA) has completed its purchase of a ¥10 billion shopping mall in Japan. In Australian currency, that works out to be $121 million. The property which the company acquired is the FKD Shopping Plaza in Utsonomiya City ... ( read original story ...)

Hotel New Otani Tokyo, The Main

The Bar - Located on the Tower building's 40th floor, with view of Tokyo Tower. Serves drinks ... You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property: A tax is imposed by the city: JPY 200 per person, per night We have included all charges ... ( read original story ...)

China’s property bubble requires supply-side reform

Many investors compare China's current property market with Japan's housing price bubble which collapsed in the early 1990s and caused a downturn in the country's economy for almost three decades. Tokyo investors raised several interesting questions. ( read original story ...)

Japan Cabinet allows schools to study banned imperial order

Abe, who has praised Kagoike, has denied making a donation, which is not illegal, or influencing the property sale. Kagoike is among many Japanese conservatives who have tried to reinstate the imperial rescript. Defense Minister Tomomi Inada told a recent ... ( read original story ...)

Both the most expensive, cheapest cities in the…

Private equity pouring in Mumbai's afluent Napean Sea area. Image:... Dotonbori, a popular nightlife and entertainment area in Osaka, Japan. Asian cities lorded over the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living report, out last week. ( read original story ...)