Top Tokyo properties for sale – live the expat dream!

According a cost of living survey conducted by the HR consultancy Mercer, Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city. Here, we look at the top 5 properties for rent in the world’s priciest expat city! At £1,424,668.10, this 2-bed, 2-bath property isn ... ( read original story ...)

Trump’s Florida estate spurs ethics debate, more protests

He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there so far this month. But it’s also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's property lending tops charts amid investment craze

TOKYO -- Lending to Japan's real estate sector climbed 15.2% to a record in 2016, supported by brisk property investment amid rising land prices and the central bank's negative interest policy. While this investment boom has yet to result in an asset ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, Singapore lead Asia in copyright protection

TOKYO -- Japan came in fourth out of 45 countries in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's latest ranking of intellectual property protection, moving up from ninth place a year ago. The U.S. business lobby now rates Japan the highest in Asia, ahead of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Honesty is the best policy for lost property

People often say how honest Japanese people tend to be and how often lost items are returned (umbrellas, of course, being the only exception — I think we can safely say they’re communal property). I’ve heard stories of shop staff chasing customers ... ( read original story ...)

48 Hours In Osaka

including the Summer War in Osaka in 1615 and being struck by lightning in 1655. It looks almost immaculate today though thanks to reconstruction in the 1930’s and the fact it is now listed as a Registered Cultural Property. Inside the castle are a ... ( read original story ...)

Half of Brazil’s population lack full property rights

An estimated 100 million people lack property rights, a senior Ministry of Cities official told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, highlighting the need for Brazil to bring its housing sector into the formal economy. Title deeds for millions of unregistered ... ( read original story ...)

Deputy of Intellectual Property Dept held for theft in Japan

The ministry had instructed the Thai Trade Centre in Osaka to work closely with the Thai embassy in ... and the Facebook page of Department of Intellectual Property received a flood of comments, particularly about a photograph of the department's officials ... ( read original story ...)

Straits Trading to acquire Japan property for S$11.6m

Aerial view of Osaka, Japan. The Straits Trading Company on Wednesday (18 January) unveiled plans to acquire the rights to a freehold rental residential property in Osaka, Japan for 925 million yen (S$11.6 million). This comes as the investment firm agreed ... ( read original story ...)