Tag: property

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 ...)

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 ...)

Feb 3 AEON REIT Investment Corp : * Says it completes acquisition of property located in Osaka for 9.87 billion yen Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/K5VUUl Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Next In Financials ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

An environmentally-friendly office building located in the new base area in front of Tokyo Station In the area from JR Tokyo Station Yaesu Exit to Kyobashi, further enhancement of potential is expected as multiple redevelopment projects are progressing in ... ( read original story ...)

Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) today announced the sale of a retail property in its 28 property portfolio, Round One Amagasaki, for ¥830 million (A$9.7 million approx. at A$1=¥86). Financial close of this transaction has been completed. AJA's ... ( read original story ...)

Global real estate consultant CBRE expects Tokyo Grade A office rents to peak in Q3 2017 before entering a period of gradual correction. CBRE also reports companies looking to relocate have become more cautious since mid-2016 because of concerns about ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

US$2.3 billion. The ANA deal was at the height of the pre-GFC property investment boom. Despite this, 2016 was a very strong year for hotel sales activity. In 2017, I expect Japan will witness another year of strong capital inflows. But unlike 2007 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 16 Commercial property prices in Tokyo, a bellwether for Japan's market, look to have peaked as the capital faces a glut of new offices even as the number of office workers is set to decline. The property market had rebounded in the past three ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based commercial real estate developer Pacifica Capital K.K. has signed a management contract with Marriott International to open Japan’s debut Moxy hotel in November. The 205-guestroom Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho Hotel will be close to Kinshicho, ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Mitsui Fudosan and two other top real estate companies are expected to report all-time-high pretax profits for the April-December period, underpinned by a property boom triggered by the central bank's negative interest rate policy. Mitsui Fudosan ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's property market has made substantial gains in recent times and buying real estate here can be a wise choice. As such, a growing number of investors from Singapore are showing interest in Japan's real estate. According to data from the Japan Real ... ( read original story ...)

According to global real estate consultant CBRE, Japan's office leasing and investment markets will likely reach a turning point in the cycle in 2017. In Tokyo's office market, which is scheduled to see three consecutive years of above average new supply ... ( read original story ...)