Michiko Yoshimura: This is a special house. Kiyomi Casey: The Harada House, a Japanese Historical Landmark in Downtown Riverside, is being restored by the Riverside Metropolitan Museum. The Harada ... ( read original story ...)
GIC divests Hilton hotel property in Fukuoka, Japan
GIC has divested its hotel property in Fukuoka, Japan, the sovereign wealth fund confirmed on Wednesday (Sep 11). Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
China Can Avoid Japan’s Lost Decades If It Follows Korea’s Path
Recent data showing China recorded its first contraction in bank lending to businesses and households in nearly two decades, coming after several months of weak retail sales, appeared to confirm that ... ( read original story ...)
JOOPITER to Auction Once-in-a-Lifetime NOT A HOTEL Experience
Hypebeast speaks with Pharrell, NIGO and KAWS on the momentous NOT A HOTEL auction that includes a stay at the upcoming Tokyo location. ( read original story ...)
Gardeners told how to get rid of Japanese knotweed that can ruin your home
Japanese knotweed is a highly invasive plant that can cause significant damage to property and be very expensive to remove. Here's what to do if it's on your land ... ( read original story ...)
Four reasons to visit this relatively unknown Tokyo neighbourhood
You might know Shinjuku, you’ve heard of Harajuku. But who travels here with the idea of calling through Jimbocho? Almost no one. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc.’s 25 trillion yen opportunity: cashing in on real estate
TOKYO -- For years, Japan Inc. resisted what many investors saw as a golden opportunity. Companies big and small sat on real estate worth billions of dollars more than they had paid for it, but were ... ( read original story ...)
Why are workers in Japan turning to paid services to leave their jobs?
In Japan, companies such as Exit and Albatross provide resignation services to assist employees in quitting their jobs with minimal stress. These firms manage the entire process, including notifying ... ( read original story ...)
Fortress to buy Japan’s eccentric Hawaiian-themed hot springs resort for $100mn
Tourist attraction 50km from site of Fukushima nuclear plant includes world’s largest onsen and hula-dancing troupes ... ( read original story ...)
Exploring the Best Hotels and Hospitality Landmarks of Tokyo, Japan
From the shiny new towers delineating the city’s skyline to the pleasure palaces of yesteryear, here are the best hotels in Tokyo today. ( read original story ...)
For many investors leaving China, it’s Japan – not the US – that’s the bigger draw
Over the past decade, Tokyo has softened its once-rigid stance against immigration, driven by low birthrates and an aging population. Foreigners now make up about 2% of its population of 125 million. ( read original story ...)
Japan a bigger draw than US for Chinese investors relocating
Students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Based Firm Buys L.A. Apartment Complex for $72M
Local investors Peter and Joy Bohlinger sold the complex to Tokyo-based Koto Estate Company, per The Real Deal. ( read original story ...)
Orrick Tokyo head moves to White & Case to launch disputes practice
U.S. law firm White & Case has launched its disputes practice in Tokyo with the addition of Shinsuke Yakura, the former head of Orrick’s office in the Japanese capital, as a partner. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo lacks ‘temporary stay facilities’ for a major disaster
On the afternoon of March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck Tokyo with an intensity of 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7, causing widespread train and bus cancellations. ( read original story ...)
A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
"Before, we were moving every few years, so our walls were never painted and we never hung up pictures," Lawrence Covian told BI. ( read original story ...)