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 ...)
Digital Nomad? Retiring? Affordable, Charming Vintage Houses Are Widely Available In Japan
Depopulation in rural areas is making antique houses called Kominka available at reasonable prices throughout Japan. American writer and food stylist Hannah Kirshner offers a great example of what it ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Nomad? Retiring? Affordable, Charming Vintage Houses Are Widely Available In Japan
Depopulation in rural areas is making antique houses called Kominka available at reasonable prices throughout Japan. American writer and food stylist Hannah Kirshner offers a great example of what it ... ( read original story ...)
Homes under the Hammer estate agent issues Japanese Knotweed warning over house
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military to invest in AI to address recruitment crisis
Japan's defence ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its forces understaffed amid a build ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Nomad? Retiring? Affordable, Charming Antique Houses Are Widely Available In Japan
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. That is what Hannah Kirshner found to her surprise. We are talking about buying property. The ... ( read original story ...)
David Yong from Netflix’s Super Rich In Korea, out on S$1 million bail, fails in bid to go to Japan
The court rejected David Yong's bid to leave Singapore for a business meeting in Japan, saying his presence was not necessary and he had access to substantial funds there. ( read original story ...)
Damage Seen in Miyazaki as Shanshan Crosses Japan
A resident in southern Japan surveyed damaged property on Thursday, August 29, as the powerful Typhoon Shanshan crossed the country.Footage posted to Instagram by @misa.n.1106 shows damage to a local ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steak House has been demolished after decades in San Antonio
"Demo half of the building for additional parking space, no problem," the business wrote. Bexar Country records show that the Tokyo Steak House property is owned by 9207 SAN PEDRO LTD, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Out on S$1 million bail, David Yong from Netflix’s Super Rich In Korea fails in bid to go Japan
The court rejected David Yong's bid to leave Singapore for a business meeting in Japan, saying his presence was not necessary and he had access to substantial funds there. ( read original story ...)
Japan Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2024
Japan's residential property prices continue to increase modestly, despite slowing demand, weakening construction activity, as well as lackluster economic performance. In the first quarter of 2024, ... ( read original story ...)