TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to launch a 100 billion yen (S$870 million) fund to invest in Japanese real estate, an executive at the country’s largest banking group told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property market booms with US$22.8 billion investment surge
Tokyo reigns as Asia’s top metro area, with US$13.2 billion in property deals in the first half of 2025, according to MSCI. ( read original story ...)
Japan property lures private equity with solid yields, prospective …
TOKYO — A new wave of big private equity players including KKR & Co is moving in on Japan’s property market, drawn by attractive yield spreads with Japan’s low interest rates and by prospective deals ... ( read original story ...)
Weaker yen, Osaka casino bet spark Singapore property investors’ rush …
Singapore investors are snapping up Japanese real estate, lured by a weaker yen and the prospect of tourism-driven growth in the second-largest metropolitan area Osaka. International property ... ( read original story ...)
Property developers weigh bids for Osaka airports – Nikkei Asia
OSAKA -- Some of Japan's biggest real estate developers are considering paying at least 2.2 trillion yen ($24.3 billion) for the right to operate the two main Osaka-area airports, while a host of ... ( read original story ...)
Nick Lachey Opens Up About ‘Weird Scenario’ of Buying Back ‘Forever Home’ He Sold to Naomi Osaka
Nick Lachey and wife Vanessa Lachey recently bought back their home from Naomi Osaka after selling it five years ago — and they don’t plan on going anywhere again anytime soon. “That’s always been our ... ( read original story ...)
Property price surge in Tokyo’s prime areas sparks calls to curb foreign ownership
Property prices in Tokyo's prime districts have soared, drawing political attention. Analysts say the legislative outlook for the market is uncertain. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive | Naomi Osaka Sells Her L.A. Home Back to Nick and Vanessa …
Naomi Osaka Sells Her L.A. Home Back to Nick and Vanessa Lachey for $7.95 Million The tennis star added a gym and recovery center after purchasing the Tarzana property from the celebrity couple ... ( read original story ...)
Investors in Japanese Property Look Beyond Tokyo – WSJ
ILLUSTRATION: Reuters TOKYO—When it costs nearly $2 billion to buy just part of a building in a prime Tokyo location, it is no wonder some investors in Japanese property are looking farther afield. ( read original story ...)
Patina Osaka
Capella gained widespread attention when its Bangkok property was named the world’s best hotel in 2024. Earlier this year, the group opened the first urban hote ... ( read original story ...)
Waldorf Astoria Osaka
Osaka’s latest luxury hotel surely knows how to capitalise on its sky-high perch. Occupying the upper levels of the brand-new Grand Green Osaka multipurpose com ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul and Tokyo the fastest growing housing markets globally
House prices have surged by 25.2% in Seoul in South Korea, making it the fastest growing prime market in the world. After Seoul comes Tokyo in Japan (16.3%), and Dubai (15.8%) in the United Arab ... ( read original story ...)
Work on MGM Osaka proceeding ‘vigorously’, says national govt
The developer of the MGM Osaka integrated resort (IR) with casino in Japan, and the prefectural and city governments of Osaka, have been working “vigorously” on the project and “meeting the ... ( read original story ...)
She fell in love with traditional Japanese homes during a high school trip. At 24, she bought one in the countryside.
"It matched all my expectations. It was huge, maybe a bit too huge," Coline Aguirre said about the house she bought in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Sharp to sell Osaka property to raise cash – Nikkei Asia
OSAKA -- Sharp plans to sell as early as this fiscal year the land on which its major Osaka factory sits to increase its cash on hand. The company is also selling two distribution centers, and ... ( read original story ...)
Advice to Canadian property buyers in Tokyo: ‘Bring cash’
In terms of luxury property, $1-million (U.S.) buys about 926 square feet in Tokyo, compared to 366 in New York, 226 in London, and 215 in Hong Kong, according to Knight Frank's 2015 Wealth Report. ( read original story ...)