With eye-catching features such as totem pole-style stone pillars and terra cotta carvings in the arches on the facade, as well as floral-pat・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka plans to keen busy in 2024 with packed tournament schedule
MELBOURNE - Naomi Osaka said on Friday she has no plans to ease herself back into the tour after returning from a 15-month absence with the double Australian Open champion already planning a ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan has more than 8 million cheap abandoned houses that people are renovating into dream homes
Why can't the Japanese government demolish these homes? Japan's property rights laws make it hard for the government to interfere. Before 2015, the government had no right to get akiya owners to ... ( read original story ...)
Azumi Setoda review: A lovingly restored family home in Japan’s best hidden gem
The restored ryokan once belonged to the Horiuchi family, influential salt barons who hired Japan’s finest craftsmen to build their home. Over 100 years later, the property’s original features shine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is Top Cross Border Commercial Property Investment Target in 2024
According to CBRE's 2024 Asia Pacific Investor Intentions Survey, Japan is the top target for cross-border real estate investment in Asia Pacific for the fifth consecutive year, with investors ... ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo Wishing Tree Removed From Japanese Village Plaza
Ikeda, known by her friends as Nikki, stayed up until midnight on Jan. 15 tearing down the wishes of hundreds of Little Tokyo visitors. “I closed at 7 and spent five hours to take down the paper,” she ... ( read original story ...)
The 30 Best Hotels in Tokyo
Whether it's a traditional ryokan in the middle of the city or a quirky boutique hotel you seek, Tokyo offers a little bit of everything. ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed stopped me getting a mortgage – even though it wasn’t even growing on my property
However, it was far from smooth sailing, as the investor revealed she was once rejected for a mortgage due to a bizarre law relating to Japanese knotweed, a fast-growing plant that weakens buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Can Tokyo’s rental market be made friendlier to foreigners?
Cormac Fagan, 30, found he could share the administrative burden with his co-workers. He moved from Dublin to Tokyo with his wife in August — one of five staff moving to the city after the energy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tightens security on land use near several US military facilities
Six U.S. military sites were added to a Japanese government list designated for tighter land use and acquisition regulations within about a half-mile of the facilities. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park and famous baseball stadium
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been asked to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project that would turn a city park district into a largely commercial area anchored by three skyscrapers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park, baseball stadium
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been asked to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project that would turn a city park district into a largely commercial area anchored by three skyscrapers ... ( read original story ...)
Commercial Property Investment in Japan to Weaken in 2024
According to new data from CBRE, consensus forecasts expect the Japanese economy to continue to see moderate growth of around 1% per annum in 2024 and beyond. Capital expenditure is projected to ... ( read original story ...)
The good times are almost over for Japan’s surging Nikkei
The Japanese stock market is on a roll, hitting consecutive 34-year highs this week. The last time the Nikkei 225 index was at Wednesday’s closing level of 34,442 was in March 1990, a few weeks after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Long Looked Down at Luxury Penthouses. Now Things Are Looking Up.
Once considered an ostentatious display of wealth, extravagant top-floor spaces are suddenly in demand. ( read original story ...)
Investors in China are so sick of losses, they’re pouring money into Japanese stocks
Chinese investors are so tired of losses in the country's stock market, they're flocking to Japanese ETFs. Japanese ETF's like the China AMC Nomura Nikkei 225 ETF have notched fresh highs. Meanwhile, ... ( read original story ...)