Popular travel vlogger Norm Nakamura unveils what he dubs "Japan's worst tiny apartment” in his latest YouTube video. The skinny apartment: Nakamura, who has reviewed a number of tiny apartments on ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: China’s property market woes prompt buying spree in Japan
Besides China's deteriorating property market, the businessperson cited the severely weakened yen as contributing to Chinese people's buying spree in Japan. "The recent sharp decline in the value of ... ( read original story ...)
Weak yen boosts foreign investors’ demand for property in Japan “Hotel101” in Niseko ready for Thai investors
Investors have higher confidence in investment in Thailand after the new government took office. Settlement of new government policy and direction have improved consumer and investors' confidence. As ... ( read original story ...)
China Setting Stage For Japan’s Next Big Recession
Japan is uniquely vulnerable to China’s downshift amid myriad global headwinds and other dynamics—including controversies over patents. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s craziest apartment is super tiny
A man showcases a tiny apartment that is very narrow; so narrow that the width of the building is almost the width the man. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s companies consider shedding property to boost value
TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasingly looking to sell properties not connected to their main business operations, prompted by a call this spring from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to improve ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tokyu Land to spend up to $2bn in Europe renewable power push
Japanese property developer Tokyu Land and solar power company Renewable Japan (RJ) will jointly enter the renewable power business in Europe, investing 200 billion to 300 billion yen ($2.0 billion) ... ( read original story ...)
Police search Bigmotor outlets in Osaka Pref. over unnaturally withered trees
Osaka Prefectural Police on Oct. 6 searched seven outlets of used car dealership and repair chain Bigmotor Co. located within the prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Popular Tokyo district urges tourists to stay away on Halloween
Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the ... “The damage caused by overtourism has become serious, resulting in property damage caused by drinking in the street, altercations with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property sector sees ‘golden period’ as foreign investments surge 45%
Foreign investments into Japan's real estate sector have been burgeoning in the past year, buoyed by a weak Japanese yen. ( read original story ...)
Singapore leads investor interest in ‘attractive’ Japan real estate amid weak yen, low rates
Foreign investors are returning to Japan’s property market in their droves, attracted by the weak yen and an economic recovery fuelled by the buoyant logistics and hospitality sectors ... ( read original story ...)
Moving to Japan
Property in Japan: Some of the experts believe that the current boom in Japanese property cannot continue. The property market is very much split into two areas, Tokyo and the rest of Japan. ( read original story ...)
Everything you need to know about the paradigm shift on homeownership in Tokyo
In Tokyo 23W, average prices of new condominiums increased by ... Institutional investors, notably J-REITs, have capital and access to high levels of professional property management, and timely ... ( read original story ...)
CGS-CIMB keeps ‘add’ call and $8.97 on CDL following accretive purchase of Japan assets
The purchase is estimated to lift CDL's AUM in the 'living' sector to $1.7 billion and its overall AUM to $3.4 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Truckmaker Hino hauls in 49,900% return with Japan property deal
Activist investors are increasingly eyeing Japanese companies, in part over persistent undervaluing of many of their assets and refusal to countenance sales of assets including property. Hino’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei leads losses in Asian markets amid the fear of rate hike, China property market woes
Investors worried about China's property woes after Evergrande Chairman had been placed under police watch. The possible higher US interest rates and rising Treasury yields weigh on heavyweight ... ( read original story ...)