MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares slipped 0.3%. Japan's Nikkei tumbled 1.1% under the weight of big losses for chip-related stocks including Tokyo Electron and Advantest. Japanese markets ... ( read original story ...)
Lower inflation rate moves Japan’s insurers to secure necesary reinsurance capacity in renewals
There has been a shortage of new capital entering the market due to rising interest rates. The majority of Japan’s non-life insurance companies (including cooperatives and Small Amount and Short Term ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company
Hoshinoya Nara Prison’s guests’ stays will be shorter and more comfortable than Nara Prison’s occupants’ were. ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: World shares lower, Tokyo closed, as focus turns to Federal Reserve meeting
U.S. automaker stocks proved resilient after members of the United Auto Workers union walked off the job at several plants overnight. Ford slipped 0.1% and General Motors rose 0.9%. Shares in ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares lower, Tokyo closed, as focus turns to Federal Reserve meeting
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.0% to 17,996.74. In Seoul, the Kospi fell 0.4% to 2,574.72. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.7% to 7,230.40. On Friday, Wall Street benchmarks fell, with technology ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Japanese developers and property experts at FMI’s Japan Expo on Sept 24
Armed with years of expertise in the Japanese property market, FMI is hosting a Japan Expo at Shangri-la Singapore on Sunday, Sept 24.For close to a decade, FM Investment (FMI) has been a leading ... ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: Architect’s residence in Kyoto Pref. blends in beautifully with nature
A Japanese architect's fifth residence harmonizing with nature in this western Japan town is said to be the culmination of his pur・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Tokyo’s luxurious Bulgari hotel: An oasis from which to explore all the Japanese capital has to offer
The Italian jewellery house’s new hotel has opened in a city with more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other, and a societal dedication to perfection, and the high-end hospitality here is ... ( read original story ...)
Greater Tokyo to see a record level of new logistics supply in 2023
There will be over 4 million sqm of new supply. According to a recent report by Savills, in Greater Tokyo, the pace of completions increased significantly, with nearly 3.0 million sq m of new ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo industrial vacancy rises for the tenth consecutive quarter
The vacancy rate hit 6.2% in the first half of the year. Savills reports that some difficulties persist in the Greater Tokyo market’s logistics property market, largely stemming from the notable ... ( read original story ...)
This Tiny Osaka Apartment Is More Stairs than Living Space
As you can see, the apartment is full of stairs. There’s just a teeny-tiny foyer, then straight ahead, stairs. To get to each room, you’d either have to climb or descend. The four-square-meter ... ( read original story ...)
GIC Weighs Sale of Tokyo Office Tower for More Than $2 Billion
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte is considering the sale of a top-grade Tokyo skyscraper and has approached potential buyers about the property, according to people with ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares fall back amid selling of China property shares
Shares fell back Tuesday in Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday. U.S. futures also were lower and oil prices were mixed. Hong Kong fell nearly 2% as Chinese property stocks ... ( read original story ...)
A Swedish millennial bought one of Japan’s famously cheap abandoned houses. Here’s how he turned the 100-year-old property into a luxury Airbnb.
Anton Wormann, a 30-year-old Swedish model, moved to Tokyo in 2019 after visiting for work. Wormann started buying and DIY-renovating cheap, neglected houses in his neighborhood. His most recent ... ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Logistics Trust divests Japan property for $95.5m
The sale price is 12.2% above the property’s latest evaluation. Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) has sold the Moriya Centre in Japan for $95.5m (JPY10.03b) to a third-party buyer. In a bourse filing, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s old abandoned houses, or akiya, draw Hong Kong, foreign buyers looking for a bargain holiday home to let
Lying vacant in mainly rural areas, Japan’s 8 million or so akiya can often be snapped up for a fraction of the price of a new or lived-in property in a housing market that is already cheap compared ... ( read original story ...)