In Japan, property prices peaked in 1991 and crashed dramatically. They are still yet to recover, with the property market a key factor weighing on Japan's economy over the last decade. Grantham told ... ( read original story ...)
Descendants of wartime Korean workers remember their past in new museum
But their life was upended when a real estate firm in Osaka Prefecture, which had obtained the legal ... which manufactured aircraft during the war and had been the owner of the Utoro property. Facing ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors cash in on Japan’s weak yen, from collectable toys to sight-unseen properties
who runs a property agency in Tokyo. Most of the inquiries are from Chinese investors who want to buy urban properties in Japan at the currently weak yen level, for future immigration purposes, she ... ( read original story ...)
Warning signs you could have Japanese knotweed on your property
It can also knock 10 percent off the value of a property and cost thousands of pounds to remedy. Mark Montaldo, director of leading law firm CEL Solicitors, said: “Japanese knotweed can strike fear ... ( read original story ...)
‘We were robbed’: Norman Mineta’s long quest for justice for Japanese Americans
Some Japanese American activists disagreed ... agents of the government had crept into our homes at night and taken our liberty, our rights and our property. There is no statute of limitations on our ... ( read original story ...)
Why is a Japanese conglomerate buying up Raleigh-area homes to rent them out?
a conglomerate from Japan, one more player in the growing investor-owned home rental business in North Carolina. Yamasa has scooped up 183 homes in single-family neighborhoods from Smithfield to Cary ... ( read original story ...)
Why is a Japanese soy sauce company buying up Raleigh-area homes to rent them out?
a soy sauce company from Japan, one more player in the growing investor-owned home rental business in North Carolina. Yamasa has scooped up 183 homes in single-family neighborhoods from Smithfield to ... ( read original story ...)
East Japan city levied wrong taxes on 14,000 properties for more than 20 years
SOKA, Saitama -- A city in east Japan's Saitama Prefecture has been incorrectly calculating and collecting a portion of property and city planning taxes for more than 20 years, it has announced. ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: Invasive weed costs thousands to banish – key signs it’s in your garden
The tall, dense stems begin to grow in early summer, but how can you tell if you have a Japanese knotweed problem around your property? These are the signs you should look for to avoid losing out on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: Tell-tale signs of ‘invasive’ plant – it ‘can devalue your house’
You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Japanese knotweed is an invasive plant that can be a real problem for homeowners if they find it on their property. The weed can grow to be seven feet tall, ... ( read original story ...)
This Singaporean investor in her 30s owns 47 properties around the world – we break down 5 of them
For your property to not lose its value ... It is hardly a surprise that real estate in Osaka is so grotesquely expensive. Costing almost $2,900 psf, this Osaka apartment is almost comparable to a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Pachinko’ Ending Explained: What Happened to Noa? Mysteries Explored
It's hinted throughout the series that Hansu has been aware of Sunja's whereabouts both before she arrived in Osaka with Isak and afterwards ... this plot of land symbolized more than just a piece of ... ( read original story ...)
Matterport Expands Presence in Japan to Support Growing Demand for Digital Twin Platform
Pacific region to capture the Japanese property market of more than 324M spacesSUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company ... ( read original story ...)
Ultra luxury residential projects to watch out for in Japan
A project slated for 2023 is expected to house a unit worth around USD160m. Most of the luxury condominium towers that were recently launched in Tokyo were centred around Minato. According to Savills, ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkongers once again find Japanese real estate attractive as a weaker yen gives more bang for their buck
'Inquiries for Japanese homes from Hongkongers have surged by up to 40 per cent this month,' says Anvy Cheung of Sakura Global JLL says transactions for Japanese homes conducted by the firm jumped by ... ( read original story ...)
Portland Japanese Garden buys historic building from Salvation Army to create education center
White Shield was once a birthing center for unwed mothers, but it will soon be home to the Japan Institute, a project of Portland Japanese Garden. ( read original story ...)