A “warm-up” project to a Japan property. That was how the late mogul Sheldon Adelson ... there were only two takers – Osaka and Nagasaki – for three licences. Hopes were once rife that Japan could ... ( read original story ...)
Property Transfers
Property transfers are updated weekly. Because of a delay in receiving the data from the county offices, the most current data is from the previous month. ( read original story ...)
China’s Purchases of U.S. Land Stoke Bipartisan Panic, Just Like Japan’s Did In the 1980s
The novelist Michael Crichton accused Japan of trying to turn the U.S. into its "economic colony." China may indeed have designs on stealing American security or trade secrets, but those concerns can ... ( read original story ...)
Finally Changing Direction, Japanese Wages and Chinese Home Prices Move Higher
Japan's annual wage negotiations are yielding impressive progress ... "Beijing may have to do more to instill confidence in the property sector," it wrote. The poor state of the property sector is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s ‘honest citizens’ handed in record £24.5m in lost cash to police last year
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said in a report on Wednesday ... The number had sharply declined to 2.8 million in 2020 and 2.81 million in 2021 during the pandemic. Lost property cases ... ( read original story ...)
Go With the Flow: Luxe Malibu Compound Featuring Japanese Design Seeks $68.8M
The seller bought the property for $2.1 million in 2003 and tapped Malibu architect Edward Niles, known as “the master of glass,” to build the modern masterpiece. Totaling 8,206 square feet, the main ... ( read original story ...)
Japan On A Budget: 45 Ultimate Tips For An Affordable Vacation
Having gone to Japan twice, I’ve found JR passes have very limited use within a city, particularly in major cities like Osaka, Tokyo ... at someone’s home and cares for their pets and/or property ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yakuza gangsters launch legal fight against road operators for phasing out cash
Japan's anti-mafia rules introduced in 2011 prohibit the yakuza from accessing a slew of services, including opening new bank accounts, signing property contracts and entering golf courses. Businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Enjoy the Breathtaking Beauty of Tokyo’s Secret, Outlying Islands
Although private property, tourists can visit the spiny tree fern forest ... Hachijojima Island, about an hour’s flight from Tokyo, is the perfect destination for a weekend trip away from the capital. ( read original story ...)
Branded Residences: A luxury auction for real estate investors seeking a unique holiday property
Foreigners can buy property in Japan regardless of their nationality or country of origin. There are also no residency requirements for buying real estate in Japan. According to a 2021 study by Real ... ( read original story ...)
Parts of the SVB model would not go amiss in Japan
But the greater issue is more structural. According to borrowers, Japanese banks — and there are scores of listed lenders — favour lending against tangible assets, property and revenue, rather than ... ( read original story ...)
Home price trends in Japan
This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation. Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: China, North Korea loom large as South Korea and Japan try to make amends
A senior Japanese Defense Ministry official said officials from the ... article with image 8:11 AM UTC China's embattled property sector made new progress in its climb out of a months-long slump as ... ( read original story ...)
Just Sleep Osaka Shinsaibashi opens with 100 keys
Silks Hotel Group (SHG) celebrated the grand opening of its first overseas hotel on March 1st, situated in Osaka's Shinsaibashi district. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo professor Adrian Cheok buys two blocks of land in Quilpie, outback Queensland
From the megacity of Tokyo, a controversial technology professor is planning ... but Adrian Cheok says he is "100 per cent serious" about his plans for his most recent property purchase. "I've lived ... ( read original story ...)
13 floors and no walls: the mysterious puzzle house in Japan
Located in Fukushima-Ku ward, a residential area in the heart of Osaka, it capitalises on the compact, 128-square-metre plot with a radical 13-level design. Devoid of interior walls and doors, the ... ( read original story ...)