Earlier this year, a 70-year-old man living in Osaka City's Nishi Ward lodged a suit after finding a wallet with more than 400,000 yen in cash but failed to receive any recompense from the owner of th ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves First Ever Casino And Resort: Here’s The Public Stock That Could Benefit
The addition of the casino in Japan could help the company with its continued diversification and focus on strong resorts. MGM Resorts International announced record-adjusted property EBITDAR in the ... ( read original story ...)
Feeling poorer: Property slump hurting Chinese consumers, clouds recovery
Liu Baoxiang, who runs a mahjong parlour in a city on China's rust belt, no longer splurges on extravagant fashion items after seeing the two flats he owns lose roughly a third of their value over the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo nightlife hub welcomes new high-rise complex
Tokyo's spectacular skyline is a work in progress that changes as the city grows and economic demands shift. One of the capital's newest architectural additions opened on Friday in Kabukicho, a ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean missile launch sparks erroneous ‘take cover’ alert in Japan
Japan cancelled an erroneous warning for residents of northern parts of the country to seek shelter after North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile early on Thursday morning. The ... ( read original story ...)
Saved! Inside Britain’s Smallest House Rescued From the Wrecking Ball
Property records show the slim pad last sold in January 2005 ... This family home and pottery studio in Osaka, Japan measures a mere 10 feet at its widest point. Instead of building out, architects ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Trading Houses Get Buffett-Backed Trading Boost
Warren Buffett sees something in Japan's sogo shosha conglomerates, and says he'll throw out the idea of co-investment deals while visiting his holdings in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Atlanta’s New Nobu Hotel Brings Japanese-Styled Luxury To The City
When you stay at the new Nobu Hotel Atlanta there will be a Porsche on-hand should you need to run an errand (within three miles), but given the property’s prime location in heart of Buckhead and the ... ( read original story ...)
A professional couple who make over $200,000 combined say it’s ‘hilarious’ to think they could afford a home in Los Angeles
Stan Oklobdzija and his partner live in a one-bedroom condo in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and he realizes he’s lucky ... by cutting half the floor-area ratio, the lot size of a property, and the amount ... ( read original story ...)
Office property under pressure as U.S. REIT index hits 14-year low
TOKYO/NEW YORK/LONDON -- From the U.S. to Japan, real estate investment trusts that focus on office property have taken a hit from fears that financing will be harder to come by amid turmoil in ... ( read original story ...)
Aloft Osaka Dojima review: If Harry Styles were here, he’d be staying in these knockout corner suites
The property commissioned a local artist and their work is seen on each floor in a different hue, representing icons of Osaka today and yesterday. There's also a gym with state-of-the-art equipment ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese pair busted for ‘sushi terrorism’ after viral prank
The pair now face obstruction of business and property damage charges that carry fines up to $6,080, and up to three years in prison. The incident is just the latest in “sushi terrorism” pranks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan property cat rates rise in “more orderly” April 1 renewals: Gallagher Re
Early signs of capacity shortages did not materialise for Japanese insurers as the overall supply-demand balance for reinsurance remained “delicately ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sushi terrorism’ social media trend lands pair of Japanese men in jail
Two Japanese men were arrested recently after one of them ate pickled ginger from a communal pot using his own chopsticks. ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest 2 for taking part in food ‘terrorism’ pranks at beef bowl chain
Police in Japan have arrested two men for contaminating a communal bowl of pickled ginger at a fast food restaurant, after a video of the prank was shared widely on social media. ( read original story ...)
What I learnt from three banking crises
And from my observations over three decades in Tokyo, London and New York ... In the late 1990s, Japanese bankers told me that they made property loans because this seemed “safer” than corporate loans ... ( read original story ...)