Singapore-Listed Thakral Sells Osaka Hotel Stake
Thakral bought the hotel formerly known as R Hotels Inn in 2017. (Image source: Expedia.co.jp) Thakral Corp has sold its 50 percent stake in a 120-key business hotel in Osaka…
Japan’s scrap-and-rebuild culture faces an environmental reckoning
Take a walk through a random neighborhood in any major Japanese city and you’ll more than likely see the signs: numerous buildings no more than a couple of decades old,…
Tokyo: 100 Years of Urban Regeneration / Tokyo Grows Its Luxury Real Estate to Attract World’s Rich
The Yomiuri ShimbunAzabudai Hills is planned to open in Minato Ward, Tokyo, later this year. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:50 JST, August 27, 2023 This is the second installment in a…
SYLA Technologies’ Rimawari-kun has been Ranked as the Top
TOKYO, July 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SYLA Technologies Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SYT) (“SYLA” or “the Company”), operator of the largest membership real estate crowd-funding platform in Japan, announced that…
Goldman, KKR, Blackstone Lead Investor Rush for Japan Hotels
Manhattan-based KKR acquired a partial interest in the Hyatt Regency Tokyo during the second quarter In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, some of the world’s top fund managers pile…
20 Travel Destinations Where You Can Buy A Home For $1
Summary Many cities around the world are offering houses for $1 or less as a way to revitalize their economy and attract new residents. Some even offer incentives like monthly…
Real estate agencies concerned about skyscraper construction boom in central Tokyo
The Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower building, center left, and the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, center, is seen in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on…
Why are big asset managers buying Japanese hotels?
A rapid tourism recovery in Japan, bolstered by the return of Chinese visitors, and the highest level of inflation in four decades are fueling a boom in hotel investment in the…
China Isn’t Japan in the 1990s. Why Its Economic Meltdown Is Different.
Text size Retail sales and industrial production both came in weaker than expected for July, which prompted China’s central bank to cut two key interest rates. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty…
HOMMA Group Wins Startup World Cup 2023 Kyoto Regional Pitch Event
Builder/designer of turnkey smart homes competes for $1 million prize at Grand Finale event to be held December 1st in San Francisco PALO ALTO, Calif., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — HOMMA…